WRI Response to the 2015 State of the Union Address

A statement from World Resources Institute (WRI) President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer responding to President Obama's 2015 State of the Union address, supporting the administration's climate leadership and its efforts toward an international climate agreement.

• Dr. Andrew Steer of the World Resources Institute supports President Obama's commitment to climate leadership, noting that the administration aims to build on previous progress to facilitate an international climate agreement based on scientific evidence.
• The WRI highlights several climate actions taken by the Obama administration in the 12 months prior to the statement, including a joint emissions reduction commitment with China, the establishment of national power plant standards, a goal to lower methane emissions from oil and gas, and a $3 billion contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
• WRI emphasizes that the U.S. can transition to a low-carbon economy through renewables and technological innovation, specifically advocating for the implementation of ambitious power plant standards to reduce emissions and support the renewable energy industry.

APA

Steer, A. (2015). WRI Response to the 2015 State of the Union Address. World Resources Institute. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-2015-state-union-address

Chicago

Steer, Andrew. WRI Response to the 2015 State of the Union Address. World Resources Institute, 2015. https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-2015-state-union-address.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{steer2015wri, author = {Steer, Andrew}, title = {{WRI Response to the 2015 State of the Union Address}}, publisher = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = jan, url = {https://www.wri.org/news/statement-wri-response-2015-state-union-address}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }