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3 Big Takeaways from the New Global Commitment to Phase Down HFCs
Reducing HFCs is an important step in curbing global climate change. Photo credit: John Isaac, UNInternational climate action took an encouraging step forward today. President Obama reached agreements...
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3 Beginning Steps to Designing a National Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program
A thermal power station in Takoradi, Ghana. Photo credit: Jonathan Ernst, World BankThis post is co-written with Avipsa Mahapatra, a former intern with WRI’s Climate and Energy program.A number of...
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3 Important Messages from this Week’s UNFCCC Workshop on Scaling Up Climate...
Developing countries need climate finance to mitigate climate change and adapt to its impacts. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, FlickrThe last in a series of expert workshops and consultations...
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A Stronger, Cleaner Michigan: 5 Steps to Cost-Effectively Reduce Power Sector...
A coal-fired power plant in Marysville, Michigan. Photo credit: Sentrawoods, FlickrAs the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) moves forward with standards to reduce emissions from existing power...
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New Study Sheds Light on Methane Leakage from Natural Gas
Marcellus Shale natural gas well in Pennsylvania. Photo credit: wcn247, FlickrNatural gas wells represent a significant source of U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as many of them leak methane,...
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Coastal Communities in Virginia Lead the Way on Local Climate Action
Local leaders in Virginia Beach, VA are making plans to adapt to sea-level rise and coastal flooding. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons.“The time to act is now… We cannot afford to do nothing.”This was...
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Launching the iBus: How Public Outreach Led to Transport Success in Indore,...
The iBus in Indore, India.Indore, India—nicknamed “Mini Bombay”—is a booming city of two million people. The city’s rapidly growing population has created serious problems, including increased road...
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Water Risk on the Rise
Businesses are waking up to the risks water can pose to their operations and bottom line. (Credit: The National Guard/Flickr).This article first appeared in Project SyndicateWater is never far from the...
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Addressing Carbon Pollution from Power Plants Is Vital for Avoiding...
John E. Amos coal-fired power plant. Photo credit: Wigwam Jones, FlickrFuture U.S. power suppliers will need to limit their carbon pollution, thanks to new standards announced today by the U.S....
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Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together
This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYTSonya Suter, special assistant to...
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New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool Will Help China’s Cities Pursue Low-Carbon...
Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Photo credit: Austronesian Expeditions, FlickrLow-carbon development has become the core theme of China’s urbanization. In fact, it’s one of the country’s key strategies to...
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Leveling the Playing Field for Legal Timber in Brazil
Logging in Mato Grosso, Brasil. Credit: c.alberto/ FlickrBrazil is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world. What is less known is that the country is the fourth largest industrial...
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The New Climate Economics
In recent years, a series of extreme weather events have caused immense damage. Photo credit: Wayne Stadler, FlickrThis post was written by Lord Nicholas Stern, president of the British Academy, and...
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World’s Carbon Budget to Be Spent in Three Decades
Exceeding 2 degrees C of warming would put the world at increased risk of forest fires, coral bleaching, higher sea level rise, and other dangerous impacts. Photo credit: The National Guard, FlickrThe...
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5 Major Takeaways from the IPCC Report on Global Climate Change
A drought-ridden field in Ciampea, Indonesia. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, FlickrEarlier today, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Summary for Policymakers of...
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New Climate Action Report: U.S. Can Reach its Emissions-Reduction Goal, but...
Flooding in Louisiana. Photo credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough, U.S. Coast GuardYesterday, the Obama Administration released the sixth U.S. Climate Action Report (CAR6) for public review,...
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Global Leaders Highlight Actions Needed to Achieve Climate Justice
The world's poorest communities are often the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Jeff Attaway, FlickrThis post was co-written with Tara Shine, head of research and...
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Conflicting Reporting Systems May Hinder Companies' Water Risk Strategies
A tuboat pushes barges on the Mississippi River. Photo credit: Tom Gill, FlickrThis post originally appeared on Guardian Sustainable Business’s Water hub blog.Water risks such as floods, scarcity and...
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How to Weave Ecosystem Services into Impact Assessments
The Wayuu people in Colombia. Photo credit: Tanenhaus, FlickrThe Wayuu people in northern Colombia depend on shrubland for grazing their livestock. These herds serve as the Wayuus’ main source of...
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The Difficulty of Defining Adaptation Finance
Climate change threatens Arabica coffee plants in Colombia. Credit: CIAT/flickrThis post was co-written with Abigail Ofstedahl, an intern with WRI’s Vulnerability and Adaptation Initiative.While...
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IPCC Report Delivers A Strong Message On Climate For Business Leaders
Hurricane Sandy swamped New York City and delivered more than $50 billion in damages. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.This post originally appeared on Forbes.comAn old Wall Street adage says “the market...
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IMF Experts and Others Envision a World without Energy Subsidies
When factoring in externalities, fossil fuel subsidies ring in at $2 trillion per year. Photo credit: Steven Straiton, FlickrThe world continues to see the “costs” of fossil fuel use in the form of...
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5 Areas for Action to Set the Green Climate Fund on an Ambitious Path
A farmer pumps water in Bihar, India. Photo credit: M. DeFreese, CIMMYTExpectations are running high as the Board of the Green Climate Fund prepares for its fifth meeting in Paris this week. As the...
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Q&A with African Risk Capacity: How Innovative Financing Models Can Build...
A Tanzania farmer shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYTCommunities across the world continue to experience weather-induced food shortages due to drought,...
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ASEAN Leaders Can Act to Reduce Fires and Haze
Fires in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia. Credit: Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian EmbassyLess than four months ago, millions of people across Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia were choking on the worst air...
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