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How Can Adaptation Finance Help the Most Vulnerable Communities?

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Ensuring funding meets the adaptation needs of communities remains a challenge. (Paoay, Philippines) Photo by Ilocos Norte/Flickr.

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Monitoring Forest Change in Latin America with Terra-i

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Shampuyacu, Peru (Photo by Bruno Locatelli/CIFOR)

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Solar panels in Tinginaput, India. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith (DFID)/Flickr.

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Hundreds of Cities Poised to Replicate Rio’s Approach to Measuring and Reducing Emissions

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Rio de Janeiro pilot-tested the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC). Photo by Rodrigo Soldon/Flickr

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December 7, 2014

3 Issues to Watch as Lima Climate Talks Head to the Finish Line

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Reducing Latin America’s Carbon Footprint Means Restoring Life to Degraded Lands

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Primary forest in Ecuador's Maquipucuna Reserve. Photo by John Kellogg/Flickr

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Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

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All development finance, not just climate finance, ultimately needs to be consistent with climate goals. Photo credit: peggdavis66, Flickr

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December 4, 2014

Energy-gulping Desalination Can’t Solve China’s Water Crisis Alone

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Tianjin is home to the Beijiang and Dagang desalination plants, which together are expected to account for a third of China’s 1.5-2 million-ton capacity by 2015. (Tianjin, China) Photo by Sam Gao/Flickr.

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Estimating Climate Finance Mobilization Toward $100 Billion and Beyond

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5 Ways Countries Can Align their Emissions-Reduction Pledges with the Latest Climate Science

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Emissions will need to drop roughly 14 percent below 2010 levels by 2030 and 40 to 70 percent below 2010 levels by 2050 to limit temperature rise to 2°C. Photo by BlackRockSolar/Flickr

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How to Make Progress on Climate Adaptation during COP 20

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In Lima, negotiators have a short window of opportunity to cut through a tangled knot of potential issues in order to chart a clear path to an agreement that accelerates adaptation action in Paris. Photo by UN/Flickr.

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December 3, 2014

Low-carbon Urban Transport Boosts Social and Economic Development

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As national leaders prepare plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions at COP20, they can look to sustainable transport for win-win solutions that curb emissions while generating jobs, boosting economic growth, and improving public health. (Lima, Peru) Photo by Associacao Ciclocidade/Flickr.

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Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

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Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr

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December 3, 2014

3 Reasons Why the EPA Should Do More to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

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U.S. power plants emit more carbon pollution than all but four countries, and they’re responsible for a full one-third of national emissions.

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Temperatures are climbing to record-breaking highs in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Photo by Bruna Cabrera/Flickr.

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Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

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Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research

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A Blueprint for an Effective International Climate Agreement

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Visualizing the Past, Present and Future of Carbon Emissions

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Pollution from a factory in New Jersey, United States. Photo by John Isaac/UN

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What Would Success Look Like at COP 20 in Lima?

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6 Graphs Explain the World’s Top 10 Emitters

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China currently ranks as world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases. Photo by Ding Zhou/Flickr

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