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China’s Climate Action Is Well Underway

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
What steps are China taking to achieve pledges and provide leadership? (Shanghai, China) Photo by leniners/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
Insights

4 Lessons from Beijing and Shanghai Show How China’s Cities Can Curb Car Congestion

  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Cities
Traffic in Shanghai, China. Photo by Carlos ZGZ/Flickr.
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Cities
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Asia’s Investment Bank: A New Chapter in Sustainable Development

  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development
The new Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) can be a powerful force for improving infrastructure in the developing world—but only if its investments benefit local communities and the environment. Photo by World Bank/Flickr.
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
  • low carbon development

Tree Cover Loss Spikes in Russia and Canada, Remains High Globally

  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
Forest fire in Banff, Canada. Photo by Sarah Lindstrom/Flickr
  • Forests
  • data
  • global forest watch
  • mapping
Initiatives
Women community members plant newly matured seedlings in Sumatra, Indonesia
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Will India Pursue Solar-Powered Railways?

  • renewable energy
  • transportation
India's railways are the country's largest consumer of electricity and diesel fuel. Photo by Sistak/Flickr
  • renewable energy
  • transportation

3 Ways to Tackle the Global Problem of Insecure Land Rights

  • Equity & Governance
  • Forests
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • natural resources
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
When land rights are weak, indigenous peoples can lose access to critical resources like forests. Photo by rbairdpccam/Flickr
  • Equity & Governance
  • Forests
  • human rights
  • land rights
  • natural resources
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
Insights

Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions

What Will Future Emissions Look Like?

  • International Climate Action
Smog in Beijing, China. Photo by Gérard Métrailler/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action

India Water Tool

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3 Maps Explain India’s Growing Water Risks

  • Aqueduct
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
In India more than 100 million people live in areas of poor water quality. Photo by Sambhaav Trust/Flickr.
  • Aqueduct
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • water risk
Insights

By the Numbers: Economic Impacts of Climate Change in the Lower Mekong Basin

  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • Economics
The Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) spans Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, and supports **60 million people**. The region is also widely recognized as highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: William Cho, Flickr
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • Economics
Insights

What do Apple, Citi and Shell Have in Common?

  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
It's a pleasant surprise to see growing acceptance for the importance of low-carbon power from some of the world’s biggest traditional energy firms. Photo by Aeon Solar/Flickr.
  • Business
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
Insights

The Road to Safety in India

  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
India has one of the worst road safety records in the world, with around 1,37,423 road traffic fatalities in 2013. (Bangalore, India) Photo by EMBARQ.
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • road safety
  • transportation
  • Health & Road Safety
Insights

Satellite Data Reveals State of the World’s Mangrove Forests

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • mapping
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • mapping