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WRI, Staples, Johnson & Johnson, General Motors, Other Corporate Leaders Reach Renewable Energy Goal

April 28, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A group of major corporate energy buyers announced today that they have reached their collective goal of purchasing 1,000 megawatts of new, cost-competitive power generated from renewable-energy sources - enough power to displace a large coal-fired power plant.

Southeast Energy Policy Briefs

Jess Chandler, Dennis Creech, Thomas Damassa, Eliot Metzger, Samantha Putt del Pino, Alex Tapia, Ben Taube, John D. Wilson

April, 2009
The World Resources Institute (WRI)—together with the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA), Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), and Southface—compiled high-level overviews of regional opportunities to enhance energy efficiency, develop renewable electric power resources, and manage water-energy relationships. Watch WRI’s Eliot Metzger discuss the energy efficiency potential in the Southeast with Clean Skies News:

Green Stimulus Spending By Country

The United States has made green spending a key part of its stimulus packages in response to the domestic and global economic crisis.

In October 2008, Congress passed the Emergency Economic Stabi

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI, Staples, J & J, GM, Other Corporate Leaders Demonstrate Benefits of Renewable Energy

April 24, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: The World Resources Institute (WRI) will hold a press conference to announce that its Green Power Market Development Group has reached its goal of developing 1,000 megawatts of new, cost-competitive power generated from renewable-energy sources.

Harnessing Nature's Power: Deploying and Financing On-Site Renewable Energy

Timothy Hassett, with Karin Borgerson

March, 2009

This report offers strategies and approaches that can be valuable to a wide range of firms looking at potential investments, contracts, and facility operational decisions regarding use of renewable energy. It provides guidance on how to consider the choice to finance or purchase renewable technologies for use on corporate facilities and advice on where to go for further information.

Todd Stern, Tony Blair among Political and Business Leaders to Address the Capitol

February 25, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Senators convene top policy-makers, CEOs and economists to Capitol Hill for climate event March 3

Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair will be among the high-level participants meeting with U.S. legislators and business leaders in the Capitol building on March 3 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for U.S. leadership on climate change, it was announced today. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s climate envoy, Todd Stern, will address an afternoon gathering of the event.

Top Policy-Makers, Economists to Hold Symposium about U.S. Action on Climate Change

February 18, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

U.S. legislators and business leaders will meet with experts on climate change economics and policy at the Capitol building March 3 to discuss the challenges and opportunities for U.S. leadership on climate change, it was announced today. U.S. and international policymakers will join climate experts for the one day bipartisan and bicameral event. The cosponsoring senators to date are Senators Bingaman (D-NM), McCain (R-AZ), Snowe (R-ME) and Stabenow (D-MI).

Hedging Energy Prices With Renewable Power

By Alex Perera on December 8, 2008

Additional Contributors: Robert Heilmayr

WRI and a group of corporate green power purchasers explore whether long-term green power contracts can be a win-win for providers and consumers.

New WRI Board Members Highlight Importance of China, Energy Investment

October 21, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

The World Resources Institute’s (WRI) board of directors welcomed two new members last month by electing Chen Jining, a professor and executive vice president at Tsinghua University in Beijing, and Daniel Weiss, co-founder and manager of the Angeleno Group, an energy-focused private equity firm.

Bottom Line on Carbon Taxes

Compiled by Eliot Metzger

July, 2008

Climate policy debates often feature discussions about the role of a carbon tax, either as an alternative or a supplement to a cap-and-trade program. This fact sheet describes the similarities and differences between the two policy approaches and answers other common questions about a tax on carbon.

Bottom Line on Cap-and-Trade

Compiled by Eliot Metzger

July, 2008

Cap-and-trade programs are the foundation of many climate policy proposals and have been a focus of debate in state, regional, and national legislatures. This fact sheet provides answers to some of the basic questions about cap-and-trade programs and reviews how such a system might work in the United States.

Forest Industry Must Act to Benefit from Climate Policy

June 30, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

While there are risks for the forest products industry, it largely stands to gain from efforts to address global warming due to new opportunities for sustainable forestry, according to a report released here today by the World Resources Institute.

Electricity Goverance Initiative Launched in Brazil

By Davida Wood on June 23, 2008
Location: Brazil

EGI offers a new hope for electricity in Brazil.

Brazilian Companies Announce Global Warming Game Plan

May 12, 2008
Location: BRASILIA, BRAZIL

The Brazil Greenhouse Gas Protocol Program was launched today and its 12 founding corporate members have voluntarily agreed to report their global-warming emissions.

Bottom Line on Renewable Electricity Standards

Compiled by Kayanna Warren

April, 2008

Renewable Electricity Standard (RES) policies have stimulated markets for renewable energy across the country, providing more opportunities for businesses to advance and support clean energy technologies. With growing interest in state and national RES policies, it is important to understand RES policy design, impacts, and opportunities.

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