WRI Mourns the Loss of Lee Schipper, Co-founder of EMBARQ

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement mourning the death of Leon "Lee" Schipper on August 16, 2011, highlighting his role as a co-founder of EMBARQ and his contributions to sustainable transportation research.

• Leon "Lee" Schipper, who died on August 16 after a battle with cancer, was a co-founder of EMBARQ, the World Resources Institute's Center for Sustainable Transport. He also held positions as a project scientist with Global Metropolitan Studies at UC Berkeley and a Senior Research Engineer at the Precourt Institute of Energy Efficiency at Stanford University.
• Under Lee Schipper's leadership, EMBARQ expanded its work into India, China, and Mexico, focusing on the use of data-driven solutions for transportation challenges. Schipper was a prolific author of over 100 books and papers concerning the environment, transportation, and energy.

APA

World Resources Institute (2011). WRI Mourns the Loss of Lee Schipper, Co-founder of EMBARQ. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-mourns-loss-lee-schipper-co-founder-embarq

Chicago

World Resources Institute. WRI Mourns the Loss of Lee Schipper, Co-founder of EMBARQ. 2011. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-mourns-loss-lee-schipper-co-founder-embarq.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{worldresourcesinstitute2011wri, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{WRI Mourns the Loss of Lee Schipper, Co-founder of EMBARQ}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2011}, month = aug, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-mourns-loss-lee-schipper-co-founder-embarq}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }