Dear Naresh, In 2012, through your support of the Worldwatch Institute

Dear Naresh,  In 2012, through your support of the Worldwatch Institute, you helped to improve access to low-carbon energy in the Caribbean and hasten the shift to an environmentally sustainable world.  Your investment and confidence in Worldwatch's work makes a significant and measureable difference in our ability to investigate the social and environmental issues that affect our world. But we need your ongoing engagement to continue this important work in 2013. Throughout the year, we met many key milestones, and we have ambitious goals for the coming year: We are now in the editing phase for State of the World 2013: Is Sustainability Still Possible? This upcoming edition of our flagship report will probe what the term "sustainability" really means, how it can be measured, how we can reach it, and how we can prepare if we fall short. We intend the book to deepen and expand public discussion of sustainability and to push policymakers toward much bolder strategies and policies to create a sustainable society. Our Climate and Energy team presented its first Sustainable Energy Roadmap in the Dominican Republic. These roadmaps advise countries how to harness their abundant and inextinguishable wind and solar energy resources. As part of our effort to speed the low-carbon energy transition in the Caribbean, we're on track to release more country-specific roadmaps, including for Haiti and Jamaica, and we recently began working with the 15 Caribbean Community and Common Market members on a regional roadmap. I continue to speak widely about the environmental and economic benefits of providing women and men with family planning and related health services, as well as more active and prominent roles throughout society. At a recent conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of the organization Business for Social Responsibility, I was encouraged by the audience response to my argument that corporations must dramatically elevate women's participation and influence. Our Food and Agriculture team just released a new report on sustainable agricultural innovations that are helping to produce food in a climate-friendly manner. In 2013, we hope to expand our on-the-ground research to the Appalachian region of the United States, as well as internationally in China, Haiti, and India. And Worldwatch continues to participate actively in international discussions, including the recent United Nations climate talks in Doha and the Rio+20 conference last June, where we worked to spread the message of State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity. On panels, in interviews, and in our conversations with others, we consistently argue that sustainability and prosperity need to be pursued jointly. Our team is active with research, outreach, and on-the-ground projects that work to speed the shift to an environmentally sustainable world that meets human needs-and you are a vital part of that effort. Thank you for your continued support!   We are confident that with the steadfast support from committed donors like you, we can address head-on the challenges that our planet faces and continue to offer policymakers the innovations that encourage sustainability. There's a lot more work to be done. A gift from you will go directly toward the Institute's work to advance policies and behaviors that make a positive difference for people and the planet.      Best wishes for the holidays and the New Year,   Robert Engelman                                 President Worldwatch Institute 1400 16th Street, NW, Suite 430 Washington, DC 20036 USA  P.S. Great minds often think alike. If you feel that any of your friends or family would also be interested in joining Worldwatch's effort for global sustainability, please forward this email to them. P.P.S. Please contact Courtney Dotson at (+1) 571-340-2680 or cdotson@worldwatch.org if you have any questions.