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RELEASE: WRI and Fortune 500 Companies Launch Next Practice Collaborative

July 28, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Partnership Aims to Develop Innovative Solutions for Sustainable, Low-Carbon Business

New Ventures China Investor Forum: Green Growth Generating New Opportunities

By Tracy Elsen on July 18, 2011

This piece originally appeared on the New Ventures website. It was written with New Ventures intern Kevin Short.

The 2011 New Ventures China Investor Forum showcased the potential of environmental entrepreneurship on a larger scale than any previous forum in the program’s eight years of operations in China.

RELEASE: Holger Dalkmann Takes the Wheel of WRI’s Sustainable Transport Program

July 18, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dalkmann will oversee the EMBARQ program’s global network of offices in five countries.

PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco Launches Solar@Work

July 13, 2011
Location: SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco Launches Solar@Work: Innovative Model Creates Breakthrough in Solar Affordability for Small Businesses

More than 2 Megawatts of new solar installations expected, making solar power accessible to businesses in the Bay Area without local rebates

PRESS RELEASE: New Report Highlights Weaknesses in Government’s Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Change

July 13, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

“Social Cost of Carbon” report shows how current models do not accurately measure real harm from climate change

The “Social Cost of Carbon” and Climate Change Policy

By Ruth Greenspan Bell on July 13, 2011

Economist Frank Ackerman has called the “social cost of carbon” the most important number you never heard of. What is the social cost of carbon, where do the numbers come from, and why should policymakers take care when using them?

MEDIA ADVISORY: City of San Francisco Launches Solar@Work Program for Local Businesses

July 11, 2011
Location: San Francisco

Announcing the first major group purchase of solar power for commercial buyers

PRESS RELEASE: New Report Presents Transportation Strategies to Reduce U.S. Oil Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

July 5, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A new report, “[The Role of Driving in Reducing GHG Emissions and Oil Consumption: Recommendations for Federal Transportation Policy](http://www.wri.org/publication/role-of-driving-in-reducing-g...