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Final Days at Rio+20: Measuring Progress So Far

By Manish Bapna on June 20, 2012
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Rio+20 has not quite concluded, but we’re rapidly approaching the end line.

STATEMENT: Development Banks Announce "Game Changer" for Sustainable Transport at Rio+20

June 20, 2012
Location: RIO DE JANEIRO

The world’s largest multi-lateral development banks — led by the Asian Development Bank, the World Bank, and others — committed to provide more than $175 billion over 10 years to support sus

WRI's Experts Weigh in: What Do You Hope Will Come Out of Rio+20?

By Sarah Parsons on June 19, 2012
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More than 50,000 international experts and leaders from government, NGOs, business, and other sectors are flocking to the United Nations’ Rio+20 Conferenc

STATEMENT: Project Launches to Measure and Manage GHG Emissions for Agriculture in Brazil

June 17, 2012
Location: RIO DE JANEIRO

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the British Embassy are launching a two year partnership to measure corporate and farm-level emissions in Brazil. Agricultural emissions account for nearly 20 percent of Brazil’s emissions, with agricultural production on the rise.

ADVISORY: WRI Hosts Panels on Business Strategies, Climate Change and Green Economy at Rio+20

June 16, 2012
Location: RIO DE JANEIRO

The World Resources Institute (WRI) will host a series of panel discussions, featuring leaders in business, government and civil society, that will focus on how businesses can advance low-carbon and climate goals in the context of Rio+20.

Achieving the Benefits of a Green Economy through Clean Energy

By Priya Barua on June 16, 2012
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How can policymakers deliver low-carbon development, particularly clean energy, at affordable costs?

Why Transportation Needs to Be on the Rio+20 Agenda

By Holger Dalkmann on June 15, 2012
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Ten years ago, world leaders convened in Johannesburg to establish the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), global strategies designed to end

What's Happening at Rio+20: June 15th

By Michael Oko on June 14, 2012
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The Rio+20 informal sessions kicked off this week, and WRI’s experts are on the ground for all the action.

The Green Economy: Combining Profit and Planet

By Samantha Putt del Pino on June 14, 2012
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Can creating business value and promoting sustainable development go hand in hand? We think so, and so do many leading companies.

Climate Change and Rio+20

By Jennifer Morgan on June 14, 2012
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Despite 1992 Rio Earth Summit being the birthplace of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change doesn’t hav

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