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U.S. Energy Policy Should Take a Lesson from Germany’s Energiewende

Jennifer Morgan — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:59:51 -0400

This post originally appeared on Bloomberg’s “The Grid” blog.

This…

5 Achievements from Germany’s “Energiewende”

Lutz Weischer — Mon, 13 May 2013 10:29:16 -0400

Germany is in the midst of an unprecedented clean energy revolution. Thanks to the “Energiewende,” a strategy to revamp the national energy system, Germany aims to reduce its overall energy consumption…

U.S. Natural Gas Exports: Friend or Foe?

James Bradbury — Wed, 08 May 2013 13:00:47 -0400

U.S. natural gas production is booming. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), production grew by 23 percent from 2007 to 2012. Now—with production projected to continue…

5 Reasons Why It’s (Still) Important to Reduce Fugitive Methane Emissions

James Bradbury — Mon, 06 May 2013 12:05:14 -0400

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its annual greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory report. Using new data and information, the EPA lowered…

On Climate Change Adaptation, Put Local Communities First

Heather McGray — Mon, 06 May 2013 09:57:00 -0400

How can we make climate change adaptation measures more effective? I recently traveled to Dhaka, Bangladesh to discuss ways to address that very question.

I took part in the 7th annual…

3 Encouraging Signs of Progress from the Bonn Climate Talks

Jennifer Morgan — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:15:55 -0400

A slight breath of fresh air entered the UNFCCC climate negotiations this week in Bonn, Germany. Held in the old German parliament—which was designed…

Lessons Learned from Low-Carbon City Planning in Malaysia

Wee Kean Fong — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:36:32 -0400

Stacy Kotorac, a project coordinator/research assistant with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, also contributed to this blog post.…

2 Big Issues to Watch at this Week’s Bonn Climate Talks

Jennifer Morgan — Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:14:22 -0400

It’s been almost four months since the last UNFCCC negotiations in Doha, Qatar (COP 18). Countries…

Tracking Greenhouse Gases: 3 Factors for Successful National Inventories

Thomas Damassa — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:08:19 -0400

This blog post was co-authored with Soffia Alarcon-Diaz, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy program.

Measuring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) across different…

New Guidance Makes Corporate Value Chain Accounting Easier

Benedict Buckley — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:54:34 -0400

An effective corporate climate change strategy requires a detailed understanding of a company’s greenhouse gas (GHG)…