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Following the Money in an International Climate Agreement

By Athena Ballesteros on November 2, 2009

Athena Ballesteros explains how international climate finance could make or break a deal in Copenhagen.

WRI Summary of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (Kerry-Boxer)

By John Larsen, Alexia Kelly, James Bradbury, Franz Litz, Sarah Forbes and Nicholas Bianco on October 30, 2009

This summary provides a concise overview of the Chairman’s Mark of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (CEJAPA), released by Senator Boxer on October 23, 2009.

WRI President Jonathan Lash Tesitifies Before Senate on U.S. Action to Address Climate Change

October 29, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute (WRI), is testifying today before the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee regarding action of other countries to address climate change and the implications of their action for the United States.

Some important messages from his testimony:

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Getting to Yes on Climate Change

October 29, 2009

China on Track to Meet Climate Goals, New Research Reveals

October 27, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

China is making progress toward controlling greenhouse gas emissions, according to new research by the Word Resources Institute (WRI).

Comparison of Chinese and U.S. Energy Statistics

October 21, 2009

Today, each Chinese citizen produces only one fifth the GHG emissions of an average American consumer, and China still has many unmet energy needs.

China, the United States, and the Climate Change Challenge

By Deborah Seligsohn on October 21, 2009

As December’s climate change talks approach, a new WRI report discusses the successes and challenges to effective regulation in China.

Bottom Line on Cost Containment

October, 2009

Cap-and-trade programs are designed to increase the economic efficiency of emissions reductions and lower costs beyond command-and-control approaches alone. Cap-and-trade programs often incorporate features that add flexibility and/or increase price certainty to help address cost concerns. This fact sheet describes several common examples of cost containment mechanisms.

Small Companies, Big Impacts

By Maggie Barron on October 19, 2009

The New Ventures directors answer questions about what small, sustainable companies can do to boost local economies and protect the environment.

Calling All Bloggers: Blog Action Day & Climate Change

By Maggie Barron on October 13, 2009

WRI has new resources available for bloggers covering climate change on Blog Action Day.

Keeping the Lights on in the State Laboratory

October, 2009

This issue brief evaluates five approaches to account for state-achieved reductions and address the state-to-state “leakage” problem under a federal cap-and-trade program.

China, the United States, and the Climate Change Challenge

October, 2009

This report discusses the successes and challenges to effective regulation in China. It also addresses U.S. competitiveness concerns in relation to the introduction of U.S. cap-and-trade policies, and specific opportunities for enhanced climate change cooperation between the two countries.

Developed Country GHG Reduction Pledges Fall Short, New Analysis Reveals

October 6, 2009
Location: BANGKOK, THAILAND

Commitments made by developed countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, when added together, fall short of stabilizing global temperatures at a level that averts dangerous climate change.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Southeast Companies to Highlight Business Case for Congressional Clean Energy and Climate Action

October 5, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

WHAT:

The World Resources Institute (WRI), the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and clean technology companies will host a Senate briefing for lawmakers, staff, and journalists Tuesday, October 6, 2009. Companies representing the emerging clean energy industry in the Southeast United States will share their perspectives on jobs and economic growth in clean energy. They will also express how energy and climate legislation affects small and medium-sized businesses and how such policy action can support a competitive Southeast economy.

Rainforest Preservation Project Underway in Indonesia

October 1, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. and MIAMISBURG, OHIO

Palm Oil, Timber and Carbon Offsets (POTICO), a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the NewPage Corporation, is making progress toward conserving rainforests in Indonesia by creating an ecologically and fiscally sustainable palm oil industry.

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