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 Governance goal is to guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.
WRI's Markets & Enterprise goal is to harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.
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.
About Scott Thompson
Scott joined WRI’s Development team in April, 2007 with a strong interest in environmental sustainability and international development. Before coming to WRI, Scott completed his M.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, during which he studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris, France. A graduate of