Stories: Climate, Energy & Transport

This post was co-written with Forbes Tompkins, an intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy Program.

Last month, Death Valley, California…

New energy efficiency legislation has been introduced by Senators Shaheen and Portman that could come before the U.S. Senate as early as this month.

New industry-led, voluntary program to measure and report GHG Emissions

On July 16, 2013 the World Bank agreed to support universal access to reliable modern energy and limit the financing of coal-fired power plants to rare circumstances in an effort to address climate change concerns.

While manufacturing is a critical part of the U.S. economy, it’s struggled over the last several years—both financially and environmentally. Overall U.S.

This post originally appeared on WRI’s ChinaFAQs blog.

STATEMENT: U.S.-China Action on Climate Change "Essential"

At the opening of the 2013 Strategic and Economic Dialogue, the United States and China announced agreement to five new “action initiatives” for collaboration on addressing climate change.

A New, One-Stop Shop for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

Wading through the vast sea of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions data can be a real challenge.

A growing number of countries and companies now measure and manage their emissions through greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories.

By the Numbers: The Economic Benefits of a National Climate Action Plan

President Obama’s newly announced National Climate Action Plan will make serious progres