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WRI Summary of the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012, S. 2146

By Nicholas Bianco, Kevin Kennedy, James Bradbury on March 7, 2012

This summary provides an overview of S. 2146, the Clean Energy Standard Act of 2012 (CESA), introduced by Senator Bingaman and 8 cosponsors on March 1, 2012.

ADVISORY: WRI's 9th Annual Stories to Watch

December 20, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute will host its 9th Annual Stories to Watch event on January 10, 2012, looking ahead to the big environmental and sustainability stories for 2012.

Fact Sheet: The Power of Innovation: Meeting our Energy Challenges through Accelerated Innovation

By Micah Ziegler on November 14, 2011

With contributions from Letha Tawney and Lutz Weischer

Innovation can close the gap between the low-carbon technologies of today and the low-cost, high performance technologies the world needs.

Is the Fit Right? Considering Technological Maturity in Designing Renewable Energy Policy

Jenna Goodward, Alex Perera, Nicholas Bianco, Christina Heshmatpour

August, 2011

This brief describes a number of policy tools that can be employed to drive investment in renewable energy technologies and discusses which policy options may be the best fit based on the commercial maturity of a targeted technology.

PRESS RELEASE: San Francisco Launches Solar@Work

July 13, 2011
Location: SAN FRANCISCO

San Francisco Launches Solar@Work: Innovative Model Creates Breakthrough in Solar Affordability for Small Businesses

More than 2 Megawatts of new solar installations expected, making solar power accessible to businesses in the Bay Area without local rebates

MEDIA ADVISORY: City of San Francisco Launches Solar@Work Program for Local Businesses

July 11, 2011
Location: San Francisco

Announcing the first major group purchase of solar power for commercial buyers

WRI Experts on Asia's Clean Energy Future

By Maggie Barron on June 16, 2011

Why is Asia such an important region for clean energy deployment? WRI experts respond.

Technology Transfer

Ensuring that the opportunities of clean energy are available to the nations that need them most by guiding effective international collaboration on low-carbon technology.

Renewable Energy & Efficiency

WRI works with businesses, governments, and researchers of all kinds to ensure that technologies to provide low-carbon energy effectively, efficiently, and inexpensively are available and deployed around the world.

PRESS RELEASE: New Paper Lays Out Smart Policies for Renewable Energy Growth

May 24, 2011
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Offers six principles of smart energy policy for developing countries

Grounding Green Power: Bottom-Up Perspectives on Smart Renewable Energy Policy in Developing Countries

Working Paper: May, 2011

This working paper identifies key components of smart renewable energy policy in developing countries, focusing on the power sector. It also provides recommendations for maximizing the effectiveness of international support for deployment of renewable energies, drawn from these on-the-ground experiences in developing countries.

IPCC Study: Renewable Energy Could Provide Majority of World’s Energy by 2050

By Lutz Weischer on May 23, 2011

Recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a comprehensive study on renewable energy, entitled Special Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation. The report finds that by 2050, nearly 80 percent of the world’s energy supply could be provided by renewable energy sources. WRI Analyst Lutz Weischer, who works on renewable energy policies, sat down to talk about the report’s implications.

PRESS RELEASE: New Group Purchasing Model Slashes Cost of Solar Power

April 26, 2011
Location: PHILADELPHIA

12-step guide makes solar power accessible to small businesses and local governments

*Editor’s note: Experts will be attending DOE’s Solar America Cities Annual Meeting, April 26-28, and ar

Purchasing Power: Best Practices Guide to Collaborative Solar Procurement

Jenna Goodward, Rachel Massaro, Benjamin Foster, and Caroline Judy, in collaboration with Alex Perera and Christopher Lau

April, 2011

This Best Practices Guide is intended to assist commercial and government entities in the process of organizing and executing a collaborative solar purchase.

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