 | Jeff Immelt at WRI 25th Anniversary Dinner Jeff Immelt at the 25th Anniversary Dinner of the World Resources Institute, February 14, 2007. |
 | Al Gore at WRI 25th Anniversary Dinner Al Gore at the 25th Anniversary Dinner of the World Resources Institute, February 14, 2007. |
 | China Tries to Clean Up Air China is now the largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Michele Norris, who is in Beijing, talks to Melissa Block about what the country is doing to combat climate change. Deborah Seligsohn of the World Resources Institute discusses the measures China is taking to clean up the air before the Summer Olympics. Original from http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=87961816 |
 | Al Gore - Reflecting on Climate Change and Global Warming Al Gore - Reflecting on Climate Change and Global Warming I invite you to take 10 minutes to reflect on climate change and Global Warming. Global warming is the increase in the average temperature of the Earth's near-surface air and oceans in recent decades and its projected continuation. Global average air temperature near the Earth's surface rose 0.74 ± 0.18 °C (1.3 ± 0.32 °F) during the past century. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes, "most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentrations," which leads to warming of the surface and lower atmosphere by increasing the greenhouse effect. Natural phenomena such as solar variation combined with volcanoes have probably had a small warming effect from pre-industrial times to 1950, but a small cooling effect since 1950. These basic conclusions have been endorsed by at least 30 scientific societies and academies of science, including all of the national academies of science of the major industrialized countries. The American Association of Petroleum Geologists is the only scientific society that rejects these conclusions, and a few individual scientists also disagree with parts of them. Climate change refers to the variation in the Earth's global climate or in regional climates over time. It describes changes in the variability or average state of the atmosphere over time scales ranging from decades to millions of years. These changes can be caused by processes internal to the Earth, external forces (e.g. variations in sunlight intensity) or, more recently, human activities. In recent usage, especially in the context of environmental policy, the term "climate change" often refers to changes in modern climate which according to the IPCC are 90-95% likely to have been in part caused by human action. Consequently the term anthropogenic climate change is frequently adopted; this phenomenon is also referred to in the mainstream media as global warming. In some cases, the term is also used with a presumption of human causation, as in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The UNFCCC uses "climate variability" for non-human caused variations.[1] For information on temperature measurements over various periods, and the data sources available, see temperature record. For attribution of climate change over the past century, see attribution of recent climate change. Other tags: Heat waves and periods of unusually warm weather Ocean warming, sea-level rise and coastal flooding Glaciers melting Arctic and Antarctic warming Spreading disease Earlier spring arrival Plant and animal range shifts and population changes Coral reef bleaching Downpours, heavy snowfalls, and flooding Droughts and fires Environmental Defense Natural Resources Defense Council Sierra Club Union of Concerned Scientists U.S. Public Interest Research Group World Resources Institute World Wildlife Fund Health Agriculture and Food Supply Forests Ecosystems and Biodiversity Coastal Zones and Sea Level Rise Water Resources Energy Production and Use Other Tags global climate change warming controversy perspective carbon dioxide decision matrix grid scenario row column debate |
 | Wangari Maathai on WRI's Kenya Atlas - Swahili Swahili version: Nobel Prize Winner Wangari Maathai on WRI's recent publication, "Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being," produced in cooperation with Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya; Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and National Development, Kenya; and the International Livestock Research Institute. |
 | Taste3 Conference: Ben Ripple Ben Ripple, founder of Bali's Big Tree Farms which was named one of the 10 most exciting "rising social ventures" in the world by the World Resource Institute, shares the story of how his interest in organic farming has helped over 5,000 Balinese farmers realize sustainable livelihoods and reinvigorate their own cultural identities. |
 | Introducing the Ecosystem Services Review Craig Hanson, Acting Director of the World Resources Institute's People & Ecosystem Services Program, and lead author of the Ecosystems Services Review discusses the rapidly changing landscape for business and proactive solutions to manage risks and opportunities arising from environmental change. |
 | Wangari Maathai on WRI's Ecosystem Poverty Atlas for Kenya English version: Nobel Prize Winner Wangari Maathai on WRI's recent publication, "Nature's Benefits in Kenya: An Atlas of Ecosystems and Human Well-Being," produced in cooperation with Department of Resource Surveys and Remote Sensing, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya; Central Bureau of Statistics, Ministry of Planning and National Development, Kenya; and the International Livestock Research Institute. English version of a video played at a press conference at the launch of this publication in Nairobi, Kenya. |
 | WRI 25th Anniversary Dinner Video produced in honor of WRI's 25th Anniversary, celebrated February 14, 2007. |
 | Home, Sweet Home: The Ozone Song Copyright 1987 Claudia Bedwell. Loosely based on "A Matter of Degrees: The Potential for Controlling the Greenhouse Effect" (World Resources Institute 1987) and "The Sky Is the Limit: Strategies for Protecting the Ozone Layer" (World Resources Institute 1986). |
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