Shaheen-Portman Bill: 172,000 Green Jobs, Huge Energy Efficiency Gains
New analysis finds the Shaheen-Portman energy efficiency bill could create hundreds of thousands of green jobs while dramatically cutting US energy use and emissions by 2030.
World Resources Institute
Leading Indian Companies (Including Ford Motor Company India) Join Voluntary GHG Emissions Reporting Program
Leading Indian companies have taken the first major step towards a possible emissions trading scheme, with more than 20 of India’s leading companies joining an initiative to voluntarily report their greenhouse gas emissions. The voluntary emissions reporting program has been launched by the World Resources Institute India, the Confederation of … [continued]
China Has Invested Billions Of Dollars In Renewable Energy Projects In US, Europe
It is a well known fact that China is the leader in developing domestic renewable energy infrastructure, but an analysis of the country’s foreign investment shows that it has also made significant contributions in the development of renewable energy infrastructure across the world. The Chinese government and Chinese companies have made investments of at least $40 billion in renewable energy projects across … [continued]
WRI Climate Solution Proposal at Cancun Gets Approval From Nicolas Stern
One problem besetting climate negotiations, both at Copenhagen and at Cancun, is a lack of trust. This is because there has been no consistent metric by which to measure progress globally. Each nation provides their own monitoring and reporting. The solution, just launched this week at the Cancun climate talks … [continued]
Benefits of EPA Regulations Far Outweigh Costs, Industry Lies
We hear all the time that new environmental regulations will cause considerable job losses. This is a straight lie. We hear all the time that we can only protect the environment at the expense of the economy. This is a straight lie. A recent article by Ruth Greenspan Bell, a … [continued]
