Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Inventory Report For Calendar Years 2006 & 2007

The World Resources Institute (WRI) reported total CO2 emissions of 1,125 metric tons in 2006 and 1,288 metric tons in 2007, representing increases of 6% and 21% respectively over its 2000 base year. These increases are attributed to a 33% growth in staff and the expansion of office space in Washington, DC. To maintain a "net zero" balance, WRI utilized the Chicago Climate Exchange for 2006 offsets and transitioned to Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) under the Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism for 2007, sourcing credits from wind and landfill gas projects in India and China. Management activities included achieving LEED Gold Certification for office expansion and planning a 3,600-square-foot green roof. WRI also utilized Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to cover 100% of its 2007 electricity use, though it maintained a conservative accounting approach by purchasing offsets for all reported emissions regardless of REC value.

• WRI's total CO2 emissions rose from 1,125 metric tons in 2006 to 1,288 metric tons in 2007, which are increases of approximately 6% and 21% compared to the 2000 base year emissions.
• The growth in emissions is primarily linked to a roughly 33% increase in staff during 2006-2007, leading to higher business travel and employee commuting emissions, as well as the expansion of office space in 2007.
• To achieve its "net zero" goal, WRI used the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) for 2006 offsets and purchased Certified Emission Reductions (CERs) for 2007 from a landfill gas to energy project in China and a wind energy project in India.
• WRI achieved LEED-CI Gold Certification for its 7,000-square-foot office expansion at 10 G Street in Washington, DC, and is collaborating with its landlord to install a 3,600-square-foot green roof by late 2008.
• In 2007, WRI reached a 100% green electricity goal by combining its own purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) equivalent to 324,000 kWh with RECs purchased by its building owner, the American Psychological Association (APA).
• WRI ceased including paper emissions in its formal "net zero" goal due to calculation uncertainties, though it continues to track them separately; emissions from paper use were 41 metric tons of CO2 in 2006 and 78 metric tons in 2007.

APA

Damassa, T. (2008). Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Inventory Report For Calendar Years 2006 & 2007. World Resources Institute. https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/wri_co2_inventory_report_2006-2007_0.pdf

Chicago

Damassa, Thomas. Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Inventory Report For Calendar Years 2006 & 2007. World Resources Institute, 2008. https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/wri_co2_inventory_report_2006-2007_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{damassa2008carbon, author = {Damassa, Thomas}, title = {{Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Inventory Report For Calendar Years 2006 \& 2007}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2008}, month = dec, url = {https://files.wri.org/s3fs-public/wri_co2_inventory_report_2006-2007_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }