Stories: Climate, Energy & Transport

On May 11, WRI hosted an official side event at the 15th meeting of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.

On June 14, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) announced a Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

34 U.S. states, 2 Canadian provinces, and 2 Native American nation establish a single, unified GHG emissions accounting system.

An April Washington Post article convincingly highlighted how

When the United Nations wanted help exploring legal empowerment of the poor, it turned to the experts of WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

STATEMENT OF JONATHAN SOHN
SENIOR ASSOCIATE
WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE

A new non-profit/for-profit hybrid model suggests that economic, social, and environmental gains are the same. But this “fourth sector” needs long-term, committed finance in order to grow.

Liquid fuels from coal could displace some level of U.S. oil imports, but the environmental tradeoffs are daunting.

The Access Initiative looks to expand its work on access to justice, access to information, and access to participation in the Middle East.