Greater diversity the best way to gain climate consensus Mairi Dupar reports the outcome of lively debate hosted by PwC and CDKN on “Is international consensus on climate change the way to save the planet?”

Can green growth elevate the status of environmental policy? Michael Jacobs summarises the economic and social forces ranged in favour of, and against, green growth and examines how likely it is to succeed in raising the priority of environmental policy in tough economic times.

The need for climate-smart disaster risk reduction How is the convergence between the Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation agendas reflected at policy level and in practical programming in Asia? Knud Falk, Hina Lotia and Amy Kirbyshire report from the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on DRR (AMCDRR) in Indonesia.

Renewable Energy - Made in Brazil The wind energy sector was incentivized through a feed-in-tariff, in 2005, which was changed into an auction program in 2009. The main change here was that the feed-in-tariff guaranteed a fixed price, which power producers receive for twenty years in the future...

The EU and the progressive alliance negotiating in Durban A new Working Paper The EU and the progressive alliance negotiating in Durban: saving the climate? examines the behaviour of the European Union (EU) in the international climate talks and explores how the EU could act as a positive force for creating consensus around collective action in the future.

Register now for workshop on UNFCCC negotiations (20-22 Nov 2012, Doha) The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is inviting representatives from United Nations Member States to participate in a workshop on Negotiating effectively under the UNFCCC, to take place in Doha from the 20 to 22 November 2012.

Join the dialogue - Climate change consensus building 2012 Join the live webcast - Is consensus in international climate change talks the way to save the planet?

Why we need farming and forests in our cities In the wake of the catastrophic damage inflicted on cities by Hurricane Sandy and other recent extreme weather events, Ir. Henk de Zeeuw, Senior Advisor, International Network of Resource centres on Urban Agriculture and Food security (RUAF Foundation) calls for increased urban forestry and agriculture to increase cities’ resilience to climate change.

simplified way to search for energy and climate information CDKN reports on a new web tool making online scientific searches easier

CDKN and the Green Growth Knowledge Platform will share their expertise under new partnership CDKN has become a knowledge and programme partner of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) which addresses knowledge gaps in green growth theory and practice to help countries set policies for integrating economic and sustainable development.

Join CDKN at the Asian DRR Ministerial Conference CDKN will be at the 5th Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR), taking place in Yogyakarta, Oct 22-25, 2012.

Safeguarding the Clean Development Mechanism will benefit Southern and Northern nations alike Yolanda Kakabadse shares her experiences of working on the high-level panel of the CDM Policy Dialogue and urges governments to restore the world’s only global carbon-trading mechanism.