Back

    Resources

    Type of Resource
    Subtype of Resource
    Region
    2869 Resources for
    Climate
    Insights
    June 23, 2015

    Infographic: What Do Your Country's Emissions Look Like?

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Top 10 Emitters 2012
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 22, 2015

    New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Airplanes, Trucks Can Help US Meet Climate Goals

    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7821771@N05/8253182778/">WSDOT</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    June 19, 2015

    Simple Math Points to a Decarbonized Economy

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    G7 2015. Photo by Palazzo Chigi/Flickr.
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    June 18, 2015

    Suburbia Goes Global: What it Means for Urban Sustainability

    • Urban Development
    A suburban development outside Beijing, “Orange County” is just one of many gated communities springing up on the edges of cities worldwide. Photo by Andrew Stokols/WRI.
    • Urban Development
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    June 18, 2015

    Cleaner US Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries with Water Quality Trading

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Fishing in Mitkof Island. (Petersburg, Alaska, U.S.) Photo by Penny Meyer/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    June 17, 2015

    India’s Supreme Court Reinforces Renewable Energy Targets for Industry

    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr.
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    June 16, 2015

    The Pope, the Economy and the Case for Climate Action

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Pope Francis issues his long awaited Encyclical on Climate Change this week. Photo by Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Climate
    Insights
    June 15, 2015

    Jump-starting Clean Energy Access for the World

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • development
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Solar home systems in Bangladesh. Photo by ILO/Flickr/
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • development
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 15, 2015

    What to Look for in China’s New Climate Proposal

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Last year, China invested $90 billion in low-carbon energy. Photo by Jiri Rezac/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    June 11, 2015

    Bonn Climate Talks Outpaced by Progress Outside the Negotiations

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The most recent round of U.N. climate talks took place in Bonn, Germany. Photo by Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 11, 2015

    Why Are Environmental Rights So Hard to Assess?

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Environmental democracy means that citizens have rights to information, public participation and justice. Photo by Annette Berhardt/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    June 11, 2015

    Ethiopia's Climate Commitment Sets a High Bar for National Climate Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • NDC
    Solar power panels in rural Ethiopia. (Rema, Ethiopia) Photo by Bread for the World/Flickr.
    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • NDC
    Climate
    Insights
    June 10, 2015

    G7 Leaders Signal 21st-Century Shift to a Zero-Carbon Economy

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    The public sector plays an essential role in the mobilization of private sector finance needed to achieve the low carbon, climate-resilient transformation. Photo by Gurit/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 9, 2015

    Zooming In: “Sustainable” Cocoa Producer Destroys Pristine Forest in Peru

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Land cleared to make way for United Cacao’s 2,000 hectare (5,000 acre) plantation. Photo by Mongabay
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • mapping
    Climate
    Insights
    June 7, 2015

    Looking for a Faster Pace at Bonn Climate Talks

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Paris Agreement
    • UNFCCC
    • COP21
    UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference, photo by UNFCCC, June 4, 2015
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate policy
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Paris Agreement
    • UNFCCC
    • COP21
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    June 3, 2015

    When it Comes to Reducing Car Congestion, India’s Cities Can Learn from its Businesses

    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    The Indian city of Bangalore is engaging the private sector to shift how employees commute to work, reducing traffic congestion and costs for everyone. Photo by Miroslav Čuljat/Flickr.
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Finance
    Insights
    June 3, 2015

    How Can the World Secure $100 Billion in Climate Finance?

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • UNFCCC
    Developed countries committed to provide $100 billion in climate finance annually by 2020. Photo by orangebrompton/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • UNFCCC
    Freshwater
    Insights
    June 2, 2015

    A Global Tour of 7 Recent Droughts

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Several extreme droughts have occurred globally in the past decade. Photo by Negeso Muso/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • mapping
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    June 2, 2015

    Adapting To Climate Change in the Lower Mekong Basin: 4 Steps and 4 Lessons

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    View of the Lower Mekong - AMDI 2014
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Europe
    Insights
    May 29, 2015

    Pope Francis, Business Executives and Government Leaders Come Together for Climate Action

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • poverty
    Prince Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, President Felipe Calderon, HE Liliane Ploumen, Paul Polman, Naina Lal Kidwai, Andrew Steer, Jeremy Oppenheim and His Holiness, Pope Francis. Photo by L'Osservatore Romano.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • poverty