Earth Policy Institute
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Earth Policy Institute was an environmental research organization and think tank focused on sustainable development and global ecological issues.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earth Policy Institute canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4052499 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earth Policy Institute Context triple: [Lester R. Brown, founded, Earth Policy Institute]
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A.
International Institute for Environment and Development
The International Institute for Environment and Development is a leading independent policy research organization focused on sustainable development and environmental justice worldwide.
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B.
World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute is a global research organization that works with governments, businesses, and civil society to develop practical solutions for environmental sustainability, climate action, and equitable resource use.
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C.
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions is a Canadian research and policy institute focused on developing practical, evidence-based solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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D.
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is a non-profit policy organization that advises governments and leaders worldwide on governance, technology, and economic reform.
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E.
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a prominent U.S.-based environmental advocacy organization that uses science, law, and policy to protect natural resources and public health.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Earth Policy Institute Target entity description: Earth Policy Institute was an environmental research organization and think tank focused on sustainable development and global ecological issues.
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A.
International Institute for Environment and Development
The International Institute for Environment and Development is a leading independent policy research organization focused on sustainable development and environmental justice worldwide.
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B.
World Resources Institute
The World Resources Institute is a global research organization that works with governments, businesses, and civil society to develop practical solutions for environmental sustainability, climate action, and equitable resource use.
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C.
Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions
The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions is a Canadian research and policy institute focused on developing practical, evidence-based solutions to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
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D.
Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change is a non-profit policy organization that advises governments and leaders worldwide on governance, technology, and economic reform.
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E.
Natural Resources Defense Council
The Natural Resources Defense Council is a prominent U.S.-based environmental advocacy organization that uses science, law, and policy to protect natural resources and public health.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
environmental research organization
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non-profit organization ⓘ think tank ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 2015 ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
climate policy
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ecological economics ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ sustainability studies ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
climate change
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environmental sustainability ⓘ food security ⓘ global ecological issues ⓘ population growth ⓘ renewable energy ⓘ sustainable development ⓘ water scarcity ⓘ |
| foundedAfter | Worldwatch Institute ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Lester R. Brown
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surface form:
Lester Brown
Lester R. Brown ⓘ |
| hasFounderPreviousAffiliation | Worldwatch Institute ⓘ |
| hasKeyPerson | Lester R. Brown ⓘ |
| hasKeyPublication |
Full Planet, Empty Plates
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Plan B ⓘ Plan B 2.0 ⓘ Plan B 3.0 ⓘ Plan B 4.0 ⓘ World on the Edge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| inception | 2001 ⓘ |
| industry |
environmental policy research
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public policy think tank ⓘ sustainable development research ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mission |
to promote an eco-economy
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to provide a roadmap to an environmentally sustainable economy ⓘ |
| nonProfitStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
| operatesOnScale | global ⓘ |
| publishes |
Eco-Economy Updates
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books ⓘ data highlights ⓘ policy briefs ⓘ reports ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| typeOfNonProfit | independent ⓘ |
| website | http://www.earth-policy.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Earth Policy Institute Description of subject: Earth Policy Institute was an environmental research organization and think tank focused on sustainable development and global ecological issues.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.