What Congress Needs to Know About COP27

The document introduces a briefing on COP27, highlighting the transition to a phase of implementation for the Paris Agreement. It identifies loss and damage, climate finance, and the first global stocktake as primary areas of focus, while examining how U.S. legislation like the Inflation Reduction Act influences international commitments.

• COP27 marks a transition toward the implementation of the Paris Agreement, with primary negotiation topics including climate finance, loss and damage, and the preparation for the first global stocktake of national progress toward Paris Agreement goals.
• The briefing examines the influence of specific U.S. legislative actions on the country's participation in COP27 and its international commitments, specifically citing the Inflation Reduction Act, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the ratification of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

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} }