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16 members of the US Climate Action Partnership (US-CAP), including WRI, sent this letter to Congress and the incoming Obama Administration last week.

Here is the statement of WRI President Jonathan Lash on what an important signal President-elect Barack Obama has sent by naming Steven Chu -

This publication is a transcript of Jonathan Lash’s annual Environmental Stories to Watch address, which he gave on December 17th, 2008 at the Newseum. For the past six years, WRI has invited members of the press to join in a conversation about what we think will be the environmental stories to watch in the coming year.

WHAT: For the sixth straight year, World Resources Institute President Jonathan Lash will hold a briefing to preview which key environmental issues to watch in the year ahead.

The World Resources Institute and the Environmental Investigation Agency today launch a partnership to combat illegal logging worldwide and clean up timber supply chains.

Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) provide businesses a means to support renewable energy generation and meet clean energy goals. This fact sheet answers some basic questions about RECs and REC purchasing.

The Clean Air Act and new cap-and-trade legislation are both good policy options to address global warming; they can and should be developed simultaneously.

Energy savings certificates (ESCs) are used in some states as a mechanism through which third parties, such as commercial and industrial companies, can help utilities comply with energy efficiency targets. This issue explains ESCs and discusses their role in compliance markets.

Will the nation’s economic downturn dampen the availability of private funding for new power generation and transmission infrastructure?

This paper describes how social and environmental objectives have been undermined when past U.S. administrations have failed to respect the basic principles of participatory democracy and informed decision-making.

This policy brief presents the competing arguments for state-led and federal-led climate legislation, and argues for a third—“hybrid”—approach that maximizes the strengths of each level of government.

Ironically, the most ambitious U.S. action in the fight against global warming is coming from big cities and their mayors.

Climate change, national security, and energy are inter-connected through our persistent and growing dependence on fossil fuels. We must address all three.

“Today, ten states are taking a major step forward in the fight against global warming as they begin operations of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the country’s first mandatory GHG emissions market.

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WRI’s Jonathan Lash Commends President-elect Obama for Adding Top Scientists to Team

Environmental Stories to Watch in 2009

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI’s Jonathan Lash to Gauge Environmental "Stories to Watch" for 2009

WRI, EIA Form Partnership to Stem Illegal Forest Products Imported Into U.S.

Bottom Line on Renewable Energy Certificates

Should Obama Follow Ambitious Recommendations?

States that have implemented EERS or RES efficiency targets as of August 2008

Bottom Line on Energy Savings Certificates

Will The Economic Crisis Stall Energy Projects?

Presiding with Principle: Restoring Good Governance in the U.S. Executive Branch, and Why Voters Should Care

Federalism in the Greenhouse: Defining a Role for States in a Federal Cap-and-Trade Program

Mayors "Get It" on Climate Change

The (Really) Big Picture on Energy Policy

Statement from WRI President Jonathan Lash on the First Day of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) Trading

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