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How Cities Can Save Trillions, Curb Climate Change, and Improve Public Health

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Cities account for 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but only 2% of land area. Photo credit: Ken Marshall, Flickr

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September 16, 2014

By the Numbers: The New Climate Economy

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September 15, 2014

The UN Climate Summit: What's in it for Cities?

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September 9, 2014

Shale Energy Potential Depends on Water Supply

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Shale development site, Australia. Photo Credit: John Amos/Flickr

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September 5, 2014

A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

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Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr

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September 4, 2014

8 Percent of World's Remaining Pristine Forests Degraded Since 2000

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Forest fragmentation is caused by the expansion of logging, mining and development activities. Photo credit: Angela Sevin, Flickr

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September 2, 2014

5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

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September 2, 2014

40 Percent of Countries with Largest Shale Energy Resources Face Water Stress

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Shale-energy production is vulnerable wherever surface or groundwater is limited. As water demands increase, other water users like farms and homes around these plays face higher competition for water. Photo Credit: Justin Woolford/Flickr

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August 29, 2014

New Study Reveals Weaknesses in Brazil’s Forest and Environmental Funds

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A new study evaluates government-managed funds meant to protect Brazil's Amazon rainforest. Photo credit: Neil Palmer/CIAT for Center for International Forestry Research

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August 20, 2014

Securing Rights for People and the Climate in Africa

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Way back to Lukolela View on the way back to Lukolela, Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo by Ollivier Girard for CIFOR Center for International Forestry Research

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August 19, 2014

Food Security and Climate Change in Africa: A Question of Political Will

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One-quarter of Africa’s projected food gap can be addressed by supporting a drive to achieve replacement level fertility by 2050. Better food security could be achieved by reducing food loss and waste. Photo Credit: Mark Jordahl/Flickr

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August 18, 2014

Towards A New Global Development Agenda: 5 Key Questions

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August 13, 2014

People-Oriented Cities: Smarter Driving, Smarter Cities

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Transport demand management strategies help wane commuters off the private car and make sustainable transport alternatives more viable, easing congestion and improving quality of life in cities. Photo Credit: Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil

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August 11, 2014

A Farmer In Africa: Balancing Property Rights With National Needs

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In Africa, farmers rely on their rights to community land, but governments don't always back them up with legislation. (photo credit: Gates Foundation/flickr)

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August 7, 2014

The Difference One Tree Can Make

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A babao tree in Zimbabwe. Planting hundreds or even millions of trees does not automatically translate into an increase in the overall long-term tree population. Photo Credit: Martin Heigan/Flickr

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August 5, 2014

Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

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With higher amounts of warming, coffee farming could be virtually impossible in Southeastern Brazil in 2100. Photo Credit: Ben Kaminsky/Flickr

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August 4, 2014

Sustainability at WRI: Our Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Sustainability Report

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Where in the world is WRI traveling? To better understand our business travel emissions and develop metrics for tracking changes, we instituted performance indicators, including emissions per staff and top destinations. Photo Credit: WRI

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August 1, 2014

The Plain Bad Economics of Today’s Energy Prices

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Coal is the most damaging fuel, and yet almost no countries tax it at all, and some actively subsidize it. Photo credit: Raimond Spekking, Wikimedia Commons

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August 1, 2014

Why Community Land Rights Belong in the Sustainable Development Goals

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The proposed Sustainable Development Goals leave out a critical component of improving rural livelihoods—securing community land rights. Photo credit: Jane Boles, Flickr

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July 31, 2014

Forest Loss and Climate: Empowering Communities Can Help

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Legal rights for community forests in the Brazilian Amazon and other areas could prevent 27 million hectares (66 million acres) of deforestation by 2050. Photo Credit: CIFOR/Flickr

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