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The World Bank Eskom Support Program

By Smita Nakhooda on March 8, 2010

South Africa’s plans for a new coal power plant bring up difficult decisions for the World Bank.

Betting on Water

By Piet Klop on January 25, 2010

A new project will help identify and measure the water-related risks facing companies and their investors, and lead to better environmental decisions.

MEDIA ADVISORY: WRI Press Briefing on What to Expect at Copenhagen

November 16, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

WHAT: Please join the World Resources Institute (WRI) for a journalist-only policy briefing this Friday that will preview the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP15) in Copenhagen, Denmark from December 7-18.

WRI Launches New Web Site Tracking China’s Energy and Climate Actions

November 12, 2009
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) today rolls out ChinaFAQs.org - a Web site tracking and summarizing the research of academics, research scientists and policy experts on China’s climate and energy policies and actions.

A First-Hand View of China’s Carbon Capture and Storage Actions

By Sarah Forbes, Deborah Seligsohn and Preeti Verma on July 28, 2009

A first-hand tour of CCS sites in China suggests possibilities for cooperation with the United States—to their mutual benefit.

Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Coal?

By Deborah Seligsohn and Sarah Forbes on January 28, 2009

Energy Secretary Stephen Chu’s testimony reminds us that the coal challenge is global, and its solutions must be global too.

Should Coal Plants Cool It?

By Jonathan Pershing on December 12, 2008

If we are to solve the climate problem, our current generation of conventional, CO2 intensive coal plants must be our last.

Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS)

WRI’s Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS) project works with policymakers and the private sector to develop solutions to the policy, regulatory, investment, environmental and social challenges associated with CCS demonstration and deployment.

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