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National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Can Help Countries Curb Climate Change

By Thomas Damassa on May 18, 2012
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At WRI, we like to say that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” For managing and mitigating climate change, one of the most fundamental measurements is a periodic inventory of the pr

A New Global Framework to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities

By Pankaj Bhatia and Wee Kean Fong on May 18, 2012
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At an official side event to the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference this week, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group

Shedding Light on Fast-Start Finance

By Taryn Fransen and Smita Nakhooda on May 17, 2012
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How much fast-start climate finance is actually flowing, and where is it being spent?[^1] This question has come up repeatedly alongside the United Nations Framework Convention on Clim

Four Key Issues to Watch During Bonn Climate Talks

By Edward Cameron on May 16, 2012
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Since the conclusion of the UN climate conference in Durban, South Africa (COP 17) last year, there has been robust debate on the merits of its

MEDIA ADVISORY: Hope or Hype? WRI Experts Host Press Call on Rio+20 Summit

May 16, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

As leaders in government, business and civil society prepare to head to Rio de Janeiro for the UN Sustainable Development Summit, known as Rio+20, experts from the World Resources Institute will host a press call to discuss issues and expectations for the meeting.

A Positive Vision for the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee

By Letha Tawney on May 15, 2012
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This post was written with Heleen de Coninck, Programme Manager at the Energy Research Center of the Netherlands.

Managing GHG Emissions from Agriculture: A Unique but Solvable Challenge

By Stephen Russell on May 14, 2012
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This post also appears on GreenBiz.com.

RELEASE: International Partners Release Pilot Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emissions

May 14, 2012
Location: Bonn, Germany

C40, ICLEI, WRI and partners achieve a significant milestone towards establishing a single standard for measuring emissions for cities

How the EPA’s New Oil and Gas Standards Will Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Michael Obeiter on May 9, 2012
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Projected Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions from the Power Sector under the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, S. 2146

By Nicholas Bianco and Kristin Meek on May 8, 2012

This analysis provides an assessment of the projected power sector greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions from S.

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