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Stories Archive: January, 2010

Leading By Example: Federal Agencies To Reduce Emissions 28 Percent

By Jonathan Lash on January 29, 2010

Today’s announcement from the White House suggests that significant emissions cuts could save money–along with the environment.

Next Steps After Copenhagen: Transportation

By Erica Schlaikjer on January 27, 2010

A wrap-up of key messages from EMBARQ’s Transforming Transportation 2010.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Climate Change in the Middle East to be Focus of WRI Panel Discussion

January 26, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT:

Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a discussion and presentation by Mohamed El-Ashry, a board member of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), on the Arab Forum’s recently released report on how climate change is affecting the Middle East.

Sixty Corporations Begin Measuring Emissions from Products and Supply Chains

January 20, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Sixty corporations today begin measuring the greenhouse gas emissions of their products and supply chains by road testing a new global framework that is part of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Initiative.

Response to "The End of Magical Thinking"

By John Larsen on January 19, 2010

I was surprised to learn from Nordhaus and Shellenberger’s recent piece in Foreign Policy that WRI has magical powers.

Summary of Studies Estimating the Cost of Climate Change Adaptation in the Developing World

By Heather McGray and Brian Lipinski on January 17, 2010

Over the past several years, a number of analysts have attempted to estimate the costs of adaptation for the developing world.

Environmental Stories to Watch in 2010

By Maggie Barron on January 8, 2010

WRI President Jonathan Lash previews the key environmental issues to watch in 2010.

What is the Future of the World Bank Group’s Environmental and Social Safeguards?

By Kirk Herbertson on January 8, 2010

Here is a summary of a civil society consultation WRI had with the World Bank Group’s (WBG) Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), on the IEG’s review of the effectiveness of the WBG environmental and social safeguards.

WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Brief Journalists on Environmental “Stories to Watch” for 2010

January 4, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: For the seventh straight year, Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, will hold a briefing for journalists to preview key environmental issues to watch this year.