Rhys Gerholdt
Director of Communications & Media Strategy, Climate Program
Rhys Gerholdt is the Director of Communications & Media Strategy for the Climate Program at World Resources Institute. He brings expansive knowledge of WRI’s issues and skills as a communications strategist, with more than 15 years of climate communications experience.
Rhys joined WRI from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), where he managed communications and media relations on a range of topics including international and domestic climate policy, deforestation, climate adaptation and the issues in the Mekong River basin.
Prior to WWF, Rhys was Communications Manager for U.S. Climate Action Network, a coalition of organizations advancing ambitious climate action in the United States and through the United Nations.
Rhys holds a Master’s in Communication from The Johns Hopkins University and a Bachelor’s in Government from New Mexico State University.
He lives in West Virginia with his wife Jennifer.
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Projects
Tools, Reporting, and Analysis for Climate (TRAC)
Visit ProjectTRAC provides standards, tools, data, and analysis for use by countries, cities, and companies as the foundation for large-scale emissions reductions.
Part of ClimateProject for Advancing Climate Transparency (PACT) (Inactive)
Visit ProjectAdvancing transparency and accountability under the Paris Agreement
Part of ClimateClimate Watch
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectClimate Watch offers powerful insights and data on national climate plans, long-term strategies and greenhouse gas emissions to help countries achieve their climate and sustainable development goals.
Part of ClimatePower Explorer
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectProviding globally open data about power plants to increase transparency and help understand the environmental effects of power production
Part of Air QualitySystems Change Lab
Launch PlatformLaunch Platform Visit ProjectMonitoring, learning from and accelerating the transformational changes required to protect both people and the planet
Part of Climate