December 2014
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Addressing Climate Change
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(Ivan Alvarado/Courtesy Reuters)
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This
issue of the Religion and Foreign Policy Bulletin explores perspectives
on climate change and includes links to CFR resources on international
efforts to mitigate its effects, the costs and benefits of
extractive industries in the developing world, and the prospects for
implementing more sustainable development practices.
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International Efforts to Address Climate Change
In view of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change in Lima, Peru, Samir Saran and Vivan Sharan
of the Observer Research Foundation discuss the factors that are likely
to influence multilateral efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
over the next year. Read the memo »
This
multimedia tool tracks global cooperation on oceans governance. It
provides a comprehensive list of related conventions, core agreements,
institutions, and agencies; an interactive map; and a section on
policies for strengthening multilateral governance to protect the
world's oceans. Explore this multimedia tool »
In this CFR event video, World Bank President Jim Yong Kim outlines the international community's efforts to reach a global climate agreement in Paris in 2015. Watch the video »
China
and the United States were once the greatest barriers to a
comprehensive global climate agreement. However, after last month's
bilateral agreement between the two nations, India now stands as the
last stumbling block on the way to an international climate agreement. Scott Moore discusses what Washington will need to offer to get New Delhi on board. Read more »
Natural Resources, Human Impact
Fatih Birol, chief economist at the International Energy Agency, and Michelle Patron,
senior director for energy and climate change at the National Security
Council, give an overview of the current energy landscape and outline
the key findings from the 2014 World Energy Outlook report. Watch the video »
This
interactive guide examines the economic opportunities and environmental
risks caused by melting ice in the Arctic. Climate change,
technological advances, and a growing demand for natural resources are
driving a new era of development in the Arctic region, but debate is
mounting over whether the Arctic can be developed sustainably and
peaceably. Explore the InfoGuide »
Experts Christine Bader, Marcus Noland, Ann M. Veneman, and Peter H. Lehner
describe their experiences with extractive industries in resource-rich
developing countries highlighting opportunities to create more
sustainable practices and improve regulatory systems. Watch the video »
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