Stories by Manish Bapna

Shale Gas: Friend or Foe?

A Special Letter from WRI Interim President Manish Bapna

Weird Weather and the New Climate Reality

This post was written with Vinod Thomas, director general of the Asian Development Bank and former senior vice president, Independent Evaluation Group, World Bank. It was originally posted by the

Making Effective Decisions in a Changing Climate

This piece originally appeared on the Bangkok Post website.

A Vision for the UN Panel For Global Sustainability

On October 20, I spoke at an Interactive Dialogue of the UN General Assembly about the imminent report of the High Level Panel for Global Sustainability. The Panel,…

If you believe the doomsday merchants, the scariest thing about this Halloween is the fact that the world…

This post is based on the foreword to World Resources: Decision Making in a Changing Climate, co-signe

Vice President Joe Biden had it right in his recent visit to China.

Five Myths About Extreme Weather

This story originally appeared in the Washington Post.

The global recession has brought new attention to chronic structural flaws in current economic models and assumptions. As economies struggle to recover, many are taking a closer look at the broad concept of a “Green Economy,” one that simultaneously promotes sustainability and economic growth What would this type of economy look like, and how could we get there? WRI Managing Director Manish Bapna responds to some of the most commonly-asked questions:

As well as urgently cutting emissions, nations everywhere need to take steps to adapt to a very different world.