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WRI and UNEP Submission to the UNFCCC For Increasing Ambition
by Remi Moncel - March 13, 2012
Read the submission to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on increasing ambition from WRI and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

<strong>Download the Submission</strong>
Transparency and Accountability (MRV) in the Durban Climate Deal
by Remi Moncel and Kelly Levin - February 13, 2012
The Durban climate deal reached in December 2011 marked an important milestone in the design of a system to measure, report, and verify (MRV) countries’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their actions to reduce them. The deal succeeded in making the MRV system operational. However, the text still falls short on several important issues that WRI outlined before the meeting. In this post, we review the main MRV elements of the Durban deal.
Ambition in the Durban Climate Deal
by Remi Moncel and Kelly Levin - February 13, 2012
The UNFCCC’s ultimate goal is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a “level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” Thus, the most compelling measure of success of the Durban climate negotiations is arguably its ability to secure an adequate level of collective ambition on the part of countries. In this post, we review how well the Durban decisions can help reach this goal.
Boosting International Action on Climate Change: Over 130 Options as a Start
by Remi Moncel - December 06, 2011
This post was written in collaboration with Kevin McCall.

Despite the urgency of the climate challenge, emissions are still on the rise, and countries’ pledges to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions still fall short, in aggregate, of what science suggests is necessary.

So what more can we do to bridge this ambition gap?
Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV): The Task at Hand at COP17 Durban
by Remi Moncel - November 23, 2011
You can’t manage what you can’t measure. This is one reason it is important to track countries’ individual and aggregate progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Next week, COP17 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban will mark an essential milestone in the design of an effective system to “measure, report, and verify” countries’ emissions, commitments, and actions. Known as “MRV,” this is one of the fundamental issues to watch in the negotiations.
Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) at COP17 Durban: Five Lessons from Other Regimes
by Lutz Weischer and Remi Moncel - November 23, 2011
At the United Nations climate conference (COP17) in Durban, delegates will negotiate detailed decisions on measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV). In another post, we review the importance of MRV and the main decisions facing negotiators in Durban. As negotiators for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) consider new MRV mechanisms, they may not need to reinvent the wheel.
Bangkok Meetings Deliver Agenda for Moving Climate Talks Forward
by Jennifer Morgan and Remi Moncel - April 08, 2011
Tough issues remain as climate change negotiators chart the year’s work in Bangkok.
Transparency of Climate Finance: Results from Cancun and Next Steps
by Remi Moncel and Kirsten Stasio - April 03, 2011

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The UNFCCC Cancun Agreements of December 2010 marked an important step forward for transparency of country actions to respond to climate change. In addition to creating a new standard for the way countries report on their national climate commitments and actions, the agreements mandated advances in the reporting and review of countries’ climate finance contributions.
Top Three Climate and Energy Topics for Obama’s Visit to India
by Remi Moncel, Kirsten Stasio and Neelam Singh - November 04, 2010
What should President Obama and Prime Minister Singh focus on when they talk about energy and climate change? Our top three.
A Slow Thaw in Climate Talks: G8 and MEF Outcomes
by Remi Moncel and Hilary McMahon - July 10, 2009
Climate change topped the agenda when heads of states recently met in Italy. There were no fireworks, but some important progress was made.

Publications

The International Partnership on Mitigation and Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV)
Lessons and Next Steps
This paper was originally written as an input into the sixth meeting of the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV in Panama City in October 2011.

by Remi Moncel, Thomas Damassa, Letha Tawney and Kirsten Stasio - November 2011

publication
Topics: Climate
Building the Climate Change Regime
Survey and Analysis of Approaches
This working paper seeks to identify concrete pathways for building an international "climate change regime." It surveys and
analyzes the academic literature as well as proposals by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and
governments....

by Remi Moncel, Paul Joffe, Kelly Levin and Kevin McCall - October 2011

publication
Topics: Climate
Summary of UNFCCC Submissions
This working paper summarizes country submissions to the UNFCCC on the key issues
in the international climate negotiations.

by Hilary McMahon, Remi Moncel and Kirsten Stasio - November 2010

publication
Topics: Climate
Counting the Cash
Elements of a Framework for the Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Climate Finance
This working paper explores the main issues associated with the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of finance in the post-2012 climate regime.

by Remi Moncel, Hilary McMahon and Kirsten Stasio - December 2009

publication
Topics: Climate
Keeping Track
National Positions and Design Elements of an MRV Framework
As country representatives meet under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to forge a new climate agreement, a major challenge dominates discussions: how can a system be created to assure that countries are held accountable for their commitments and...
by Hilary McMahon and Remi Moncel - June 2009

publication
Topics: Climate
Presiding with Principle
Restoring Good Governance in the U.S. Executive Branch, and Why Voters Should Care
This paper describes how social and environmental objectives have been undermined when past U.S. administrations have failed to respect the basic principles of participatory democracy and informed decision-making.

by Remi Moncel - October 2008

publication
Topics: Governance
Geography: United States

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WRI and UNEP Submission to the UNFCCC For Increasing Ambition

Transparency and Accountability (MRV) in the Durban Climate Deal

Ambition in the Durban Climate Deal

Boosting International Action on Climate Change: Over 130 Options as a Start

Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV): The Task at Hand at COP17 Durban

Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) at COP17 Durban: Five Lessons from Other Regimes

Bangkok Meetings Deliver Agenda for Moving Climate Talks Forward

Transparency of Climate Finance: Results from Cancun and Next Steps

Top Three Climate and Energy Topics for Obama’s Visit to India

A Slow Thaw in Climate Talks: G8 and MEF Outcomes

The International Partnership on Mitigation and Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV)

Lessons and Next Steps

Building the Climate Change Regime

Survey and Analysis of Approaches

Summary of UNFCCC Submissions

Counting the Cash

Elements of a Framework for the Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Climate Finance

Keeping Track

National Positions and Design Elements of an MRV Framework

Presiding with Principle

Restoring Good Governance in the U.S. Executive Branch, and Why Voters Should Care

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