U.N. Climate Talks: Keeping Our Eyes on the Ball

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Government officials are meeting in Warsaw to work on solutions to climate change and lay the groundwork for a 2015 international climate agreement.
  
• One priority will be ramping up the climate finance needed to pay for low-carbon energy and infrastructure.
  
• The World Bank Group will also be working on issues including loss and damage from extreme weather, clean energy, and sustainable cities, transportation, and landscapes.

We know climate change is happening – and fast. So when governments gather in Warsaw this week and next for another round of international climate negotiations, it’s down to politics and finance to keep global temperatures from rising further. Will they manage to stave off a crisis in the making? See full Press Release: http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/11/11/un-climate-talks-keeping-our-eyes-on-the-ball