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Frontline Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives, but Remain Overlooked in Climate Policies

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April 7, 2026

Why a 'No-Risk' Category Would Weaken EU's Landmark Anti-Deforestation Law (EUDR)

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What Is a ‘Just Transition,’ and Are Countries Really Making Progress?

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April 11, 2025

How Inclusive Dialogues Are Paving the Way for a Just Transition in Peru

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December 4, 2024

Detroit Passed the First Law Giving Communities a Say in Development Projects. Here’s What Happened

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August 1, 2024

REMOVE Act of 2024

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To Shift Away from Oil and Gas, Developing Countries Need a ‘Just Transition’ to Protect Workers and Communities

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October 28, 2022

A Brief Summary of the Climate and Energy Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

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August 12, 2022

After Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways to Hit the US Emissions Goal

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March 30, 2022

6 Takeaways from the CEQ Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

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October 6, 2020

Meeting the Climate Challenge Through a New Climate Federalism

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May 14, 2020

How Can Citizens Contribute to a Sustainable Recovery? Early Lessons from the French Citizens' Assembly

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December 20, 2019

Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

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July 25, 2019

As India Revises State Climate Plans, Who Should Have a Voice?

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February 7, 2019

STATEMENT: Green New Deal Rekindles Climate Conversation in the U.S.

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March 10, 2017

Will Merkel Use Next Week’s U.S. Visit to Boost the Paris Agreement?

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January 20, 2017

Rick Perry Offers Mixed Messages to Congress on Climate and Clean Energy

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January 11, 2017

5 Clean Energy Charts Trump Needs to See Before He Takes Office

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December 10, 2015

Time for Leaders to Lead on Climate

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December 4, 2015

What’s In a Name? Paris Agreement's Legal Form Explained in 7 Questions

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