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    Asia
    Insights
    March 28, 2014

    India's Shift to a Sustainable Energy Future

    • Energy
    Street view of New Dehli, India. Photo credit: Victor Wong, Flickr 2011
    • Energy
    Forests
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    4 Actions Companies Can Take to Source Legal Wood

    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Some countries have harvest or export bans on certain species or certain forms of harvested timber. It is important for companies to consider which timber species they are using and where they are purchasing from. Photo credit: Tim Gage, Flickr 2007
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    Drought Is Only One Explanation for California’s Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A confluence of environmental, infrastructure, social, and political factors make California’s water system one of the most complex in the world. Photo Credit: USDA, Flickr 2014
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    Data
    March 25, 2014

    Infographic: The Global Carbon Budget

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 25, 2014

    Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Research
    March 21, 2014

    GHG Mitigation in India

    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2014

    5 Overlooked Deforestation Hotspots

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Marahoué National Park in the Ivory Coast has lost 93% of its forest cover between 2002 and 2008. Photo credit: jbdodane, Flickr 2013
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • commodities
    Climate
    Data
    March 20, 2014

    Water Stress by Most Populous River Basins

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 20, 2014

    World’s 18 Most Water-Stressed Rivers

    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Glen Canyon Dam in the Colorado River Basin. Photo credit: James Marvin Phelps
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • rivers
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 20, 2014

    Open Data: A New Tool for Building Climate Resilience

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • data
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives. Photo credit: Randy Le'Moine, Flickr 2012
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • data
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 19, 2014

    5 Questions with Vivek Adhia: A New Program for Measuring India’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    The India GHG Program provides Indian businesses with tools and technical assistance to measure emissions, identify reduction opportunities, establish short- and long-term reduction goals, and track progress. Photo credit: joiseyshowaa, Flickr 2008
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 17, 2014

    Struggles in East Kalimantan Underscore Need for Better Access to Environmental Information

    • environmental democracy
    More than 70 percent of Samarinda's land is allocated to mining concessions. Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2009
    • environmental democracy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 17, 2014

    6 Functions for the International Climate Agreement

    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The international climate agreement must perform several “functions” in order for countries to both significantly reduce their emissions and prepare for the impacts of a warmer world. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 14, 2014

    Kebakaran Hutan di Indonesia Mencapai Tingkat Tertinggi Sejak Kondisi Darurat Kabut Asap Juni 2013

    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Photo credit: CIFOR, Flickr 2011
    • fires
    • Forests
    • commodities