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It Doesn't Get Bigger Than This

By Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Jonathan Lash on April 27, 2009

To see how the world’s major economies might make progress this week on climate change, look back to 1992.

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.

Investment Potential in India for Energy-Efficiency Companies is Ripe, WRI Report Finds

April 24, 2009
Location: NEW DELHI, INDIA

With an investment of US$10 billion dollars in energy efficiency improvements, India’s economy would benefit from its potentially vast annual energy savings of 183.5 billion kilowatt hours.

Emissions Reductions Under The Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft: 2005-2050

April 21, 2009

[sidebar] Note: an update to this chart is available. For the latest information, go to [U.S.

Carbon Capture and Storage Critical to U.S. Climate Legislation, Says WRI’s Sarah Forbes

April 21, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

A briefing this morning on Capitol Hill examined the many outstanding questions about carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS).

Brief Summary of the Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft

By John Larsen, Alexia Kelly and Robert Heilmayr on April 20, 2009

Update: The Waxman-Markey Discussion Draft was revised and renamed the American Clean Energy and Security Act, which was passed by the U.S. House on Friday, June 26th. This summary is now out of date. Find the updated Q&A here and detailed summary here.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Local Businesses Host Earth Day Fair, Tours of Green Office Space and Rooftop

April 20, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT:           The World Resources Institute (WRI), CB Richard Ellis and local businesses will share with the community their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Part of the event will include tours of WRI’s green office space and the nation’s first green rooftop with a labyrinth to illustrate how businesses can play an active role in the fight against global warming.

U.S. High-Speed, Intercity Rail on Right Track, Says WRI’s Transit Director Nancy Kete

April 16, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

President Barack Obama announced plans today to pump $8 billion of stimulus funds into building a network of high-speed and intercity rail.

Statement from WRI’s Jonathan Lash on U.S. House’s Climate and Energy Bill

March 31, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Jonathan Lash, president of the World Resources Institute, applauds House Chairman Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) and Energy and Environment Subcommittee Chairman Ed Markey (D-Mass.) for their global warming and energy draft bill released today.

Makeover of Top Business Blog Looks Like a NextBillion Bucks

March 26, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

NextBillion.net - one of the Web’s top business blogs - today announced a new look intended to make it the go-to online resource for discussions about business-model development aimed at helping poor people.

$1.6 Million Awarded to Assess Options for Optimizing Federal Climate Policies

March 25, 2009
Location: New York, N.Y.

The Climate Change Initiative of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation (DDCF) announced today three grants totaling more than $1.6 million. The grants will enable three organizations - the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, Resources for the Future and the World Resources Institute - to conduct nonpartisan research on critical issues in the ongoing debate about cap-and-trade legislation and complementary federal policies.

First Worldwide Summary of Water-Quality Trading Programs Shows Growing Popularity

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

The first list of the 57 water-quality trading programs worldwide is being released today by the World Resources Institute (WRI).

WRI’s Pershing Named No. 2 Climate Diplomat for Secretary Clinton

March 23, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dr. Jonathan Pershing today becomes the new Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Change under U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Bloomberg President, Zipcar Founder Named Directors at World Resources Institute

March 11, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) has elected Robin Chase, an entrepreneur in cost-effective transportati

FutureGen And The Department of Energy's Advanced Coal Programs

March 11, 2009
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