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Average Total Employment for Different Energy Technologies

September 1, 2010

Wind power is a nascent industry in the United States, but has the potential to spur job creation. Several studies show that wind power creates more jobs than power generation from fossil fuels.

The Challenge and Promise of Carbon Capture and Storage

By Sarah Forbes on August 16, 2010

This article originally appeared in The Solutions Journal.

Appalachian Forests Impacted by Coal Surface Mining (c. 2005)

August 4, 2010

Overview

Though the practice of mountaintop removal mining (MTR) is perhaps best-known in West Virginia, it is one of the main drivers of forest change in the entire region of

CCS in China: Toward an Environmental, Health, and Safety Regulatory Framework

Deborah Seligsohn, Yue Liu, Sarah Forbes, Zhang Dongjie, and Logan West

August, 2010

This brief frames how carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) might be regulated within the Chinese environmental policy context, with an emphasis on ensuring protection of people and the environment.

Mountaintop Removal Cuts Through Southern Forests

By Nick Price and Logan Yonavjak on July 30, 2010

New maps from SeeSouthernForests.org show the scale of forest loss from surface mining in Appalachia.

WRI Summary of the Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage and Related Provisions of the American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman)

By Micah Ziegler and Sarah Forbes on June 30, 2010

This summary provides a concise overview of the carbon dioxide capture and storage (CCS) and related provisions in the American Power Act, released as a discussion draft by Senators John

WRI Summary of the American Power Act (Kerry-Lieberman)

By John Larsen, James Bradbury, Alexia Kelly, and Allison Bishins on June 8, 2010

This summary provides a concise overview of the American Power Act (APA) released as a discussion draft by Senators John Kerry and Joseph Lieberman on May 12, 2010.

Seeing Beyond the Carbon Capture and Storage Barriers

By Sarah Forbes on May 14, 2010

Over the past ten years, there’s been tremendous progress on carbon capture and storage. What are the next steps?

NYTimes: A Bad Bet On Carbon? Another View on CCS

By Sarah Forbes on May 14, 2010

Carbon capture and storage is a challenge, but the obstacles are hardly insurmountable.

Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS) and Underground Capacity

By Sarah Forbes on April 28, 2010

How much land area does CCS require? It depends on the site.

The World Bank Eskom Support Program

By Smita Nakhooda on March 8, 2010

South Africa’s plans for a new coal power plant bring up difficult decisions for the World Bank.

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI Press Briefing on What to Expect at Copenhagen

November 16, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a journalist-only policy briefing this Friday that will preview the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18.

WRI Launches New Web Site Tracking China’s Energy and Climate Actions

November 12, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) today rolls out ChinaFAQs.org - a Web site tracking and summarizing the research of academics, research scientists and policy experts on China’s climate and energy policies and actions.

A First-Hand View of China’s Carbon Capture and Storage Actions

By Sarah Forbes, Deborah Seligsohn and Preeti Verma on July 28, 2009

A first-hand tour of CCS sites in China suggests possibilities for cooperation with the United States—to their mutual benefit.

Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Coal?

By Deborah Seligsohn and Sarah Forbes on January 28, 2009

Energy Secretary Stephen Chu’s testimony reminds us that the coal challenge is global, and its solutions must be global too.

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