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This research paper by the World Resources Institute discusses the necessity of clear short-term and long-term policy signals within the Paris Agreement to guide the private sector toward a low-carbon economy and avoid abrupt, costly disruptions.

This policy brief examines the tension between state-led and federal-led climate legislation, advocating for a "hybrid" approach to a federal cap-and-trade program that preserves the role of states to maintain innovation and emissions reductions.

A case study by EMBARQ/WRI on Queretaro, Mexico, examining the potential for emissions reductions in the city's public transportation system through the implementation of a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system and network efficiency improvements.

This report, a collaboration between the World Resources Institute and the Goldman Sachs Center for Environmental Markets, analyzes the policy and market structures necessary to deploy low-carbon technologies to mitigate climate change. It utilizes a "wedges" framework to examine the interaction between technology, investment, and policy to stabilize global emissions.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) provided responses to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee regarding the role of biofuels, specifically ethanol, in enhancing energy security and combating climate change.

This World Resources Institute working paper provides guidance for Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on designing national mitigation commitments for the post-2020 period. The document focuses on maximizing the 'measurability' of emissions reductions to enhance transparency, accountability, and the tracking of global progress toward limiting warming to 2°C.