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Environmental Entrepreneurs: Mexico's 'Échale a Tu Casa' Builds Green Houses for Low-Income Families

By Tracy Elsen on April 4, 2011

Houses crudely constructed from sheets of cardboard and aluminum start to appear just south of the Mexico-United States border and stretch across the Mexican landscape. These homes, which are often overcrowded, unstable and made of dangerous materials, provide stark visual evidence of Mexico’s severe housing shortage.

Environmental Entrepreneurs: Mexico’s AliBio Harnesses the Power of Microbes

By Tracy Elsen on March 30, 2011

A Mexican company uses microbes to reduce chemicals used in agriculture and water treatment.

PRESS RELEASE: Vote Now “Active Cities, Healthy Cities!” Online Contest

March 18, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Online contest raises awareness about the public health benefits of sustainable urban development and transport in Latin America and Caribbean.

MEDIA ADVISORY: Global Investor Forum 2011 at NYU Stern

March 17, 2011
Location: NEW YORK, N.Y.

Six environmentally focused companies from emerging markets to present to investors;

Keynote by Mac Heller, Executive Chairman of CODA Automotive, panel discussion, and more

PRESS RELEASE: 75% of World’s Coral Reefs Currently Under Threat, New Analysis Finds

February 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C. & LONDON

“Reefs at Risk Revisited” report presents comprehensive analysis of threats to coral reefs

Regional Cap and Trade Programs

February 16, 2011

23 U.S.

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.

Mexican Cities to Benefit from FedEx-EMBARQ Transport Collaboration

February 3, 2010
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The National Network for Sustainable Urban Mobility in Mexico was launched today by FedEx Corp. and its operating companies with EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport.

Comparative Analysis of National Climate Change Strategies in Developing Countries

Working Paper: November, 2009

This matrix helps policymakers compare the National Climate Change plans of five developing countries: India, Brazil, China, Mexico and South Africa.

MEDIA ADVISORY: CTS-Brasil, Challenge Bibendum Unite Latin American Mayors to Advance Sustainable Urban Transport

November 23, 2009

Bloomberg Philanthropies Awards EMBARQ, Partners $125 Million for Global Road Safety Work

November 18, 2009
Location: NEW YORK CITY, N.Y.

EMBARQ – The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport is one of six organizations awarded a total of $125 million by Michael Bloomberg to implement programs in low- and middle-income countries to prevent death and disability from road traffic crashes. This is the largest single donation ever for international road safety.

EMBARQ and Partners Win Award from Harvard University for Metrobus Project

November 12, 2009

Public-private partnership recognized by John F. Kennedy School of Government

WRI’s EMBARQ Wins Harvard University Award for Mexico City Bus Project

November 12, 2009
Location: CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS

EMBARQ - the World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport - today receives the 2009 Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership from Harvard University for its work in establishing Mexico City’s Metrobus, a sustainable transit project in one of the world’s most populated and congested cities.

Testimony Before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works: Getting to Yes on Climate Change

October 29, 2009

Top Companies in Brazil Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions for the First Time

October 19, 2009
Location: SAO PAULO

 

Petrobras, Ford Brasil, Wal-Mart Brasil, and Whirlpool are some of the first companies to voluntarily measure and publicly report their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions using the Brazil GHG Protocol Program, a project of the World Resources Institute (WRI).

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