The L'Aquila summit showed just how irrelevant the G-8 has become, as emerging economies demand more and more of a say at the negotiating table. But the new focus on common survival means that Western values such as human rights and democracy are being neglected.

CFR's Charles A. Kupchan says President Obama's summit meetings have advanced relations with Russia and consensus with industrialized states on climate change but that difficult work is ahead on both fronts.

If President Barack Obama expected an obstacle-free path to reaching a global--or even a domestic--consensus on climate change then he was in for a surprise at the G8 meeting in Italy, argues a New York Times' editorial. Leaders from developing and industrialized countries differ on proposed reduction targets while a widespread skepticism about the United States' ability to implement substantive reform hangs over the president's negotiations.

Listen to Senator John F. Kerry speak about global climate change, its implications for international security, and the diplomatic opportunities it presents.

Watch Senator John F. Kerry speak about global climate change, its implications for international security, and the diplomatic opportunities it presents.

Senator John Kerry speaks about global climate change, its implications for global security, and the diplomatic opportunities it presents.

This report presents international energy projections through 2030, prepared by the Energy Information Administration, including outlooks for major energy fuels and associated carbon dioxide emissions.

Peter A. Garretson discusses the possibility that satellites in orbit can be a source of energy for the future.

Peter A. Garretson discusses the launch of orbiting solar collectors into space as a solution for energy security and climate change.

A policy brief by the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University outlines priorities for U.S. energy policy.

Two prominent--and iconoclastic--environmentalists argue that current efforts to tax or cap carbon emissions are doomed to fail and that the answer lies, not in making dirty energy expensive but, in making clean energy cheap.

President Barack Obama says he will seek vigorous climate-change policy. Efforts to curb greenhouse gases pose considerable economic pitfalls, as well as opportunities.

Companies want to help shape global warming legislation in Congress, figuring the right plan could help profits. Their support could be key to pushing it through.

What will be the most effective forums for international cooperation in regulating the global commons, and what leadership role should the United States play on these issues? What are the prospects for a climate change agreement at Copenhagen in 2009, and what role should the United States play? What are the prospects for "mini-lateral" cooperation-especially between the United States, European Union, China, and India-among major emitter countries?