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Raising the Stakes

4 Cities Show Leadership in Adapting to Local Climate Impacts

  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • sea level rise
Hoboken, N.J. experienced widespread flooding from Hurricane Sandy. Photo credit: Alec C. Perkins, Flickr
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • sea level rise

New Analysis Shows Wisconsin Can Reduce Emissions 43 percent by 2020

  • fossil fuels
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants
  • regulation
  • renewable energy
  • fossil fuels
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants
  • regulation
  • renewable energy

Wisconsin Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • power plants
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • power plants
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • Energy

4 Reasons Assessing Governance Matters for Forests and People

  • Equity & Governance
  • Forests
  • deforestation
Conducting an analysis of governance strengths and weaknesses can be a critical first step towards advancing forest governance reforms. Photo Credit: World Bank, Flickr
  • Equity & Governance
  • Forests
  • deforestation
Insights

2 Big Issues to Tackle as the Green Climate Fund Sets Up Shop

  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • multilateral development banks
This week, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) celebrated the official opening of its headquarters in Songdo, Korea. Photo credit: World Bank, Flickr
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • multilateral development banks
Insights

Saving Lives with Sustainable Transport

  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Sustainable transport systems can improve traffic safety, while also offering a number of co-benefits.
  • Urban Mobility
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Insights

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises: Key Players in Climate Adaptation

  • Business
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • climate finance
A solar installation in Kirambo, Rwanda. Photo credit: SolarEnima, Flickr
  • Business
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • climate finance
Insights

The Global Food Challenge Explained in 18 Graphics

  • agriculture
  • Food
  • food security
A farmer walks her cow through paddies in Bangladesh. Photo credit: jankie, Flickr
  • agriculture
  • Food
  • food security

New Report Offers Menu of Solutions to Close the Global Food Gap

  • agriculture
  • Food
  • food security
  • restoration
  • agriculture
  • Food
  • food security
  • restoration

New Study Raises Big Questions on U.S. Fugitive Methane Emissions

  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
Natural gas drill rig. Photo credit: Jeremy Buckingham, Flickr
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • climate impacts
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate Resilience
News

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Report and Panel Discussion on Saving Lives and Improving Traffic Safety with Sustainable Transport

  • transportation
  • road safety
  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
  • transportation
  • road safety
  • health
  • Urban Development
  • Health & Road Safety
Insights

3 Things To Think About Before Buying Your Thanksgiving Turkey

  • Food
  • Food Loss and Waste
Nearly one-quarter of all food (measured by calorie) produced for people globally is lost due to spoilage or waste. Photo credit: pulaw, Flickr
  • Food
  • Food Loss and Waste
Insights

3 Ways Multinational Corporations Can Help Vulnerable Communities Adapt to Climate Change

  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • Business
  • climate change
  • climate finance
Poor communities in developing nations are especially vulnerable to heat waves, sea level rise, and other climate change impacts. Photo credit: P. Casier, CGIAR
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • Business
  • climate change
  • climate finance

COP 19 Made Small Steps Forward, but We Need Bolder Leaps

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
A key area of discussion at COP 19 was how to address losses and damages from climate change impacts that are difficult or impossible to adapt to. Photo credit: Jörg Dietze, Flickr
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Equity & Governance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Insights

China Can Turn its Challenges into Clear Opportunities for Greener Growth

  • Energy
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
China's agricultural production - including rice, wheat and corn - could fall dramatically within a few decades due to shifts in precipitation and soil quality. Photo Credit: United Nations Photo, Flickr
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution