Breaking the climate deadlock background

Breaking the Climate Deadlock is an international climate change initiative between former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and The Climate Group. Its objective is to help build high-level political and business support in key countries for a new and ambitious post-2012 climate change agreement.

Launched in Japan in March 2008, the project builds on Mr Blair’s international climate change leadership while in office. The Climate Group, through its core network of members and partners, facilitates research and engagement with key global stakeholders in industry, academia and government. A distinguished group of international climate change experts provide technical, policy and scientific advice to the project.

In June 2008 the initiative launched its first report, 'A Global Deal for Our Low Carbon Future'. This report (report 1) identified 10 key building blocks for a post-2012 agreement. A series of 14 supporting briefing papers were subsequently released in July 2008, supported by a webinar series in September 2008. Further research and policy papers are planned for release in the first half of 2009.

Read more at www.theclimategroup.org