Stories: Climate, Energy & Transport

As 190 nations gather in Bali, Indonesia to work toward a new global agreement on climate change, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee has taken a key vote signaling that the U.S. Congress is serious about addressing climate change.

In a move that will bolster confidence among the growing number of companies seeking to understand and manage their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, three organizations today announced that they will work together to promote their GHG accounting and reporting standards.

WRI President Jonathan Lash has been named to the 100 Most Influential People in Business Ethics listing by Ethisphere Magazine, a new “global publication dedicated to illuminating the important correlation between ethics and profit.” The list, which will appear in the Q4 issue available in December, recognized individuals for “inspiring change in business ethics.”

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute are joining forces to train professionals on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

The first comparable data on greenhouse gas emissions among Midwestern states was released today, giving this critical region of the U.S.