Stacy Kotorac, a project coordinator/research assistant with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, also contributed to this blog post.…
This post originally appeared on National Geographic’s “City Solutions” blog.
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Two leaders on urban development recently came together on the same stage: Dr. Jim Yong Kim and Mayor Michael Bloomberg.
Kim, president of the World Bank, and Bloomberg, mayor of New York City, headlined a panel at the…
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p>The World Resources Institute, led by its sustainable transport center, EMBARQ, and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) established a partnership today that will further their mutual goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from urban transportation.
The need for action on sustainable transport has never been more apparent than it is today. The world’s population is expected to reach a whopping 9.8 billion people…
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p>WRI will host its 10th annual Stories to Watch event on Tuesday, January 15, 2013, at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. Dr.
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p>The World Resources Institute (WRI) today announced the appointment of Dr. Lailai Li as the new country director of WRI China. A well-recognized thought leader and researcher, Dr. Li brings a strong background of working on development pathways toward greater sustainability in China and globally. Previously, Dr.
As negotiators in Doha move toward a new global climate agreement this week, politicians and planners in the United States are still busy absorbing…
This piece was co-authored with Daniel Bongardt, Transport Policy Advisor with the German Technical Cooperation (GTZ).
China—especially its cities—has embraced…
