Stories: Climate, Energy & Transport

Since the 90’s, businesses have been warming to the ideas behind sustainable markets: for example, the triple bottom line, environmental footprint

Jonathan Pershing testifies before the Senate Energy & Natural Resource Committee on the economic and environmental impacts of biofuels.

How do emissions reduction bills currently before Congress compare?

The USCAP Recommendations

The green area in this graph shows the range of targets described in the USCAP report, A Call for Action. The graph shows how legislative proposals currently before Congress compare to USCAP’s recommendations.

On Tuesday, President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union address to the nation. The President spent three minutes and thirty-seven seconds on energy policy. He mentioned climate change once.

<em>EMBARQ</em> blog

Blogging coverage of the Transportation Research Board’s 86th annual meeting in Washington, DC.

WRI policy note looks at developed country agriculture subsidies, and the reforms needed to benefit poor farmers and the environment in developing countries.

January 21-25, Washington, DC. The Transportation Research Board brings together thousands of attendees for the biggest annual international meeting on transportation.

Jacob Werksman has been selected to lead WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.