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    Latin America
    Insights
    July 3, 2014

    To Maracanã and Beyond: World Cup Brings Sustainable Transport Benefits to Brazil

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    Although Brazilian cities have received criticism for short-sighted World Cup infrastructure, examples like Belo Horizonte's MOVE bus rapid transit (BRT) will generate benefits long after the final whistle blows. Photo Credit: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brazil.
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 2, 2014

    Sea Level Rise Cuts Across Political Divide in Norfolk, Virginia

    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Communities in the Hampton Roads region--such as Norfolk, Va., shown here--are at the front lines of sea level rise. Photo credit: Bud, Flickr
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 30, 2014

    New Study Shows Indonesia Losing Primary Forest at Unprecedented Rates

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Indonesia lost more than 6 million hectares of primary forest from 2000 to 2012. Photo credit: Rainforest Action Network, Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Climate
    Insights
    June 30, 2014

    Closing the Renewable Energy Investment Gap

    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    Wind farm in Palmas, Brazil. The Global Status Report gives other encouraging examples of the falling cost of renewables, especially in major emerging markets. Photo Credit: Carla Wosniak/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate investment funds
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Insights
    June 26, 2014

    People-Oriented Cities: Designing Walkable, Bikeable Neighborhoods

    • biking
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Mexico City has created urban streetscapes around its Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system that support safe bicycling and walking, connecting urban residents to mass transport. Photo by Alejandro Luna/Flickr.
    • biking
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Insights
    June 25, 2014

    Wanted: Better Indicators of Agriculture's Environmental Impact

    • Food
    • agriculture
    How does the world feed more than 9 billion people in the year 2050 in a manner that not only advances economic development but also reduces agriculture’s impact on the environment? Photo Credit: UN/Flickr
    • Food
    • agriculture
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 24, 2014

    Kobaran Api Indonesia: Sebuah Pertanda Buruk Mengawali Musim Kemarau di Riau

    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    • Forests
    • fires
    • commodities
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    June 24, 2014

    3 Myths and Facts about Forest and Landscape Restoration

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    In Rwanda, 85 percent of the population makes a living from subsistence farming of degraded, formerly forested lands. Photo Credit: Gates Foundation/Flickr
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    June 23, 2014

    Indonesia Fires Flare: A Foreboding Start to Dry Season in Riau

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Putting out fires in Riau, March 2014. Photo by Julius Lawalata / WRI.
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 23, 2014

    UNEP’s New Access to Information Policy Falls Short of True Transparency

    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    UNEP describes itself as “the voice for the environment within the United Nations system…acting as a catalyst, advocate, educator and facilitator to promote the wise use and sustainable development of the global environment.” Photo Credit: UN/Flickr
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • environmental democracy
    Climate
    Insights
    June 20, 2014

    A Time For Action: 3 Reasons to Urgently Capitalize the Green Climate Fund

    • Energy
    • Climate Equity
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Green Climate Fund
    Faced with the realities of climate change, developing countries are innovating to manage climate risk and kick start their transition to low carbon development. The GCF can provide the resources to scale up these actions. Photo Credit: Oxfam/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate Equity
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 19, 2014

    Former Republican EPA Administrators Show that Climate Change Need Not Be Partisan

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    The EPA recently proposed rules to limit carbon dioxide pollution from U.S. power plants. Photo credit: Cathy, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 19, 2014

    Post-Fukushima Climate Action: How Japan Can Achieve Greater Emissions Reductions

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    Fukushima, Japan. In the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the Japanese government replaced the Copenhagen Pledge with the Warsaw Target, which calls for a 3.8 percent reduction from 2005 levels by 2020. Photo Credit: likeablerodent/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    Finance
    Africa
    Insights
    June 18, 2014

    Tracking Climate Finance in Developing Countries: Easing the Way Forward

    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Kenyan farmers discussing changes in the climate and weather. The lack of an internationally agreed definition of climate finance makes it difficult to monitor and report climate finance flows. Photo Credit: CGIAR/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 18, 2014

    Shifting to Renewable Energy Can Save U.S. Consumers Money

    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Natural gas power plant in Vinyard, Utah. The United States is moving towards cleaner power generation, with renewable energy at the forefront. Photo Credit: arbyreed/Flickr
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy