What Congress Needs to Know About COP27

This document is an invitation and overview of a Congressional briefing series hosted by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) regarding the COP27 international climate negotiations in Egypt. It outlines the transition of international cooperation toward the implementation of the Paris Agreement and lists the key topics and questions addressed by a panel of experts during the briefing.

• COP27 marks a shift in international climate cooperation toward implementation, following the agreement on guidelines for the Paris Agreement. The negotiations are expected to address climate finance, loss and damage, and the planning for the first global stocktake regarding national progress toward Paris Agreement goals.
• The briefing examined the influence of specific U.S. legislative actions on international commitments and COP27 participation, specifically the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), and the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.
• The U.S. has a Paris Agreement goal to lower emissions by 50 to 52 percent of 2005 levels by the year 2030.

APA

Agrawal, S., & Solis, N. (2022). What Congress Needs to Know About COP27. Environmental and Energy Study Institute. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/110222cop

Chicago

Agrawal, Shreya, and Nick Solis. What Congress Needs to Know About COP27. Environmental and Energy Study Institute, 2022. https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/110222cop.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{agrawal2022what, author = {Agrawal, Shreya and Solis, Nick}, title = {{What Congress Needs to Know About COP27}}, institution = {Environmental and Energy Study Institute}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://www.eesi.org/briefings/view/110222cop}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }