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This WRI policy brief makes the case for a national renewable electricity standard (RES), and makes recommendations for specific design features that a national RES should include.

On November 15th, Governors of nine Midwestern U.S. states and the Premier of Manitoba signed the Midwestern Greenhouse Gas Reduction Accord, a new agreement to establish regional goals and initiatives to increase energy security, promote renewable energy, and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Note: this map has been updated: click here to view the update.

Each year, we evaluate the impact of our work in four sustainable development goal areas and announce our top ten outcomes. Each is a glimpse of what’s possible when we work together as a global community.

This publication is an in-depth study and data analysis of GHG emissions for 8 Midwest U.S. States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

WRI President Jonathan Lash and Dean Spiliotes, a New Hampshire-based political expert, discuss the climate plans of the various candidates and field questions from the public on New Hampshire Public Radio.

As lawmakers look to implement policies that will help reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, one technology they are considering is carbon capture and sequestration. But many technical and policy issues remain unresolved. In a new report and this E&E TV interview, John Venezia gives the lay-of-the-land on CCS. Read more.

Climate change legislation introduced today by Senators Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) and John Warner (R-Va.) sends a strong signal that the U.S. is moving toward reducing its greenhouse gas emissions. Read More.

WRI produces cutting-edge analysis of climate and energy issues to help decision makers in the United States achieve needed emissions reductions.

How can managers of agricultural operations reduce their greenhouse gas emissions? What opportunities exist under the Conservation Title of the 2007 Farm Bill to enhance climate change mitigation opportunities from the U.S. agricultural sector?

Explains how reverse auctions can be used as a cost-effective method for allocating funding in US Farm Bill Conservation Programs.

How will U.S. agriculture be affected by climate change and how do farmers benefit by decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions?

A comprehensive, empirically based analysis of U.S. agricultural sustainability. Uses agronomic and environmental data collected from 45 physical U.S. regions. A tool to assess the environmental and economic impacts of a broad range of policy options.

National Renewable Electricity Standard Design Features

The Midwest Greenhouse Gas Accord By the Numbers

U.S. State Climate Initiatives: MGGRA, RGGI & WCI

Top 10 Outcomes 2007

Charting the Midwest: An Inventory and Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in America's Heartland

Where Do the Presidential Candidates Stand on Global Warming?

What Is the Future of CCS?

WRI's Statement on the Lieberman-Warner Global Warming Bill

U.S. Climate Action

Climate Registry States

Agriculture and Climate Change: Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Opportunities and the 2007 Farm Bill

Paying For Environmental Performance: Using Reverse Auctions to Allocate Funding For Conservation

Agriculture and Climate Change: The Policy Context

Growing Green: Enhancing Environmental and Economic Performance in U.S. Agriculture

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