Deforestation

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POLICY PAPER

Evolution of Finance for REDD+ in the UK: A History and Overview of the UK Government’s Engagement with Forest Finance, with a Focus on Performance- Based Payments for REDD+

Kate Dooley
and
Charlie Parker
February 24, 2015
This paper offers a perspective on the political factors that have influenced the size, nature, and timing of UK commitments to forest finance, specifically the significant and committed finance being programmed under the International Climate Fund (ICF), during a time of austerity in the UK.  ...
Blog Post

Keystone Pipeline Shows Congress’s Climate Change Confusion

January 29, 2015
The Senate voted today (Thursday) to move ahead with legislation to build the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would transport millions of barrels of dirty tar sands oil from Canada to the US Gulf Coast, mostly to be refined and exported to other countries (legislation destined for the Pres...
VIDEO

Tropical Forests for Climate and Development

January 21, 2015
What do forests have to do with global development? To find out, watch our new video featuring CGD's forest expert Jonah Busch. The facts may surprise you!