Calling All Bloggers: Blog Action Day & Climate Change

WRI has new resources available for bloggers covering climate change on Blog Action Day.

October 15th is Blog Action Day and this year’s topic is climate change. As you are planning your blog activities, WRI’s current, cutting edge research on climate change policy can help round out your coverage:

China, the United States, and the Climate Change Challenge
As two of the largest global emitters of greenhouse gases, can the United States and China work together? Our new report discusses China’s regulation challenges and successes, the United States’ competitiveness fears, and the opportunities for cooperation between the two counties.

Developed Country GHG Reduction Pledges Fall Short
According to WRI’s latest analysis, current commitments to reduce emissions will not be enough to stabilize global temperatures and avert dangerous climate change.

WRI Summary of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer)
Our experts have summarized the key points of the 821 page bill into 11 pages – what the bill does and how it would do it.

Climate Fact Sheets
Check out WRI’s Fact Sheets on key climate issues, including carbon capture and sequestration (CCS), China, and biofuels.

Also from WRI experts

• John Larsen answers questions on what’s really behind the latest emissions projections from the Department of Energy.
• Jennifer Morgan explains why cap-and-trade is preferable to a carbon tax.
• Robert Heilmayr and Chris Lau discuss the issues on the table in the Copenhagen climate talks.
• Nicholas Bianco and Franz Litz summarize state actions to address climate change, and what federal policy can do to build on those efforts.
• Stay tuned for our Blog Action Day video later this week.