October 24, 2011

Policy & Enforcement Briefing: Green Climate Fund, Basel Amendment, Roadless Rule

A United Nations committee has completed the draft design of a Green Climate Fund that would send $100 billion per year by 2020 to assist developing countries in lowering greenhouse gas emissions, Reuters reported. Negotiators will consider whether to approve the design at next month’s U.N. climate summit in Durban, South Africa.

Basel Convention countries Canada, Australia, Japan and India have dropped their opposition and agreed to a vote on giving the Basel Ban Amendment the force of law, according to an announcement from the Basel Action Network. The Amendment, which….

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