A comprehensive climate and energy bill will not be voted on this year. That's disappointing, to say the least.

This is a guest blog by Sue Veres Royal and Priscilla Lewis, Co-directors of the U.S. in the World Initiative

This is a guest blog by Cara Pike, Director of the Social Capital Project at the Climate Leadership Initiative

Amidst an ongoing crisis in the Gulf, the Kerry-Lieberman Senate Climate and Energy bill (dubbed "The American Power Act") was released yesterday to thunderous...blogging. Early analyses of the bill have proliferated across the web - with the interested NGO community giving it high...attention.

The National Journal has released a leaked staff summary of the Kerry-Lieberman Climate and Energy bill. The public unveiling of the bill will happen later today.

Today, the Connect U.S. Fund is releasing its Request for Letters of Inquiry (RFLOI) for its 2010-2011 Annual Major Grants Program. Please read the RFLOI (and the FAQ) thoroughly before applying. As mentioned in the request, this program is designed to support collaborative projects to influence U.S.

The Center for Strategic and International Studies' Sharon Squassoni hosted a discussion today with Trevor Findlay, the Director of of the Canadian Center for Treaty Compliance, which explored the prospects for the so-called "nuclear energy revival" through 2030, and the impacts this process will have on global governance.

We're happy to announce our 2010-2011 schedule for the major grant-making program (the Global Security and Cooperation Initiative), which will begin in late April, and will cover projects that run from November 2010- November 2011.

To keep potential applicants informed and allow for adequate preparation, we are including a rough timeline below. Please keep in mind that this timeline may change.   We request that prospective applicants wait to read the forthcoming Request for Letters of Inquiry before contacting us with questions.

Draft Timeline

On February 22, the Connect U.S. Fund convened a group of civil society leaders representing both the environmental and development communities to discuss a set of common asks for The Treasury Department’s top climate and energy official, William Pizer.

The Copenhagen conference came and went, and the consensus amongst civil society leaders working on climate change is that there is whole lot to be done, and it needs to happen soon.