Stories: Climate, Energy & Transport

A New Snapshot of Energy Use in Midwest Manufacturing

Policymakers at all levels of government are focusing on getting the economy moving again.

New data key to unlocking industrial energy efficiency potential in the Midwest

A Look Back at the Durban Climate Talks

For Clean Energy, Taking Risks to Reap Rewards

This post originally appeared in the National Journal Energy & Environme

This piece was written with Gaia Larsen and Crystal Davis.

National Adaptive Capacity Framework Helps Countries Get Ready for Climate Change

This week, WRI released a new report summarizing assessments of institutional readiness for adapting to climate change.

This piece originally appeared on Forb

Transparency and Accountability (MRV) in the Durban Climate Deal

The Durban climate deal reached in December 2011 marked an important milestone in the design of a system to measure, report, and verify (MRV) countries’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and their a

Ambition in the Durban Climate Deal

The UNFCCC’s ultimate goal is to stabilize greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere at a “level that would prevent dangerous anthropogenic interference with the climate system.” Thus,

MEDIA ALERT: Launch of New Report on Auto-Rickshaws in India

Sustainable Urban Transport in India: Role of the Auto-Rickshaw Sector