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    Climate
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    Climate
    Insights
    May 25, 2023

    4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines and solar power panels
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 15, 2023

    CEQ’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool Needs to Consider How Burdens Add Up

    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    The Cleveland, Ohio skyline is seen between two trees and picnic tables.
    • environmental justice
    • Climate Equity
    • U.S. policy
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 24, 2023

    2 Years of Justice40: Integrating Environmental Justice into US Climate Policy

    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
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    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Climate
    Podcasts
    June 30, 2022

    Shutting a Coal Plant and Reviving a Small Town Economy in Tonawanda, New York

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    Oceania
    Podcasts
    June 27, 2022

    Finding New Jobs for Laid Off Coal Workers in Southeast Australia

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    Podcasts
    June 22, 2022

    How to Phase Out Fossil Fuels Without Leaving People Behind

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    A Just Transition to a Zero-carbon World Is Possible. Here’s How.

    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • human rights
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    two men installing solar panels
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • human rights
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    January 25, 2021

    Steps to Aid US Fossil Fuel Workers in the Clean Energy Transition

    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Climate Equity
    coal-fired power plant
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Climate Equity
    Cities
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities

    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    People walking through a park.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Forests
    • coronavirus
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    September 10, 2020

    4 Priorities for Climate Action and Social Equity in the COVID-19 Recovery

    • climatewatch-pinned
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
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    • climatewatch-pinned
    • coronavirus
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    COVID-19 Bailouts Should Target Oil and Gas Workers and Communities, Not Companies

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • environmental justice
    • fossil fuels
    Two workers walking to a natural gas fracking operation. Photo by Justin Woolford/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • environmental justice
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 19, 2020

    Ensuring a Fair Transition for US Fossil Fuel Workers in Economic Recovery

    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Three workers pulling machinery on an oil rig.
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

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

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2019

    Putting People at the Center of Climate Action

    • Economics
    • Climate
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    • Economics
    • Climate
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    August 27, 2015

    What’s On the Table at Bonn Climate Talks?

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Negotiators gather at the World Conference Center in Bonn, Germany. Photo by Shubert Ciencia/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    August 25, 2015

    INSIDER: How Transparent Have Countries Been About the Fairness and Ambition of their National Climate Contributions (INDCs)?

    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A fair and ambitious contribution should seek to maximize a country’s mitigation potential and opportunities to act given its technological and economic capabilities. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Research
    June 15, 2015

    Building Climate Equity

    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    June 11, 2015

    Ethiopia's Climate Commitment Sets a High Bar for National Climate Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • NDC
    Solar power panels in rural Ethiopia. (Rema, Ethiopia) Photo by Bread for the World/Flickr.
    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Equity
    • NDC

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