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STATEMENT: Project Launches to Measure and Manage GHG Emissions for Agriculture in Brazil

June 17, 2012
Location: RIO DE JANEIRO

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the British Embassy are launching a two year partnership to measure corporate and farm-level emissions in Brazil. Agricultural emissions account for nearly 20 percent of Brazil’s emissions, with agricultural production on the rise.

ADVISORY: WRI Hosts Panels on Business Strategies, Climate Change and Green Economy at Rio+20

June 16, 2012
Location: RIO DE JANEIRO

The World Resources Institute (WRI) will host a series of panel discussions, featuring leaders in business, government and civil society, that will focus on how businesses can advance low-carbon and climate goals in the context of Rio+20.

Achieving the Benefits of a Green Economy through Clean Energy

By Priya Barua on June 16, 2012
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How can policymakers deliver low-carbon development, particularly clean energy, at affordable costs?

Why Transportation Needs to Be on the Rio+20 Agenda

By Holger Dalkmann on June 15, 2012
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Ten years ago, world leaders convened in Johannesburg to establish the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), global strategies designed to end

What's Happening at Rio+20: June 15th

By Michael Oko on June 14, 2012
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The Rio+20 informal sessions kicked off this week, and WRI’s experts are on the ground for all the action.

The Green Economy: Combining Profit and Planet

By Samantha Putt del Pino on June 14, 2012
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Can creating business value and promoting sustainable development go hand in hand? We think so, and so do many leading companies.

Climate Change and Rio+20

By Jennifer Morgan on June 14, 2012
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Despite 1992 Rio Earth Summit being the birthplace of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, climate change doesn’t hav

Survey Says: Results of WRI’s Project on Communicating Climate Science by Video

By Kelly Levin on June 14, 2012
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We are happy to announce the results of the project that we launched in May to assess how recent climate science discoveries can be mo

Rio de Janeiro Opens First Bus Rapid Transit Corridor

By Erica Schlaikjer on June 13, 2012
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This post was originally published in Portuguese on EMBARQBrasil.org.

Asian Organizations Commit to Advance Corporate Action on Climate Change

By Kaleigh Robinson and Stacy Kotorac on June 12, 2012
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Companies around the world are increasingly measuring and managing their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in response to drivers like consumer preference, purchaser demands, and sustainability goals.

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