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    water pollution
    Water
    North America
    Update
    August 30, 2022

    Small Reservoirs More Vulnerable to Climate Extremes

    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    A manmade reservoir with powerlines in the background
    • Water
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • water pollution
    Cities
    Update
    May 23, 2022

    New Analysis Shows Air, Water, Other Environmental Pollution Remain a Severe Global Threat

    • Cities
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • Cities
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    Water
    Update
    November 3, 2021

    Developing a Global Model for Agricultural Pollution Control Cost

    • Water
    • agriculture
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • data
    • Aqueduct
    Nutrient management slurry on farmland
    • Water
    • agriculture
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • data
    • Aqueduct
    Forests
    Insights
    March 26, 2021

    INSIDER: 3 Tips for Companies Navigating the Use of Carbon Credits from Nature

    • Business
    • carbon removal
    • net-zero emissions
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • offsets
    • Business
    • carbon removal
    • net-zero emissions
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • offsets
    Finance
    Insights
    October 7, 2020

    INSIDER: The World Bank’s Policy Lending Can Better Support Climate Action

    • coronavirus
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    People with backpacks and small children walk on a dirt road away from Antanarivo.
    • coronavirus
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Forests
    Insights
    September 23, 2020

    How Forests Near or Far Can Protect Water for Cities

    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    A view of Hong Kong from the edge of a forest.
    • Water
    • Water Security
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • water pollution
    Equity
    Africa
    Insights
    September 15, 2020

    INSIDER: Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation into Development: Three Lessons from Kenya

    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • food security
    Herders in Kenya.
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Water Security
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • food security
    Ocean
    News
    May 15, 2020

    ADVISORY: Embargoed Press Call on Tackling Plastic and Pollution in the Ocean

    • water pollution
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • water pollution
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    Insights
    March 19, 2020

    INSIDER: Multilateral Development Banks Have Made Progress Towards Paris Alignment, but Still Need to Fill in Critical Details

    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Melting Arctic glacier. Photo by Daniel Foster/Flickr
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    Insights
    January 23, 2020

    INSIDER: Harnessing the Power of the Ocean Data Revolution

    • climate change
    • Ocean
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2019

    INSIDER: At COP25, Can Countries Put National Climate Plans on a Common Time Frame?

    • COP25
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    Visitors behind the clock at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris. Photo by Guy Dugas/Pixabay.
    • COP25
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    November 27, 2019

    INSIDER: Capacity-Building in the Spotlight at COP25: 4 Things to Watch

    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • international climate policy
    Community members patrol a forest in Vietnam, as part of a program that provides payment for healthy ecosystems. Building countries' capacity for monitoring and reporting on their climate solutions is an important part of the Paris Agreement. Photo by Asian Development Bank.
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • international climate policy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 17, 2019

    INSIDER: Demystifying U.S. Electricity Markets and Their Role in Clean Energy Expansion

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Members of Congress visit a control room at the National Renewable Energy Lab. Photo by Dennis Schroeder/NREL.
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 16, 2019

    INSIDER: Guiding Implementation of Carbon Capture Tax Credits: Responses to the IRS Request for Comments

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    The launch of Boulder Dam carbon capture facility.
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    Climate
    Insights
    October 8, 2019

    INSIDER: By Stress-Testing with Different Scenarios, Countries’ Long-Term Climate Strategies Can Plan for an Uncertain Future

    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    Railroad intersection from above. Projecting different future pathways can help governments come up with robust policy options. Photo by Stephen Hanafin/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    Forests
    Insights
    August 26, 2019

    INSIDER: Green Infrastructure Can Save Water Suppliers Money. Now You Can Estimate How Much.

    • Water
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Riverside trees in Atlanta's 4th Ward Park. Flickr/DeepRoot
    • Water
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Energy
    Insights
    August 1, 2019

    INSIDER: Not All Electricity Is Equal—Uses and Misuses of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE)

    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 8, 2019

    Natural Gas Beat Coal in the US. Will Renewables and Storage Soon Beat Natural Gas?

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Wind turbines north of Corpus Christi, Texas.
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Equity
    Insights
    July 5, 2019

    INSIDER: The Green Climate Fund’s Proposed Approach to Costs: Not Fit for Adaptation

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund

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