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    Climate
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    North America
    Insights
    August 25, 2016

    It’s Time for US Federal Contractors to Measure their Carbon Footprints

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    July 7, 2016

    Cutting Your Corporate Carbon Footprint? Why You Should Use Science-Based Targets

    • Climate
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Renewable energy can help companies reach carbon-cutting goals. Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92688599@N00/2302264331/">Wavy1</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    June 8, 2016

    23 Chinese Cities Commit to Peak Carbon Emissions by 2030

    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit in Beijing. Photo credit: Wee Kean Fong
    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    February 24, 2016

    Science Will Help Push Companies Towards a Low-Carbon Future

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG Protocol
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG Protocol
    Climate
    Insights
    December 28, 2015

    Transforming Our Cities into the Cities We Need

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    Climate
    Outcomes
    December 8, 2015

    Over 300 Cities Take Action to Measure and Manage Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • GHG Protocol
    • Cities
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo, Japan
    • GHG Protocol
    • Cities
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Climate
    News
    December 8, 2015

    RELEASE: 114 Companies Commit to Set Ambitious Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets, Surpassing Goal

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2015

    Through Compact of Mayors, 360 Cities Will Cut Their Emissions 17% by 2030

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • climate impacts
    Rio de Janeiro
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • climate impacts
    Business
    Research
    December 1, 2015

    Walking the Talk

    Climate
    Insights
    November 5, 2015

    Science-based Emissions Targets: The Key to Sending a Strong Corporate Signal Before COP 21

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Nearly 90 companies have committed to set a science-based emissions-reduction target. Photo by Mike Steinhoff/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    September 25, 2015

    The Business Case for Science-Based Targets to Reduce Emissions

    • climate science
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    69 companies, including Honda, Nestlé and Hewlett-Packard have committed to setting these science-based targets to cut their greenhouse emissions, and some have publicly announced them. Photo by UN/Flickr.
    • climate science
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    Finance
    Insights
    August 26, 2015

    Dispelling 4 Myths about Climate Change and Investment Risk

    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Finance
    Physical risks like drought are only some of the climate-related risks investors face. Photo by Don DeBold/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    June 30, 2015

    Carbon Pricing Gains Popularity with Governments, Businesses

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development
    Photo by Uwe Hermann/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    June 19, 2015

    Simple Math Points to a Decarbonized Economy

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    G7 2015. Photo by Palazzo Chigi/Flickr.
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Data
    June 3, 2015

    Comparison of Annual GHG Reduction Rates from 2020-2030 Based on Submitted or Reported Climate Commitments (2020 Pledges and INDCs) for Canada, EU, Japan and US

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Data
    June 3, 2015

    Canada, EU, Japan and US Post-2020 GHG Emissions Targets: Estimated Emissions Reductions Relative to Different Base Years

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 27, 2015

    A Global Look at Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programs

    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    At least 40 countries—both developed and developing—currently have mandatory emissions reporting programs in place. (Seoul, South Korea) Photo by tetan88/Flickr.
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    May 20, 2015

    This is Leadership: Why Companies Are Setting Emissions Goals Based on Science

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    The Science-Based Targets initiative aims to enlist 100 companies to setting greenhouse gas reduction targets based on the latest climate science. Photo by Stephanie Meshke/Flickr
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases

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