Stories: Climate, Energy & Transport

In a first of its kind deal, a consortium led by Kohlberg, Kravis & Roberts (KKR) and Texas Pacific Group (TPG)

With the renewed focus on global warming policy in the United States, there have been several assertions made about the growth of US emissions, particularly with respect to the European Union (EU).

How do emissions reduction bills currently before Congress compare?

On Tuesday, President George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union address to the nation. The President spent three minutes and thirty-seven seconds on energy policy. He mentioned climate change once.

Jacob Werksman has been selected to lead WRI’s Institutions and Governance Program.

There is no shortage of options and suggestions for how to address climate change.

Environmental Review of 2006

How did the environment fare in 2006? 10 underreported stories.

The 2006 Atlantic hurricane season officially ended on November 30th, and thankfully, there weren’t nearly as many destructive storms in 2006 as in 2005.

More than 80 percent of the sediment and 50 percent of the pollutants entering the coastal waters of the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef originate from human activities.