Environmental Stories to Watch in 2009

The document is a transcript of an address by Jonathan Lash identifying five primary environmental concerns for 2009: the potential for green economic stimulus, the likelihood of U.S. climate legislation, U.S.-China cooperation, and the development of new mechanisms to protect global forests and combat illegal logging.

• The World Resources Institute identifies several critical environmental questions for 2009, including whether economic stimulus packages will be 'green' and the likelihood of the U.S. Congress passing climate legislation.
• Key areas of international and environmental concern for 2009 include the nature of cooperation between the U.S. and China and the potential for new tools to stop illegal logging and protect forests globally.

APA

Lash, J. (2008). Environmental Stories to Watch in 2009. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/research/environmental-stories-watch-2009

Chicago

Lash, Jonathan. Environmental Stories to Watch in 2009. World Resources Institute, 2008. https://www.wri.org/research/environmental-stories-watch-2009.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{lash2008environmental, author = {Lash, Jonathan}, title = {{Environmental Stories to Watch in 2009}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2008}, month = dec, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/environmental-stories-watch-2009}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }