Stories: Business and Climate

In a survey of global businesses, 86 percent described responding to climate risks or investing in adaptation as a business opportunity. So finds a new report jointly released yesterday by the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Oxfam and the World Resources Institute.

Why is Asia such an important region for clean energy deployment? WRI experts respond.

12-step guide makes solar power accessible to small businesses and local governments

*Editor’s note: Experts will be attending DOE’s Solar America Cities Annual Meeting, April 26-28, and ar

This piece originally appeared on the website of the World Resources Report.

This paper argues that private sect

Chinese suppliers can improve their business performance by adopting high environmental standards, according to a new working paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE). The paper, “Greening Supply Chains in China,” highlights the experiences of five companies in China that have worked to improve their environmental performance.

Collaborative solar purchasing brings buyers together to reduce the costs of solar energy.

The United States could become a leader in wind energy jobs with the right policies in place.

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.