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Fact Sheet: U.S. Climate Action in 2009-2010

By Stephanie Hanson, compiled by Aliza Wasserman on September 20, 2010

While federal climate change legislation has stalled, federal agencies, states, and Congress made some progress on controlling greenhouse gas emissions in the past two years.

EPA Must Move Now

By Jennifer Morgan on September 15, 2010

This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy and Environment blog.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Head of German Federal Environmental Agency and President of WRI to Discuss Transition to Low-Carbon Future

September 3, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The German Embassy and the World Resources Institute will be hosting an event to discuss policies for Germany and the United States to move to a low-carbon future, as part of the German government’s “Transatlantic Climate Bridge” initiative.

WRI’s Jennifer Morgan Responds to InterAgency Council Review of the IPCC

August 30, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The InterAcademy Council (IAC) released a report today detailing its findings on the processes and procedures of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Statement by WRI's Jennifer Morgan on U.S. EPA Decision

July 29, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Today the [U.S.

NEWS RELEASE: As the Senate Stalls, WRI Study Shows Importance of Existing Regulatory Tools in Any Climate Action Scenario

July 23, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Senate climate legislation still needed.

WRI Climate Data Now Available In Google Public Data Explorer

By Jack Warner and Thomas Damassa on July 13, 2010

WRI is working with Google to make our data related to climate change more approachable and interactive than ever.

Summarizing the Investigations on Climate Science

By Kelly Levin on July 12, 2010

A series of international investigations into recent climate science controversies are now publishing their findings, and so far, they have cleared climate scientists of manipulating the evidence, and reaffirmed the integrity of the basic science.

Green Jobs and Competitive Industry: The Net Benefits of Climate Legislation

By James Bradbury, Lutz Weischer, and Suchita Mathur on June 11, 2010

The United States is falling behind in the clean energy revolution. A comprehensive climate and energy bill can get us back on track.

Unfinished Business on Earth Day's 40th Anniversary

By Jennifer Morgan on April 21, 2010

While Earth Day’s founders couldn’t have predicted it, acting on climate change has become the country’s great unfinished business.

NEWS RELEASE: Asian Food and Beverage Sector Vulnerable to Climate and Water Risks

April 15, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Environmental trends could have significant financial repercussions for the $40 billion food and beverage industry in South and Southeast Asia, according to a report released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Tele-Press Conference on Environmental Risks Facing Major Business Sectors in South Asia

April 13, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: The World Resources Institute (WRI) and HSBC’s Climate Change Centre of Excellence will hold a Tele-press conference to discuss three new reports analyzing the environmental risks facing the electricity, food & beverage and building sectors in South Asia.

Weeding Risk: Financial Impacts of Climate Change and Water Scarcity on Asia’s Food and Beverage Sector

Dana Krechowicz, Shally Venugopal, Amanda Sauer, Sandeep Somani (HSBC), and Shipra Pandey (HSBC)

April, 2010

This report identifies the potential financial impacts arising from climate change and water scarcity on the food and beverage sector in South and Southeast Asia.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Experts to Brief Journalists on China’s Climate Goals and Actions

April 9, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT:

Leading U.S. experts on China will brief journalists Tuesday on Beijing’s climate policies and the actions it is taking to combat climate change both domestically and internationally.

Q&A on China's Carbon Intensity Target

By Zou Ji on March 10, 2010

This post originally appeared on ChinaFAQs.org.

China recently confirmed an ambitious goal t

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