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Jake Schmidt

Jake is the international climate policy director at the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) where he is helping to develop the post-2012 international response to climate change and the actions in key regions of the world to deliver on that agreement. He participates in all the international climate negotiations and provides regular commentary on the international happenings on his NRDC blog.
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The long drama of whether or not the US Congress would invest in international efforts to curb global warming pollution or gut these investments is finally over.
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China invested $54.4 billion on clean energy in 2010, according to the latest report from Pew Charitable Trusts and Bloomberg New Energy Finance released today.
President Obama's Trip through Latin America is an Important Opportunity to Advance Action on Global Warming
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Congressional Members Ring Alarms on Cuts Int'l Investments for Global Warming
In the midst of the House of Representatives efforts to completely gut US international investments in addressing carbon pollution, two leading Members of Congress highlighted how the US would lose out from these draconian cuts.
Obama's International Climate Budget Proposal Would Make Key Investments
Schmidt takes a look at President Obama's 2012 budget request and where it will invest in global efforts on pollution and clean energy.
House Appropriator Proposes Major Cuts to US Foreign Assistance: Will int'l climate funding be cut?
Schmidt discusses if cuts to US budget will affect climate funding.
Race to Innovate the Clean Energy Future Heats Up After the President's Address
Schmidt writes about President Barack Obama's annual State of the Union address which called for new economic growth based on clean energy and innovation.
US-China: Global Warming Work Ahead on Heels of Presidential Summit
Schmidt lays out what China and the U.S. need to work on as President Hu Jintao visits the U.S.
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Morning News Roundup – February 29, 2012
Today's morning news roundup - all the energy and climate coverage you need to read.
Read more ...- Climate Progress
- GreenBiz
- Dot Earth
- NY Times Green Blog
- NRDC Action Fund- The Mark Up
- Grist- David Roberts
- The Energy Collective
- MAPAWATT
- Ecopolitology
- Earth & Industry
- Green Tech- Martin LaMonica
- Mother Jones- Kate Sheppard
- The Daily Climate
- EnergyBoom
- NRDC- Switchboard
- Miles Grant
- Treehugger
- Climate Compass
- The Oil Drum
- Greenbang
- Compete Coalition
- Climate 411
- EPA- Greenversations
- Taking the Initiative
- The Energy Fix
- The Heartland Institute
- The Energy Tribune
- Van Jones
- Aimee Christensen
- Amanda Little
- Mother Nature Network
- Energy Literacy
- The Heritage Foundation- Energy & Envrionment
- Green Chip Stocks
- Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Resources for the Future
- Josh Tickell
- Dan Weiss
- United Nations Foundation
- Global Green USA
- The Earth Institute
- The Rocky Mountain Institute Blog
- American Solutions- Energy
- Bipartisan Beat
- Green Business
- Growth Energy
- Earth Policy Institute
- EcoGeek
- Energy Strategist
- Coal Tattoo


















