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    November 25, 2014

    Opportunities in New Climate Economy

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • COP20
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama. Photo by U.S. Embassy, The Hague/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • COP20
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Cities
    Insights
    November 21, 2014

    5 Reasons to Be Optimistic About Sustainable Urban Mobility

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Rapid urbanization creates a number challenges for city leaders, but the growing use of sustainable urban mobility solutions provides reasons for optimism in cities worldwide. (Beijing, China) Photo by Benoit Colin/WRI
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 20, 2014

    The China-U.S. Climate Agreement: By the Numbers

    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • UNFCCC
    China plans to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent by 2020. (Yunnan, China) Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2014

    New Tool Reveals How Jamaica’s Development Projects Impact People and Planet

    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • protected areas
    • public participation
    Cataboo, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica. Photo by Sergel Mutovkin/Flickr
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • protected areas
    • public participation
    Climate
    Insights
    November 19, 2014

    The Emissions Gap Roadmap

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A new report evaluates the "emissions gap" between current commitments to reduce emissions and those needed to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C. Photo by Josef Stuefer/Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 19, 2014

    UNEP Emissions Gap Report Calculates Necessary Emission Reductions Out to 2030

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    "Taking more action now reduces the need for more extreme action later to stay within safe emission limits," —Achim Steiner. Photo by Adam Jones/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    November 18, 2014

    Staying on Track: A New Tool for Designing and Meeting Emissions-Reduction Goals

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Pollution in Beijing. China recently committed to peak its emissions by 2030. Photo by David Barrie/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    November 18, 2014

    How to Calculate Policies’ Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • renewable energy
    Tunisia launched its renewable energy program, PROSOL ELEC, in 2010 to scale up solar photovoltaic systems in buildings throughout the country. Photo by World Bank/FLICKR.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 17, 2014

    Local Leaders to Federal Government: Help Us Prepare for Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Flooding in Saratoga, Wyoming. Photo by SFC McGuire/Wyoming National Guard
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 17, 2014

    US, Japan Pledge $4.5 Billion to Green Climate Fund, but Are the Conditions Fair?

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    A flooded rice field in Japan. Photo by Phil Hendley/FLICKR.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    November 17, 2014

    Weighing Options: How Do You Compare the Costs of Renewable Energy to Traditional Electricity?

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    How would a supermarket looking to supply their electricity directly from on-site solar energy compare this option with traditional power? Photo by Bart Speelman/FLICKR
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 14, 2014

    Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests Even Without Government Support

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Insights
    November 14, 2014

    Gus Speth Returns to WRI, Inspires

    “We need a new system of political economy, one that is programmed to give priority to people, place and planet, not power, production and profit.” —Gus Speth Photo Credit: FLICKR/WRI
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2014

    U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    One of the most challenging and important sticking points in the international climate negotiations is the money to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Sudipto Das, Global Environment Facility
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 13, 2014

    Obama’s Greenhouse Gas Target for 2025 is Ambitious—But Achievable

    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Emissions pollution in Fuyuan, Yunnan, China. Photo Credit: FLICKR/Mingia Zhou
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 12, 2014

    Digging Deeper Into the U.S.-China Climate Change Agreement

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    The world's two biggest emitters, the United States and China, forged a landmark climate action agreement. Photo credit: Bret Arnett, Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 12, 2014

    How the US Can Save Billions by Reducing Electricity Use

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Homes and commercial buildings account for 74 percent of electricity demand in the United States, making them a critical part of any plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Photo Credit: Justin Brown, Flickr
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Insights
    November 11, 2014

    New Technology Can Help Ensure that Protected Areas Stay Protected

    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    The world has more than 177,000 protected areas, all of which require proper management to prevent harmful and illegal activities. Photo credit: Garrett Ziegler, Flickr
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 6, 2014

    Três Mapas que Ajudam a Explicar a Crise da Água em São Paulo, Brasil

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    São Paulo, Brasil. Fonte: Fernando Stankuns/Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    November 6, 2014

    Water Risks Threaten Billions in U.S. Electric Sales, Farm Products

    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Freshwater
    A new report finds that $21 billion in U.S. electricity sales and $1.2 billion in farm products face water risks. Photo credit: lewsviews, Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Freshwater