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World Resources Institute
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Air Emissions in the OECD Countries, 1980-95 1980 = 0 GDP CO 2 Emissions SOx Emissions
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260 280 300 320 340 360 170017501800185019001950 PPM Energy Use is Increasing CO2 Concentrations
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Fair AgroCoastForest Fresh- water Grass- lands Food/Fiber Production Water Quality Water Quantity Biodiversity Carbon Storage Recreation Shoreline Protection Woodfuel Production Not assessed Condition Good Poor Bad Decreasing Mixed ? ? ? Unknown Excellent Increasing Changing Capacity
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20002
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Stabilizing at 2xCO 2 (green curve) is by no means “safe”, but achieving this much will be very difficult and more might not be possible.
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Developing corporate markets for 1,000 MW of new, cost-competitive green power by 2010 Alcoa Inc. Cargill Dow LLC Delphi Corporation DuPont General Motors IBM Interface Johnson & Johnson Kinko’s Pitney Bowes Staples The Dow Chemical Company The Green Power Market Development Group
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Frontier Forests 8,000 Years Ago
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Frontier Forests Today
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Pallisco Concession Illegal logging roads
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Ikonos image – Cameroon Cloud Illegal logging road Wetland area Fallen tree
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Los Angeles Times NIKE PROTEST CHARGES ABUSES OF EMPLOYEES Labor: Crowd Cites Vietnam Reports In Demanding Basic Rights For All Workers. Company Vows To Correct Problems. Thao Hua, Times Staff Writer
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U.S. and Canadian Companies Climate-related shareholder resolutions
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Changing Drivers The Impact of Climate Change on Competitiveness and Value Creation in the Automotive Industry World Resources Institute & SAM Sustainable Asset Management World Resources Institute
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WRI’s Changing Drivers Report: Carbon Positioning of Leading OEMs Decreasing Carbon Risks Increasing Carbon Opportunities Honda Renault NissanToyota DaimlerChrysler GM Ford BMW VW PSA
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GHG Protocol Initiative An internationally accepted accounting standard for measuring and reporting business greenhouse gas emissions
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Information Supply vs. Demand by Region Data from Gallup Poll, 2002
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Assessing Access to Information, Participation, and Justice for the Environment: A Guide A CD-ROM tool from The Access Initiative
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PP10 Members & Observers International Organizations European Commission UNDP UNEP IUCN The World Bank Governments Chile Hungary Italy Mexico Sweden Uganda United Kingdom National NGOs Chile Hungary Mexico South Africa Thailand United Kingdom Uganda United States Observers Indonesia Germany Kenya Tanzania Thailand United States
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EarthTrends: Bringing Data to Life http://www.earthtrends.wri.org
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