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Q&A: What is a "Green Economy?"
The global recession has brought new attention to chronic structural flaws in current economic models and assumptions. As economies struggle to recover, many are taking a closer look at the broad...
View ArticleTwo Degrees of Innovation: How to Seize the Opportunities in Low-Carbon Power
This paper offers a strategic framework for those seeking to capitalize on the low-carbon transition. The first section presents innovation as a key strategy to achieve economic development, energy,...
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Fact Sheet: The Power of Innovation: Meeting our Energy Challenges through...
Innovation can close the gap between the low-carbon technologies of today and the low-cost, high performance technologies the world needs.Download PDF(PDF, 920 Kb) (includes additional references)More...
View ArticleRELEASE: WRI Names Andrew Steer as New President
World Bank Economist and Special Envoy for Climate Change to Lead Global Institute Known for Excellence and ImpactThe World Resources Institute today named Dr. Andrew D. Steer as its next president....
View ArticleMEDIA ADVISORY: Hope or Hype? WRI Experts Host Press Call on Rio+20 Summit
As leaders in government, business and civil society prepare to head to Rio de Janeiro for the UN Sustainable Development Summit, known as Rio+20, experts from the World Resources Institute will host a...
View ArticleBuilding an Inclusive Green Economy for All
ForewordWhile significant development progress has been achieved over the past two decades, with almost 650 million people moving out of extreme poverty in developing countries between 1990 and 2008,...
View ArticleADVISORY: New Report Outlines Key Steps to Reduce Poverty in a Green Economy
Despite global development progress, some 1.3 billion people are living on less than US $1.25 per day, with 900 million facing hunger. Efforts to tackle poverty are being compounded by the continued...
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PRESS RELEASE: Rio+20: Opportunity to Fast Track Transition to Green Economy,...
New Report Presents Key Policies and Building Blocks to Unlock Prosperity, Reduce Poverty and Support Environmental SustainabilityVer texto em PortuguêsA transition to a green economy could lift...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Rio+20: "We Cannot Afford to Let This Moment Slip By"
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development kicked off in Rio de Janeiro this week.Following is a statement by Manish Bapna, Interim President, World Resources Institute:“Rio+20 should serve as a...
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Rio+20: Uma oportunidade para acelerar a transição para a economia verde e...
O novo relatório apresenta políticas-chave e constrói os alicerces para aumentar a prosperidade, reduzir a pobreza e apoiar a sustentabilidade ambiental.Read text in English hereUma transição à...
View ArticleADVISORY: WRI Hosts Panels on Business Strategies, Climate Change and Green...
The World Resources Institute (WRI) will host a series of panel discussions, featuring leaders in business, government and civil society, that will focus on how businesses can advance low-carbon and...
View ArticleSTATEMENT: Rio+20 Wraps Up with "More of a Whimper Than a Roar"
The UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) comes to a close today. In total, more than 100 heads of state and tens of thousands of representatives from government, business, and civil...
View ArticleCOP 18: Doha
WRI Experts at COP 18WRI Events at COP 18COP 18 CommentaryExperts Weigh In: How Can We Make Progress at the Doha Climate Talks?Issues To Watch At The Doha Climate NegotiationsConfronting The Reality Of...
View ArticleNew Ventures: Voices of the Entrepreneurs
Summary: Voices of the EntrepreneursSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) can account for as many as four out of five jobs and more than 29 percent of GDP in developing countries. Environmental...
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