This report examines electricity transmission developments and
challenges for renewable energy in the European Union (EU), China, and
the United States.
A new initiative was recently launched to promote government transparency and increase people’s access to information in Ghana, Uganda and South Africa.
Former New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson was elected to the Board of Directors of the World Resources Institute, announced its president Jonathan Lash.
This issue brief provides an overview of how public land, including forestland, can be “put to work” to earn revenue from one or more ecosystem service market opportunities. Working forest revenue sources include sustainable timber production, recreation and hunting fees, and – to the extent that management activities enhance environmental quality – payments for carbon sequestration, endangered species habitats, and/or water quality.
On Tuesday, March 8, the Latin American Initiative at the Brookings Institution will host a panel discussion on lessons learned from Latin America and the applicability of bus rapid transit (BRT) in the United States.