International Climate Policy
Copenhagen: Political Accord
Opens Way to a Global Treaty
World leaders reached a political accord that for the first time brings in all major emitters. But much work remains to seal a legally binding climate treaty in 2010. See a wrap-up.
EDF's Policy Positions and Analyses
Our experts are working to advance these issues:
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Funding the Turn to Safety. We must shift global emissions downward within a decade. Our Turn To Safety analysis [PDF] shows how to generate funding to do so.
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Speed and Flexibility. Docking Stations [PDF] show how a flexible framework can let nations earn clean energy financing when they are ready to cap emissions.
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Tropical Forests (REDD). Our pioneering work on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation shows how economic incentives to keep trees alive can help tropical nations protect forest and the climate.
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U.S. Climate Bill. See a summary of international provisions [PDF] passed by the U.S. House in June 2009, and the path that lies ahead through the Senate.
Other International Projects
Brazil: Fighting Deforestation
EDF partners with locals to preserve their most precious resource and stop climate change.
China: Paths to Clean Growth
Our Beijing office is showing that a booming economy need not wreck the environment.
India: Climate Solutions for 1.2 Billion
India is showing how sharing innovative, home-grown solutions can help stop climate change.
