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U.S. Climate

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How U.S.-China Cooperation Can Expand Clean Energy Development

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
The U.S. and China are beginning to collaborate on some clean energy initiatives—and some projects are already producing benefits for both countries. Photo credit: Land Rover Our Planet/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
Insights

Analyzing the IPCC Report: 6 Things You Need to Know About Reducing Emissions

  • climate science
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The new IPCC report shows that it's still possible to limit average global temperature rise to 2°C, but only with ambitious action. Photo credit: Photon Energy, Flickr
  • climate science
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
News

WRI Statement on Latest IPCC Report

  • Energy
  • climate science
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • climate science
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
  • climate change
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4 Takeaways from IPCC Report Reveal Worsening Impacts of Climate Change

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy
The latest IPCC report reveals the current and future impacts of climate change. Photo credit: joiseyshowaa, Flickr
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy

Open Data: A New Tool for Building Climate Resilience

  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
In 2012 alone, extreme weather events caused more than $110 billion in damages and claimed more than 300 lives. Photo credit: Randy Le'Moine, Flickr 2012
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • data
  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise

New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Heavy-Duty Vehicles Are a “Win-Win-Win”

  • Energy
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
Heavy-duty vehicles, like buses, make up 20 percent of total U.S. transport emissions. Photo credit: Kathy Doucette, Flickr 2008
  • Energy
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate

STATEMENT: President Obama Announces New Efficiency and Emissions Standards for Trucks

  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • transportation
  • U.S. policy
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • transportation
  • U.S. policy

After State of the Union Address, U.S. Should Pursue Ambitious Power Plant Emissions Standards

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants
Power plants account for one-third of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Mike, Flickr
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • power plants

Watching for Signs of Climate Action in the State of the Union Address

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • climate science
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Seven months have passed since President Obama announced the national Climate Action Plan. Photo credit: Steve Jurvetson, Flickr
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • climate science
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • power plants
  • renewable energy

RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Minnesota Can Reduce Emissions 31 percent by 2020

  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • regulation
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • regulation

5 Ways Minnesota Can Reduce its Power Plant Emissions

  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Between 2005 and 2011, Minnesota coal-fired generation decreased 14 percent while natural gas generation nearly doubled and renewable generation more-than-tripled. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy

Minnesota Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy