Topic: greenhouse gases

This flow chart shows the sources and activities across the U.S. economy that produce greenhouse gas emissions. Energy use is by far responsible for the majority of greenhouse gases.

The rooftop at 10 G Street is about to get a lot greener—3,000 square feet to be exact. In real estate-scarce cities, commercial property owners nationwide are turning roof space into green space.

APA and WRI installing a rooftop garden that will provide ecological and psychological benefits.

By mid-2008, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must develop a national greenhouse gas (GHG) registry. This is not part of ongoing climate policy discussions, it is already law. This fact sheet answers the questions many are asking about GHG registries and the role of a mandatory GHG reporting program in the United States.

This policy brief looks at the rationales for a national greenhouse gas registry in the United States, draws comparisons to other reporting programs and proposals, and makes recommendations on key design questions.

New agreement will help ensure success of city’s bus-rapid-transit system

INDORE, INDIA, February 28, 2008 – The residents of Indore, India should enjoy reduced emissions, congestion, and improved pedestrian safety a little sooner.

Last month, Chinese cement companies took the first steps towards measuring and managing CO2 emissions across the entire cement sector.

Remarks by Jonathan Lash on December 18, 2007 at the National Press Club Briefing for Journalists

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A ceremony to launch an international contest to identify and celebrate cities in Latin America that have made changes in their man-made surroundings that promote physical activity and improve overall public health.

There are two ways the U.S. government could bring consistency and credibility to the voluntary carbon offset market: endorse an existing program and provide guidance, oversight and/or enforcement.

The representatives of more than 100 countries attending December’s U.N. climate conference in Bali, Indonesia, finally focused on the important role tropical forests play in global warming.

Trends to Watch is WRI’s annual forecast of emerging issues that will have major impacts on environmental coverage in 2008. On climate change: what will happen between COP-13 in Bali, and COP-14 in Poznan? What role will China play? Will we see new legislation and regulations from Congress or the EPA? Where will biofuels and technology go? Where will the water come from? WRI President Jonathan Lash makes his predictions at the National Press Club.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Greenhouse Gas Management Institute are joining forces to train professionals on the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, the most widely used international accounting tool for government and business leaders to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions.

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Flow Chart

Greening the Urban Rooftop

Building a Rooftop Garden

Bottom Line on GHG Emissions Registries

Measuring The Invisible: Quantifying Emissions Reductions From Transport Solutions - Porto Alegre Case Study

Measuring The Invisible: Quantifying Emissions Reductions From Transport Solutions - Hanoi Case Study

Designing a U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Registry

Indore, India and EMBARQ Team Up to Improve City’s Public Transportation

Chinese Cement Companies Accounting for CO2 Emissions

Environmental Stories to Watch in 2008

ADVISORY: “Active Cities, Healthy Cities” Contest to be Launched This Week

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Making the Carbon Offset Market Work

Forests Finally Emerging as Climate Issue

Environmental Trends to Watch in 2008

WRI Joins Greenhouse Gas Management Institute to Train on Emissions Accounting

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