Sustainable Energy and Economy Network

The Sustainable Energy and Economy Network works in partnership with citizens groups nationally and globally on environment, human rights and development issues with a particular focus on energy, climate change, environmental justice, gender equity, and economic issues, particularly as these play out in North-South relations.

The Story of Cap and Trade

The Story of Cap & Trade looks at the leading climate solution being discussed at Copenhagen and on Capitol Hill. The staff of IPS' Sustainable Energy and Economy Network assisted with the script for this fast-paced, fact-filled video. If you've heard about cap and trade, but aren't sure how it works (or who benefits), watch this film or read this op-ed by IPS Fellow, Daphne Wysham.

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Recent Work

Blog
Now, Will Obama Break His Climate Silence?
November 8, 2012 - We must hold him accountable for living up to his visionary rhetoric and call him out on the shortsightedness of his energy policy. By Janet Redman

Op-Ed
How Sandy Reveals the GDP's Twisted Logic
November 7, 2012 - Extreme weather doesn't boost the economy. By John Talberth and Daphne Wysham, published in The Huffington Post and The Muscatine (IA) Journal

Blog
Is Obama Taking Climate Voters for Granted?
November 5, 2012 - I'm not going to let Obama hold my hand in public until he starts acting like the man who courted the climate community before the last election. By Janet Redman

Blog
Civil Society to World Bank President Dr. Jim Kim: Add Your Voice to the Choir of Support for a Financial Transactions Tax
October 9, 2012 - Now's the time for the World Bank's leader to make a bold move on the FTT. By Janet Redman

Report
The Green Climate Fund's "No-Objection" Procedure and Private Finance: Lessons Learned from Existing Institutions
September 6, 2012 - IPS teamed up with Friends of the Earth and the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives to produce this set of recommendations for the future of the Green Climate Fund. By Janet Redman

Op-Ed
The Six Stages of Climate Grief
September 3, 2012 - I have discovered a new sixth stage, beyond acceptance of the truly depressing climate science: doing The Work. By Daphne Wysham, published in The Huffington Post and Common Dreams and Think Progress and The Liberty (TX) Vindicator

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September 4, 2012

The Huffington Post features article “The Six Stages of Climate Grief”
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August 23, 2012

AlertNet
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"There is an understanding that the more the Green Climate Fund is private investor-friendly, the more likely it is that developed countries will put money in," said Janet Redman of the Washington-based Institute for Policy Studies.
July 31, 2012

The San Antonio Express-News features blog “Shell-shocked Again, this Time because of Aurora”
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July 13, 2012

The Gilmer (TX) Mirror features article “A Perfect and Hot Storm”
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July 12, 2012

The Holland (MI) Sentinel features article “A Perfect and Hot Storm”
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July 11, 2012

Climate Wire
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Janet Redman, co-director of the Sustainable Energy and Economy Network, said she is concerned that businesses will merely pay for projects in their own financial interest instead of those that governments prioritize as critical. She and others also objected to making money off of countries' vulnerabilities.
July 9, 2012

Common Dreams features article “A Perfect and Hot Storm”
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July 3, 2012

Bretton Woods Project
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According to Oscar Reyes of the US think tank Institute for Policy Studies "the largest proportion of the ‘carbon market growth’ is accounted for by a change in how the World Bank counts the figures."
June 27, 2012

Uprising Radio
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June 22, 2012

The (Easton, MD) Star Democrat features article “The Elephant in Rio”
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