May 18, 2012
At an official side event to the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference this week, C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), ICLEI– Local Governments for…
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May 14, 2012
C40, ICLEI, WRI and partners achieve a significant milestone towards establishing a single standard for measuring emissions for cities
C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group and ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, together with international partners, are launching a pilot version of the Global Protocol for...
March 30, 2012
BRTdata.org provides most robust data to improve mobility and reduce carbon emissions from transit
Three global organizations have teamed up to launch the most comprehensive, public database of bus rapid transit (BRT) systems around the world. The new site, http://BRTdata.org, was created by EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute’s center for sustainable transport, and the...
March 12, 2012
This piece was written with Richard Lavin, President, Caterpillar Group. It originally appeared in China Daily…
March 9, 2012
VERGE DC Panel on Sustainable Cities Features Manish Bapna
On Wednesday, March 14, WRI’s Interim President, Manish Bapna, will be participating in a keynote panel discussion at the VERGE DC conference in Washington, D.C. hosted by Greenbiz. The panel discussion, Cities as a Catalyst for Sustainability, will focus on...