New
WRI research shows that a carbon price could provide billions of dollars a year for coal communities in West Virginia and other states, while also curbing air pollution and climate change.
But
WRI research finds that if well - designed, both policies can effectively reduce emissions in the United States.
New
WRI research, Pathways for Meeting India's Climate Goals, shows that the country can achieve this GHG mitigation goal through the existing policies we analysed, while maintaining annual GDP growth rate of 6 to 7 percent.
New
WRI research shows India can achieve its emissions - reduction goal through existing policies while maintaining an annual GDP growth rate of 6 - 7 percent.
New
WRI research outlines how the country can get there — and save billions doing it.
New
WRI research shows that securing indigenous forestland is also a low - cost, high - benefit investment and therefore makes good economic sense.
New
WRI research highlights cost - effective steps states can take to rein in methane emissions — and why it's in their best interest to do so.
New
WRI research provides a to - do list for negotiators.
New
WRI research offers recommendations to more effectively attract and disburse climate finance.
According to
WRI research, 30 percent of global forest cover has been cleared, while another 20 percent has been degraded.
Not exact matches
WRI partnered with Evolved Energy
Research in modeling pathways to a clean energy economy, working with Ben Haley, Ryan Jones, and Gabe Kwok as principal analysts alongside Jim Williams, Director of the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Project.
The
research team was led by
WRI Senior Fellow Karl Hausker.
The International Food Policy
Research Institute (IFPRI) and the World Resources Institute (
WRI) are proud Symposium partners.
Brian Lipinski is a
research associate with the Food Program at the World Resources Institute (
WRI).
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But Flannigan said there is
research to support
WRI experts» statement that climate change is probably making Canada's forests vulnerable to bigger, more frequent blazes.
«The
WRI commentary is correct,» says Josep Canadell, an earth system scientist at Australia's Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation in Canberra who is also executive director of the Global Carbon Project, which tracks greenhouse gas pollution.
The World Resources Institute (
WRI) is an environmental think tank that goes beyond
research to find practical ways to protect the earth and improve people's lives.
Mengpin is the
Research Assistant with
WRI's Global Climate Program, where she provides analytical and technical support for the Open Climate Network (OCN) and CAIT 2.0 projects.
Since 2014, the New Climate Economy (NCE) project, of which
WRI is the managing partner, has developed agenda - setting analyses, drawing on
research from its network of over 100 partners, showing that economic growth and climate action can be mutually reinforcing.
Deborah is the
Research Analyst for the Business Center at
WRI.
WRI informed and helped drive support for a global agreement on climate change through
research, partnerships, and communications.
In a previous position at
WRI, Deborah was the Project Coordinator and
Research Analyst for the Climate Briefing Service within the Climate Program at
WRI.
Recent
research from
WRI and the Rights and Resources Initiative found that legally recognized and protected community forests have lower rates of deforestation than forests where community rights are insecure.
Aaron Kressig is a
Research Analyst within the Global Climate Program, working on
WRI's climate data and innovation work.
Mengpin is a
Research Analyst with
WRI's Global Climate Program, where she provides analytical and technical support for the Open Climate Network (OCN) and CAIT 2.0 projects.
Prior to joining
WRI she worked for the Economic and Social
Research Institute in Ireland, where she interacted with policy makers, companies and regulators and authored academic papers and policy reports.
New
research from
WRI and others shows that stopping deforestation, restoring forests and improving forestry practices could cost - effectively remove 7 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide annually, or as much as eliminating 1.5 billion cars.
WRI produces a variety of data visualizations to effectively communicate our
research and analysis.
Prior to joining
WRI, Nate conducted energy efficiency
research with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California.
WRI has been part of an international consortium of think tanks and universities called Agreement for Climate Transformation 2015 (ACT 2015) which, after hundreds of conversations with stakeholders and detailed
research, has put forward what an effective agreement could look like.
Katie Ross is an Associate with
WRI's Climate Program, where she supports the development of
research and information products for the Open Climate Network — an independent partnership of policy institutes from around the world that aims to track national progress on climate change.
Ariel is a
Research Analyst with WRI's Sustainable Finance Center where she conducts research and analysis on sustainable and responsible investing and international climate
Research Analyst with
WRI's Sustainable Finance Center where she conducts
research and analysis on sustainable and responsible investing and international climate
research and analysis on sustainable and responsible investing and international climate finance.
He conducts
research in support of
WRI's initiative on GHG accounting methodologies and data sources to help quantify emissions at the state and city level.
Prior to joining
WRI, her
research focused on market - based livelihood development among natural resource dependent communities.
Here,
WRI provides ongoing analysis of this groundbreaking climate change
research — and its potential implications on communities, the economy, and the environment.
Before joining
WRI, Taryn worked for the United Nations Foundation and the Pew Center on Global Climate Change (now C2ES) and provided
research support to a range of clients in the environmental community, including the World Wildlife Fund, the Tropical Science Center, and the Stockholm Environment Institute.
Taryn has also contributed to
WRI's
research on climate finance and on measurement, reporting, and verification.
Through our
WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities, we use technical expertise, cutting - edge
research, and on - the - ground partnerships to design solutions that enable sustainable city growth.
Using
research and expertise from staff to guide us,
WRI is committed to reducing the environmental and social impact of its operations.
Previous
research by
WRI and others suggests that further reductions are possible with current technology and at little to no cost to industry.
Now, there's an even better tool — an interactive map from World Resources Institute.The World Resources Institute has announced that new
research from
WRI and the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) identifies over 530 dead zones and an additional 228 sites worldwide exhibiting signs of marine «eutrophication» — or over-fertilized areas due to agricultural run - off.
WRI's recent
research shows that while 49 countries have peaked their emissions, it is still insufficient to limit warming to 1.5 - 2 degrees C (2.7 - 3.6 degrees F) and prevent the worst effects of climate change.
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