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A Closer Look at the American Clean Energy and Security Act

By John Larsen on July 2, 2009

WRI analyzes emissions caps, allowances, offsets, and other critical components of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

A Vote to Put the U.S. on a Low Carbon Path

By Jonathan Lash on June 27, 2009

Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill that, if it becomes law, will change the face of America’s factories, power sources, buildings, landscapes and working patterns.

WRI Strongly Supports Passage of Climate and Energy Bill

June 24, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) strongly supports passage of the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, which is expected to reach a floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives this week.

WRI Applauds Midwestern Effort to Fight Climate Change

June 8, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Climate experts at the World Resources Institute (WRI) applaud the six Midwestern governors and Manitoban premier who have released today recommendations for a regional cap-and-trade program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Fact Sheet: Climate Change, Forests and Finance

By Florence Daviet on June 1, 2009

Reliable, long-term funding from the U.S. and other developed countries could help maintain forests and mitigate climate change.

The American Clean Energy and Security Act: Key Elements and Next Steps

By John Larsen on May 28, 2009

WRI’s analysis of emissions caps, allowances, offsets, and other critical components of the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

WRI Applauds Historic Step by the U.S. House of Representatives

May 22, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute congratulates Chairman Henry Waxman (D-CA), Chairman Edward Markey (D-MA), and members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on their historic vote this evening to approve The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009 (ACESA).

Statement by Deborah Seligsohn on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Strategically Important China Visit

May 21, 2009
Location: BEIJING, CHINA

National Journal reported that U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) is organizing a congressional trip to China over the Memorial Day recess, with a focus on climate change.

WRI Releases Analysis of Emission Reductions Under American Clean Energy Security Act of 2009

May 20, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Proposed pollution caps in the American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) would result in reductions of total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. This is less than the 17 percent reduction from 2005 levels that the previous Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft as released would have achieved, according to a new analysis released by the World Resources Institute.

Fact Sheet: The Role of Adaptation

By Heather McGray on May 18, 2009

Examining the role of adaptation in U.S. climate legislation and an international climate agreement.

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