Global Climate Change: U.S. Administration
The United States is taking a leading role in addressing climate change by advancing an ever-expanding suite of measures. We have initiated a number of polices and partnerships that span a wide range of initiatives from reducing our emissions at home to developing transformational low-carbon technologies to improving observations systems that will help us better understand and address the possible impacts of climate change. Our efforts emphasize the importance of results-driven action both internationally and domestically.
The international community recognizes the importance of moving forward collaboratively in addressing climate change. The Bali Action Plan represents an important step in this global effort by recognizing that all countries that contribute to atmospheric emissions must undertake measurable, reportable, and verifiable mitigation actions in order to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The world community must work collaboratively to slow, stop, and reverse greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in a way that promotes sustainable economic growth, increases energy security, and helps nations deliver greater prosperity for their people.
As we move from Bali to Poznan to Copenhagen, the United States will continue to engage constructively to contribute to an agreed outcome on a post-2012 arrangement that is both environmentally effective and economically sustainable.
The United States remains committed to working actively with other nations to promote cooperative and collaborative approaches to address this important issue. U.S. policy also recognizes that efforts by Americans and other nations to address climate change will only be sustainable if they also serve a larger purpose of fostering prosperity and well-being for citizens around the globe.
USAID has engaged in bilateral partnerships with:
- Brazil
- Central America
- India
- Mexico
- Russia
- South Africa
The Asia-Pacific Partnership (APP) on Clean Development and Climate aims to increase development and deployment of clean energy technologies. It is a key component of U.S. efforts to combat climate change, promote energy security, and foster global economic growth and cooperation.
The United States initiated a series of meetings that brought 17 of the world’s major economies together to reinforce and accelerate global efforts under the UNFCCC, culminating in a Leaders’ Meeting in July, 2008. The assembled leaders issued a declaration acknowledging that all Major Economies – developed and developing – have a role in combating climate change and agreeing to continue to work together to promote the success of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December 2009.
Other U.S. Government Initiatives
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