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    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 15, 2015

    An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean Energy Solutions for Utilities and Companies

    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    A solar array in California. Photo by Steve Jurvetson/Flickr.
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Business
    Insights
    April 7, 2015

    Q&A with Goldman Sachs’ Kyung-Ah Park: How Can Companies Communicate the Value of Sustainability to Investors?

    • Finance
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Solar panels in Palo Alto, California. Photo by Richard Masoner/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Water
    Insights
    March 19, 2015

    Water Stewardship: Good for Business, Good for Sustainable Development

    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    River Hubelj in Slovenia. Photo by nejcbole/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 23, 2015

    What do Apple, Citi and Shell Have in Common?

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    It's a pleasant surprise to see growing acceptance for the importance of low-carbon power from some of the world’s biggest traditional energy firms. Photo by Aeon Solar/Flickr.
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Insights
    February 23, 2015

    Putting Citi’s $100 Billion Environmental Finance Initiative in Context

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    In its 2013 Global Citizenship Report, Citi reported more than $2 billion for solar financing. Photo by Walmart/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    February 11, 2015

    How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    If emissions continue unabated, the world is on track to exhaust its "carbon budget" within three decades. Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    February 5, 2015

    Reforming 3 Systems Can Create a New Climate Economy in India

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Business
    Traffic congestion in Calcutta, India. Photo by frederik_rowing/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Business
    Business
    News
    January 29, 2015

    RELEASE: Kevin Moss to Lead WRI’s Business Center

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • united nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • united nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Equity
    Insights
    December 31, 2014

    So What Did We Learn in 2014?

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    2014 shifted the needle toward a more sustainable future. Photo by David Drodge/The Pembina Institute
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    Equity
    Insights
    December 30, 2014

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    Equity
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    October 23, 2014

    Intelligent Imagining: Scenarios to Manage Water as the Climate Changes

    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    A watershed in the Central American Dryland Corridor, a protected area meant to foster biodiversity and sustainable development, in Trifinio, Guatemala. Photo Credit: Paul Reig/WRI
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 16, 2014

    A New Climate Economy: Shifting Corporate America onto a Low-Carbon Path

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    From left to right: Amy Harder, Chad Holliday, Ken Gayer, and Andrew Steer. Photo credit: Bill Dugan, WRI
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 13, 2014

    Al Gore: A New Kind of Tipping Point for Climate Action

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer with former Vice President Al Gore. The World Resources Institute hosts a reception and dinner, followed by a conversation with former Vice-President Al Gore at the Swedish Embassy (The House of Sweden) in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 8, 2014. Photo credit: James R. Brantley
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Equity
    Insights
    October 3, 2014

    3 Reasons Small Businesses Must Play a Large Role in Climate Change Resilience

    • Climate
    • Business
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Farmers in Cambodia are threatened by the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Asladhrra, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Business
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 1, 2014

    ADVISORY: Launch Event for New Analysis on Opportunities to Advance New Climate Economy in the United States

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2014

    Finding Solutions for South Africa’s Coal-Fired Energy and Water Problems

    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A communal water tap in Soweto, South Africa. Photo credit: E. Muench, Wikimedia Commons
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Finance
    Insights
    September 23, 2014

    Analyzing Outcomes from the UN Climate Summit

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    More than 125 heads of state and government officials gathered for the UN Climate Summit 2014 in New York City. Photo credit: Holger Dalkmann, WRI
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    September 18, 2014

    2 Questions for World Business Leaders at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • united nations
    The UN Secretary General's Climate Summit will bring CEOs and heads of government to New York City on September 23, 2014. (Photo credit: Chris Ford, Flickr)
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • united nations

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