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PRESS STATEMENT: WRI Responds to Inspector General's Report on NOAA Scientists

February 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The Office of Inspector General released a report today clearing scientists at the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) of wrongdoing with regard to the stolen emails from the University of East Anglia’s Climate Research Unit (CRU) in November 2009.

PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

February 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. & LONDON

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

Reefs at Risk in the Atlantic/Caribbean

February 18, 2011

More than 75 percent of the coral reefs in the Atlantic region are at risk from local threats (i.e., coastal development, overfishing/destructive fishing, marine-based pollution, and/or watershed-base

Regional Cap and Trade Programs

February 16, 2011

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PRESS RELEASE: World Resources Institute Names Kevin Kennedy to Lead U.S. Climate Program

February 16, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) announced today that Dr. Kevin Kennedy will lead its U.S. Climate Initiative, within the Climate and Energy Program, starting in April 2011.

What’s Ahead for Power Plants & Industry? Using the Clean Air Act to Reduce GHGs, Building on Regional Programs

Franz Litz, Nicholas Bianco, Michael B. Gerrard (Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia University Law School), and Gregory E. Wannier (Center for Climate Change Law at the Columbia University Law School)

Working Paper: February, 2011

This working paper explores how states and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) could reduce greenhouse gas emissions from power plants and industrial facilities using the standards of performance under section 111 of the Clean Air Act.

PRESS RELEASE: Study Finds Federal Climate Policy Scenarios Would Have Modest Credit Impacts for Most U.S. Chemicals Subsectors

February 15, 2011
Location: NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.

S&P, WRI Release Report on Climate Policy Scenarios and the US Chemicals Industry

MEDIA ADVISORY: "Reefs at Risk Revisited" Launch at National Press Club, Wednesday, February 23, 2011

February 11, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Administrator, NOAA, and leading experts discuss “Reefs at Risk Revisited” report findings and solutions.

Summary of Select EPA Regulatory Exposure Factors by Chemical Manufacturing Subsector Based on CO2 Emissions

February 11, 2011

WRI and Standard & Poor’s were unable to conduct a full assessment of credit quality per subsector under EPA regulation because of limited information on the EPA’s anticipated regulatory approach

Estimated Maximum Compliance Costs under Cap-and-Trade Policy (assuming rebates are provided to eligible subsectors) in 2006

February 11, 2011

GHG emissions compliance costs should be minimal for 10 of the 13 subsectors eligible for free emissions allowances in 2016, in WRI’s view.

Energy Intensity, Trade Intensity, and Size of U.S. Chemical Manufacturing Subsectors (2006)

February 11, 2011

GHG emissions compliance costs should be minimal for 10 of the 13 subsectors eligible for free emissions allowances in 2016, in WRI’s view.

Direct Energy Purchase Costs as % of Shipment Value under Three EIA Projection Scenarios of the American Power Act (2016)

February 11, 2011

The impact of energy-related costs varies under the three EIA scenarios.

Summary of Relative Subsector-Level Vulnerability under the American Power Act

February 11, 2011

Using the EIA policy scenarios and projections of the American Power Act (APA), WRI analyzed the potential additional costs or savings as a result of climate policy.

GHG Emissions and Intensity by Chemical Manufacturing Subsector (2006)

February 11, 2011

WRI and Standard & Poor’s examined the possible credit implications of the policy scenarios for 13 of the most greenhouse gas-intensive chemicals manufacturing subsectors.

WRI and Standard & Poor

Industry Voices Support U.S. EPA Action on Clean Air Act

By James Bradbury on February 9, 2011

On Capitol Hill today, industry leaders and other experts explained why the upcoming U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) standards on carbon dioxide emissions can benefit U.S. business and help drive innovation while keeping our air and water clean.

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