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President Obama made it abundantly clear during the State of the Union address last night that he will direct his Administration to take on climate change. The…

STATEMENT: WRI Response to the State of the Union

In his State of the Union address, President Obama presented his priorities for his second term, including addressing the threat of climate change.

A Roadmap to Respond to the Climate Crisis

This post originally appeared on TheHill.com.

Tonight, President Obama will address the…

A Time for Leadership on Climate Justice

I spent the recent U.N. climate negotiations in Doha trying to reconcile two injustices. The first is captured by Nicholas Stern…

Water Risk to Business Is No Small Drip

At the World Economic Forum in Davos two weeks ago, I was struck by how often the issue of water risk was raised by business executives. As the global economic turmoil is receding, many CEOs and global leaders are turning to other threats—and…

New Report Identifies Pathways for U.S. Administration to Reduce Emissions

Franz Litz, Executive Director of Pace Law School’s Energy and Climate Center, also contributed to this post.

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Analysis finds U.S. is currently not on track to reach its 17% target, but has the tools to get there

As we’ve seen recently with Hurricane Sandy,

Unlocking Sustainable Transport Starts with Cities

This post originally appeared on National Geographic’s “City Solutions” blog.

In a little more than one generation—by the time your grade-schoolers will be seeing their own kids off to school—our planet will be home to 9 billion people. This will create…