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“Social Cost of Carbon” report shows how current models do not accurately measure real harm from climate change

This policy brief explains the various steps in calculating the social cost of carbon, the weaknesses and strengths of those calculations, and how they are used to inform climate policy. The aim is to help policymakers, regulators, civil society, and others judge for themselves the reliability of using the resulting numbers in making policy decisions.

A new report, “[The Role of Driving in Reducing GHG Emissions and Oil Consumption: Recommendations for Federal Transportation Policy](http://www.wri.org/publication/role-of-driving-in-reducing-g...

ADB President Calls for “Radical Steps” on Clean Energy

As climate negotiations wrapped up in Bonn, Germany, following is a statement from Jennifer Morgan, Director, Climate and Energy, the World Resources Institute:

Current use valuation programs can encourage landowners to resist development pressures and leave forest as forest.

Working with EPA and other federal agencies to help design, inform and clarify U.S. government activities to reduce greenhouse gases.

WRI works to inform Congress about the opportunities and impacts of legislative proposals that affect U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and to help shape federal policies that will lead the U.S. on a path of low-carbon growth.

This paper explores current use valuation programs as one tool for conserving and fostering sustainable management of southern U.S. forests under private ownership. The brief identifies key constraints on existing programs and suggests measures that could be implemented to enhance program effectiveness.

Despite their benefits to national economies, reefs around the world are at risk, including in the United States.

Source: DuMoulin, Andrew. 2011. Winning Open Space Ballot Measures. The Trust for Public Land LandVote® Database. The Trust for Public Land.

A new WRI report explores what makes public ballot measures successful and how they can help conserve forests in the U.S. South.

From 1988 through 2010, 354 measures were proposed across the 13 states of the U.S. South.

These tables serve as a reference document containing the key design elements of nutrient trading programs in four Chesapeake Bay states: Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

This issue brief explores the potential of conservation-related ballot measures as a tool to protect forests. It defines conservation-related ballot measures, summarizes their nationwide track record, assesses their application in the Southern United States, and makes recommendations to increase their utilization in the South in the future.

PRESS RELEASE: New Report Highlights Weaknesses in Government’s Cost-Benefit Analysis of Climate Change

More than Meets the Eye: The Social Cost of Carbon in U.S. Climate Policy, in Plain English

PRESS RELEASE: New Report Presents Transportation Strategies to Reduce U.S. Oil Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

PRESS RELEASE: 6th Asia Clean Energy Forum Opens in Manila, Philippines

PRESS STATEMENT: Bonn Climate Talks Wrap Up: More Progress Needed

Property Tax Incentives for Forest Conservation in the U.S. South

U.S. Federal Agencies and Climate Change

U.S. Climate & Energy Legislation

Current Use Valuation Programs: Property Tax Incentives for Preserving Local Benefits of Forests

WRI Warns of Threats to Coral Reefs at Capitol Hill Ocean Week

Conservation-Related Ballot Measures in the United States (1998–2010)

Public Ballot Measures Unlock Billions of Dollars for Conservation Nationwide

Conservation-Related Ballot Measures in the Southern United States (1988–2010)

Comparison Tables of State Nutrient Trading Programs in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed

Funding for Forests: The Potential of Public Ballot Measures

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