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Dr. Lee Schipper, EMBARQ fellow at EMBARQ - The World Resources Institute Center for Sustainable Transport, has been appointed as an editorial board member of the prestigious Transport Policy journal, the official journal of the World Conference on Transport Research Society.

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

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.

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.

Proposed fuel efficiency standards in both the U.S. and EU will not reduce overall greenhouse gas emissions from cars and light trucks over the long term, according to a report released today by the World Resources Institute.

This WRI policy brief makes the case for a national renewable electricity standard (RES), and makes recommendations for specific design features that a national RES should include.

This publication is an in-depth study and data analysis of GHG emissions for 8 Midwest U.S. States: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio and Wisconsin.

WRI produces cutting-edge analysis of climate and energy issues to help decision makers in the United States achieve needed emissions reductions.

The objective of WRI’s sustainability initiative is to “learn by doing” and to apply our research to reduce our own environmental footprint.

34 U.S. states, 2 Canadian provinces, and 2 Native American nation establish a single, unified GHG emissions accounting system.

How can the estimation of environmental outcomes be used to effectively allocate conservation funding, and what additional steps are needed to improve this process?

Explains how reverse auctions can be used as a cost-effective method for allocating funding in US Farm Bill Conservation Programs.

By Andrew Aulisi and Tim Herzog

How will U.S. agriculture be affected by climate change and how do farmers benefit by decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions?

EMBARQ’s Lee Schipper Appointed to Editorial Board of Transport Policy

Environmental Stories to Watch in 2008

Making the Carbon Offset Market Work

Environmental Trends to Watch in 2008

Proposed Fuel Efficiency Standards a Small but Welcome Step, Says New WRI Report

National Renewable Electricity Standard Design Features

Charting the Midwest: An Inventory and Analysis of Greenhouse Gas Emissions in America's Heartland

U.S. Climate Action

Walking the Talk: WRI’s Sustainability Initiative

Climate Registry States

The Climate Registry: Red and Blue States Go Green

Paying for Environmental Performance: Estimating the Environmental Outcomes of Agricultural Best Management Practices

Paying For Environmental Performance: Using Reverse Auctions to Allocate Funding For Conservation

Texas Powers Up

Agriculture and Climate Change: The Policy Context

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