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Latin America

How the Caribbean Is Building Climate Resilience
The Caribbean is bearing the brunt of climate change. Governments in the region are taking steps to combat it, but are they enough?

Backgrounder by Diana Roy November 13, 2024

Energy and Environment

Global Energy Tracker
As the effects of climate change mount, high-carbon energy sources continue to provide most of the world’s power. On average, 84 percent of tracker countries’ energy comes from high-carbon sources such as oil, whereas 16 percent comes from solar and other renewables. Low-carbon sources, however, are on the rise, particularly in developed countries.

Tracker by Benn Steil July 1, 2024 Greenberg Center for Geoeconomic Studies

Climate Change

Global Climate Agreements: Successes and Failures
Introduction Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…

Backgrounder by Lindsay Maizland December 5, 2023 Renewing America

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Iran

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards
The IRGC is one of the most powerful organizations in Iran, conceived as the principal defender of the 1979 revolution, and now a critical link to Islamist militant groups violently opposed to Israel and the United States.

Backgrounder by CFR.org Editors November 12, 2024

United States

Transition 2025: Donald Trump Won the Presidency. Now He Needs to Staff His Administration
Each Friday, I examine what is happening with President-elect Donald Trump’s transition to the White House. This week: Presidential transitions are complicated affairs, especially when power passes from one party to another.

Blog Post by James M. Lindsay November 8, 2024 The Water's Edge

Climate Change

COP29 Summit in Baku: What to Expect
The 2024 summit in Azerbaijan comes amid fresh reports showing that global warming levels are accelerating, bringing more intense climate-related disasters and an increased demand for funding to mitigate and protect communities from the effects of climate change.

Expert Brief by Alice C. Hill and Priyanka Mahat October 31, 2024 Energy Security and Climate Change Program