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Jill Crenshaw

Jill is the Administrative Coordinator for The New Climate Economy project. She works to coordinate Helen Mountford’s schedule with the rest of the NCE team and WRI as a whole. She also assists in...

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The Clean Vehicle Revolution: Driving Fuel Savings and Emissions Reductions...

The Clean Vehicle Revolution: Driving Fuel Savings and Emissions Reductions in the United StatesThe number of SUV models getting at least 25 miles per gallon (mpg) has doubled in the last five years,...

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“We Have to Get Urbanization Right”: Q&A with Felipe Calderón on Cities in...

“We Have to Get Urbanization Right”: Q&A with Felipe Calderón on Cities in the New Climate EconomyMore than one half of the world’s population lives in cities, and by 2030, about one billion...

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Joel Jaeger

Joel is the Communications Assistant for the New Climate Economy (NCE) project. He assists the communications team with outreach and monitoring, writing, and traditional and social media engagement...

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The global economy, people’s health, and development and employment opportunities depend on the availability of natural resources and healthy ecosystems. At the same time, the costs of unsustainable...

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World’s 15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River Floods

World’s 15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River FloodsNew analysis shows that approximately 21 million people worldwide could be affected by river floods on average each year, with that...

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Noah Kaufman

Noah is an economist for the U.S. Climate Initiative in the Global Climate Program. The focus of his work is on carbon pricing and other market-based climate change solutions. Noah also works on...

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René Zamora Cristales

Rene Zamora Cristales is an Associate II for the Global Restoration Initiative of the Food, Forest, and Water Program. He works directly for Initiative 20x20, a country-led effort aiming to bring 20...

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Water Pricing in an Age of Scarcity

New Research from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and WRI: Is the Glass Half Empty Or Half Full? Issues in Managing Water Challenges and Policy Instruments. From California to Karachi, climate...

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Lauren Marie-Jasmine Lambert

Lauren Lambert is a Coastal Valuation Intern at WRI and fellow at the Center for the Blue Economy at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Lauren primarily works to support WRI’s Water...

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Piotr Rozwalka

Piotr is an intern working with Governance Center and Economics Center. He works with economic analysis of secure community forest tenure. Piotr helps to identify what are the benefits and costs of...

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RELEASE: Global Commission Finds Economic Growth Can Close the Emissions Gap

RELEASE: Global Commission Finds Economic Growth Can Close the Emissions GapWASHINGTON//LONDON (July 6, 2015)– A new report released by the Global Commission on the Economy and Climate identifies ten...

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A Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity for Better Growth

A Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity for Better Growth A new report lays out 10 recommendations that could deliver 96 percent of the emissions reductions needed by 2030 to keep global warming to safe...

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Helen Ding

Helen Ding joined WRI in July 2015 as an environmental economist with the Economics Center, functioning as a cross-programmatic economist to support the analysis and practical tools being developed in...

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Matthew Witkin

Matt Witkin is an economics intern at WRI where he works on two projects. On the first project, which works to evaluate the benefits of community forests, he has lead the effort to evaluate the...

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Julia Dills

Julia is the Administrative Coordinator for the The New Climate Economy (NCE) project and the Economics Center at WRI. She provides support for Program Director, Helen Mountford. She also assists in...

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Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win TrajectoryBoth the aviation and maritime sectors have a significant role to play in reducing their emissions to help the world stay on a 2...

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Building a Brighter Future – Powered by Renewable Energy

Building a Brighter Future – Powered by Renewable EnergyIt is impossible to succeed in today's economy without access to energy. But for an estimated 1.3 billion people, mostly in the developing world,...

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Bridging the Gap Between Energy and Climate Policies in Brazil

ReportUntil recently Brazil’s greenhouse gas emissions have been dominated by deforestation and land use change. But good progress in reducing deforestation and rapid growth in energy use have shifted...

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How Brazil Can Emerge as a Climate Leader

How Brazil Can Emerge as a Climate Leader Brazil, the world’s seventh-biggest greenhouse gas emitter, has the relevant tools and policies it needs to become a leader in the fight to deal with climate...

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