WRI's goal is to protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.
WRI's People and Ecosystems goal is to reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services.
David Rich is a Research Analyst in the Climate and Energy Program at WRI. He works on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative and focuses on the development of greenhouse gas emissions registries.