World Resources Institute | Global Warming, Climate Change, Ecosystems, Sustainable Markets, Good Governance & the Environment

World Resources Institute Working at the intersection of environment & human needs

WRI's goal is to protect the global climate system from further harm due to emissions of greenhouse gases and help humanity and the natural world adapt to unavoidable climate change.

WRI's Governance goal is to guarantee public access to information and decisions regarding natural resources and the environment.

WRI's Markets & Enterprise goal is to harness markets and enterprise to expand economic opportunity and protect the environment.

WRI's People and Ecosystems goal is to reverse rapid degradation of ecosystems and assure their capacity to provide humans with needed goods and services.

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By Tim Herzog

March 25, 2008

Predicting the Costs of Climate: Who Is Right?

Some economic projections say that greenhouse gas limits will cause economic pain, while others predict economic gain. Why the big difference? It depends on the assumptions you choose–and now you can choose your own.

Tags:economics, market trading, us policy

By Tim Herzog

April 27, 2007

China's Carbon Intensity Target

For the first time, China is considering a target for reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Whether the target is good or bad depends on how you look at it.

By Tim Herzog

February 23, 2007

Emissions Growth in the United States and the European Union

Are GHG emissions in the EU growing faster than in the US? Depends on how you look at it.

By Tim Herzog

January 17, 2007

The State of U.S. Emissions, Part I

The first in a series of articles on U.S. state GHG emissions and implications for climate change policy. How do state-level emissions compare internationally?

By Tim Herzog

December 15, 2006