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Major Policy Intervention Required to Boost Carbon Capture Potential

June 4, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

A World Resources Institute (WRI) analysis of the complex challenges that investors would face when deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies shows that until government policies support large-scale demonstrations it is unlikely that CCS will be able to fulfill its potential in combating climate change.

Indian Industry Launches National GHG Inventory Program

By Neelam Singh on May 30, 2008
Location: Delhi, India

Continuing the positive trend in corporate greenhouse gas accounting, over 40 Indian companies launched the India GHG Inventory Program this week. The program is the latest national-level program for corporations to measure and manage their GHG emissions based on internationally recognized standards.

$1.5 Million Grant Supports Peterson Institute and WRI on International Trade and Climate Change

May 29, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

The Peterson Institute for International Economics has been awarded a $1.5 million grant by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) as part of the foundation’s $100 million Climate Change Initiative.This joint project, conducted with the World Resources Institute (WRI), will undertake a comprehensive analysis of the connections between international trade and climate change policies and make recommendations for how these policies can be mutually supportive.

Program Launched to Help Companies in India Deal with Global Warming

May 28, 2008
Location: Delhi, India

In the same month that a similar program was launched in Brazil, India kicked off a climate program here today with more than 40 member companies from a wide range of industries, including cement, pharmaceuticals, engineering, and many more.

Disappearance of the Aral Sea

By Karen Bennett on May 23, 2008

The Aral Sea, on the border of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, is a cautionary tale about how changes to ecosystems can have far-reaching impacts on the communities that depend on the services they provide.

Green Chinese Entrepreneurs Striving to Be Effective Business Communicators

By Aram Kang on May 23, 2008

Green Chinese small and medium business owners in a remote university conference center in southern Guangdong province rolled up their sleeves to become better communicators.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Book Launch and Panel Discussion - Voice and Choice: Opening the Door to Environmental Democracy

May 23, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

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Commemorating the International Day for Biological Diversity

May 22, 2008

Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity. We are increasingly finding that “biological diversity”—life on earth, including the variability among living organisms within species and between species—is essential to human well-being.

Smart U.S. Climate Change Policy Can Create Fair Playing Field on Trade

May 21, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

U.S. climate change policy can reduce emissions and ensure fair international competition without carbon tariffs, through pursuing international agreements on key industries and targeting relief specifically to impacted domestic firms.

Leveling the Carbon Playing Field

By Britt Childs Staley on May 21, 2008

How can the U.S. maintain a competitive international playing field for carbon-intensive industries under U.S. global warming regulation?

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