WRI Response to the 2015 State of the Union Address

The World Resources Institute (WRI) responds to the 2015 State of the Union address by endorsing President Obama's science-based approach to climate change. WRI highlights the administration's recent achievements, including a joint emissions commitment with China and a $3 billion pledge to the Green Climate Fund, while urging a continued focus on ambitious power plant standards and renewable energy to drive economic growth and global cooperation.

• The WRI identifies several key actions taken by the Obama administration in the preceding 12 months to address climate risks, including a joint commitment with China to lower emissions, the establishment of national power plant standards, a new target for reducing methane emissions from oil and gas production, and a $3 billion contribution to the Green Climate Fund.
• WRI argues that the United States can accelerate its transition to a low-carbon economy by focusing on technological innovation, expanding renewables, and implementing ambitious power plant standards to reduce emissions and create opportunities in the renewable energy sector.
• The document notes that climate change is manifesting through crop-wilting droughts, powerful downpours, and intensifying coastal flooding, with U.S. cities facing increased risks and costs due to sea level rise.

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} }