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    December 16, 2014

    More Rice, Less Methane

    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Reducing flooding in rice paddies can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and can also help conserve water and boost yields. Photo by IRRI.
    • Food
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    December 15, 2014

    Power Options: Comparing Costs of Rooftop Solar to Traditional Electricity

    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Between 30 to 60 percent of U.S. public and private (K-12) schools could save money by installing solar PV at a price of $2-2.5/W. Photo by Matt Montagne/Flickr.
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    December 15, 2014

    Taking Culture into Account in Restoring China’s Loess Plateau

    • restoration
    • Forests
    The trees planted on the Loess Plateau were biological settlers, foreigners to the arid landscape. (Loess Plateau, China) Photo by baggis/Flickr.
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Climate
    Insights
    December 14, 2014

    COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
    • Finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP20
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    December 11, 2014

    International Development Finance Club Commits $89 Billion to Climate Finance in 2013

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    The IDFC can direct more finance to adaptation. Photo by University College London/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    4 Ways Virginia Can Meet EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Our analysis finds that Virginia can meet almost 80 percent of EPA’s emission rate target for the state between 2020 and 2030 with its planned coal retirements, as well as using available infrastructure. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    Quick Perspective on UN Secretary-General’s Vision for a Post-2015 Agenda

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • development
    • human rights
    • climate science
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Photo by UNDP via OXFAM/Flickr.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • development
    • human rights
    • climate science
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

    • Cities
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Paris Agreement
    • transportation
    Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • Paris Agreement
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    5 Ways Missouri Can Meet EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    EPA’s Clean Power Plan offers broad flexibility in how states can comply with their standards. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    December 9, 2014

    Building BRICS in Restoration—The China-Brazil Landscape Restoration Exchange

    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    More than half of Brazil's native vegetation grows on private land. (Brazil) Photo by monocletophat123/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Finance
    Insights
    December 9, 2014

    Building Climate Equity and International Consensus from the Ground Up

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP20
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • human rights
    • UNFCCC
    Scaling up renewable energy access; government installed solar energy in Sumba island, Indonesia. Photo by Asia Development Bank/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP20
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Equity & Governance
    • human rights
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    How Can Adaptation Finance Help the Most Vulnerable Communities?

    • International Climate Action
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Ensuring funding meets the adaptation needs of communities remains a challenge. (Paoay, Philippines) Photo by Ilocos Norte/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    Monitoring Forest Change in Latin America with Terra-i

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Shampuyacu, Peru (Photo by Bruno Locatelli/CIFOR)
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    India’s Energy Moment: Ready for a Low-Carbon Future?

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels in Tinginaput, India. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith (DFID)/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

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

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Rio de Janeiro pilot-tested the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC). Photo by Rodrigo Soldon/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Finance
    Insights
    December 7, 2014

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

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • UNFCCC
    COP 20 - UN Climate Change Conference - Lima (Photo by UNFCCC)
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 7, 2014

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

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    Primary forest in Ecuador's Maquipucuna Reserve. Photo by John Kellogg/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 5, 2014

    Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    All development finance, not just climate finance, ultimately needs to be consistent with climate goals. Photo credit: peggdavis66, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Asia
    Insights
    December 4, 2014

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

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • Cities
    • water risk
    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.
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • Cities
    • water risk