Designing the International Green Climate Fund: Focusing on Results

Brookings Institution / by Katherine Sierra http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2011/0425_green_climate_fund_sierra.aspx [Overview] At the December 2010 international climate talks in Cancún, the negotiators agreed to create a Green Climate Fund. A Transitional  Committee, commissioned to design the fund, will meet for the first time on April 28-29, 2011. This policy brief suggests that the committee agree on a vision … Continue reading »

The Future of the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Full Report

MIT Energy Initiative http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/nuclear-report-0426.html [Website]  The ongoing problems at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi powerplant — caused by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami — have been significantly exacerbated by the presence of used fuel housed in the reactor buildings, and demonstrate the urgency needed in dealing with such waste, the report’s authors say. It specifically underscores … Continue reading »