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    wetlands
    Climate
    Insights
    February 10, 2020

    5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Reroroja village
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 4, 2019

    For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Insights
    June 20, 2019

    Without Solar, Some Indian Doctors Must Operate in the Dark

    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    • Equity & Governance
    Rooftop solar panels on Sadar Hospital in Hazaribaug, India
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    Insights
    June 7, 2019

    For a 1.5 C World, Cities Must Go Carbon Neutral. They Can’t Do It Alone.

    • climate science
    • Climate
    Heidelberg, Germany
    • climate science
    • Climate
    Energy
    Insights
    April 30, 2019

    Kenya’s Farmers Battle Drought through Biodiesel Made from Cotton Waste

    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • waste
    • Energy
    Abel Mutie, a Kenyan farmer
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • waste
    • Energy
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    March 13, 2019

    In Kenya’s Rural Health Clinics, Business Performance and Renewables Go Hand-in-Hand

    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Joyce Onyino and patients at her health clinic in rural Kenya
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    November 29, 2018

    How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Maasai woman
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    November 5, 2018

    Cleaner-Burning Fuels at Kenyan Schools Feed Students and Protect Forests

    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • biofuels
    • illegal logging
    Kenya has lost 9 percent of its forests since 2000. Photo by pxhere
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • biofuels
    • illegal logging
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 11, 2018

    A New Fuel Source Can Power Kenya’s Industries While Saving Forests. So Why Isn’t it Taking Off?

    • Forests
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • biofuels
    • Energy
    Baobab tree on the edge of Kenyan farmland
    • Forests
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • biofuels
    • Energy
    Climate
    News
    October 15, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Statement on Montreal Protocol Amendment to Phase Down HFCs

    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 10, 2016

    What Indonesia Doesn’t Know About Peatlands Could Undermine its Climate Goals

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • wetlands
    Peat swamp forests of the Katingan Peatland Reserve in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • wetlands
    Climate
    Insights
    December 30, 2015

    Climate Milestones of 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Signs to Watch

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Satellite image of central U.S. storm, December 28, 2015. Photo credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    September 10, 2015

    Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    Forests
    North America
    Research
    February 28, 2011

    Forests for Water

    North America
    Data
    February 25, 2011

    Watersheds of the Southern United States

    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • Water Quality
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    North America
    Data
    February 25, 2011

    Forests and Water: Green Infrastructure Can Be Less Expensive Than Gray Infrastructure

    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • wetlands
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • wetlands

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