Andrew Steer

Andrew Steer

Andrew Steer is the president and CEO of the World Resources Institute, a global research organization that works in more than 50 countries. Steer serves on the executive board of the U.N. secretary general's Sustainable Energy For All initiative. He co-chairs the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Natural Capital and is a member of the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development.

Latest Articles

Opinion: It is time to decarbonize transport

Opinion: It is time to decarbonize transport

almost 5 years ago // Sponsored by World Bank and World Resources Institute

As the world plans COVID-19 recovery packages, experts from the World Bank and World Resources Institute say we should seize the opportunity to tackle the looming climate crisis by accelerating transport decarbonization.

Opinion: What engineers do in cities will set the course for the next century

Opinion: What engineers do in cities will set the course for the next century

almost 9 years ago // Smart Cities

Two-thirds of the infrastructure that will exist in 2050 in developing countries is not yet built — but the window of opportunity is closing fast. How can engineers join the cause? In this guest column, Dr. Andrew Steer, president and CEO of the World Resources Institute, weighs in.

It's time for a global landscape restoration revolution

It's time for a global landscape restoration revolution

over 11 years ago // #FeedingDev

What do we need to achieve large-scale transformation in restoring degraded land to productive use? Political will and putting our knowledge into action, the heads of the World Resources Institute and the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification write in an opinion for Feeding Development.