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Reflections on the Cancun Agreements

By Jennifer Morgan with analysis from Athena Ballesteros, Florence Daviet, Kelly Levin, Heather McGray, Hilary McMahon, Fred Stolle, Lutz Weischer, and Jacob Werksman on December 14, 2010

Jennifer Morgan and our team of climate experts look back on the keys to progress in Cancun, and analyze the major decisions.

A Comeback in Cancun: Countries Move Forward with Climate Agreement

December 11, 2010
Location: CANCUN, MEXICO

The Cancun climate talks concluded today with countries agreeing by consensus to move ahead with an international agreement on climate change.

Q&A: What Can Climate Negotiations Achieve in Cancún?

By Jennifer Morgan on November 23, 2010

WRI Climate Director Jennifer Morgan reviews the “crunch issues” that negotiators will have to address in Cancun.

MEDIA ADVISORY: UNEP and WRI to Launch Emissions Gap Report

November 22, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Are the Copenhagen Accord pledges sufficient to limit global warming to 2 or 1.5⁰C?

India’s Climate Bet: An Emerging Giant’s Alternative Route to Power

By Manish Bapna on November 19, 2010

This piece originally appeared in Solutions (Volume 1: Issue 6) and is reposted with permission.

From Copenhagen To Cancun: Formalizing Emission Reduction Pledges

By Jennifer Morgan on November 19, 2010

Three options for formalizing Copenhagen Accord pledges in Cancún.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Pre-Cancun Roundtable Discussion on Climate Negotiations

November 18, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute will host a roundtable discussion for media in the lead-up to the Cancun climate talks.

WRI Comments on the Climate Investment Funds Results Frameworks

By Clifford Polycarp, Smita Nakhooda, Davida Wood, Florence Daviet, Crystal Davis, and Margaret Spearman on November 12, 2010

WRI submitted comments to the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) Trust Fund Committees suggesting ways to improve the CIFs Results Frameworks.

Learning from the Climate Investment Funds

By Clifford Polycarp and Smita Nakhooda on November 12, 2010

Can climate financing create transformational change?

MEDIA STATEMENT: WRI Response to EPA Pollution Permitting Guidance

November 10, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released pollution permitting guidance for state and local environmental agencies, detailing how to apply Best Available Control Technology (BACT) requirements to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from large new polluters.

What Are Limits on EPA? Clean Air Act Holds Answers

By Franz Litz and Nicholas Bianco on November 8, 2010

Given the built-in limitations on EPA authority contained in the Clean Air Act, fears of agency “overreach” are misplaced.

NEWS RELEASE: New Report: Chinese Companies are Improving Environmental Standards Through Supply Chains

October 25, 2010
Location: Beijing, China and Washington D.C.

Chinese suppliers can improve their business performance by adopting high environmental standards, according to a new working paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs (IPE). The paper, “Greening Supply Chains in China,” highlights the experiences of five companies in China that have worked to improve their environmental performance.

Have You Heard of Coral Bleaching?

By Lauretta Burke and Katie Reytar on October 21, 2010

Three-quarters of Americans have not.

Fact Sheet: U.S. Climate Action in 2009-2010

By Stephanie Hanson, compiled by Aliza Wasserman on September 20, 2010

While federal climate change legislation has stalled, federal agencies, states, and Congress made some progress on controlling greenhouse gas emissions in the past two years.

EPA Must Move Now

By Jennifer Morgan on September 15, 2010

This post originally appeared on the National Journal Energy and Environment blog.

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