Stories: US Climate Business Group

Has cap-and-trade in Europe worked? WRI’s Senior Fellow Jill Duggan, who helped implement the EU trading scheme, sorts the myths from reality.

Payments for ecosystem services are becoming an increasingly important part of the U.S. business and regulatory landscape. As programs that provide payments for ecosystem services grow, policy makers will need to determine how these various payments should interact with each other.

S.1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (CEJAPA) also known as the Kerry Boxer bill , provides a number of important provisions that will ensure that offsets used in the U.S. cap-and-trade program represent real, additional, measurable and verified greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.

As December’s climate change talks approach, a new WRI report discusses the successes and challenges to effective regulation in China.

The strength of tomorrow’s low-carbon economy depends on the innovation of business today.

The state will receive $75.9 M to promote efficiency and renewable power as it looks to lead the Southeast in green job creation.

Australia and other nations rich in solar resources should invest in concentrating solar thermal (CST), a key low-carbon technology.