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    North America biofuels natural resources NDC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 27, 2024

    Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    A farmer stands on top of a truck while a tractor unloads the crops into it.
    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 20, 2023

    Under New Guidance, “Sustainable” Aviation Fuel in the US Could Be Anything But

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    A man in a neon vest stands under the wing of a commercial plane to fill its fuel tank.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2023

    EPA’s New Renewable Fuel Standard Will Increase Global Carbon Emissions — Not Lower Them

    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Cars drive down a California highway with farm fields on either side.
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2021

    6 Words to Describe the US Pledge to Reduce Emissions 50-52% by 2030

    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    President Biden walking down a hallway with flags from different nations on both sides of him.
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Climate
    Latin America Europe North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Going Green Conference
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    Andrew Steer Makes the Case for Paris Talks in Congressional Testimony

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    What Do Top Emitters' Greenhouse Gas Targets Mean for Emissions? It’s Not Always Clear

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Wind turbines
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 23, 2015

    Seizing the Paris Moment

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Paris, France
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 8, 2015

    4 Reasons Why the US Can and Should Reduce its Emissions Now

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Installing solar panels. Photo by Dennis Schroeder/Department of Energy
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2015

    What the U.S.-Brazil Joint Statement on Climate Change Means for the World

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    President Dilma Rousseff. Photo by Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    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
    North America
    Insights
    May 27, 2015

    10 Steps to Achieve the US Emissions-Reduction Target

    • International Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • NDC
    • power plants
    Coal-fired power plant in Fayette County, Texas. Photo by Larry D. Moore/Wikimedia Commons
    • International Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • NDC
    • power plants
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    April 10, 2015

    California Sleepwalks into Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    California's drought has dragged on for four years. Photo by Yana Edwin Murphy/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 3, 2015

    US Has Bold Plan to Stall Climate Change

    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Storm surge in Coburg, Pennsylvania. Photo by Tina Neale/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2015

    US Climate Commitment Should Spur Other Countries to Act

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    The United States committed to reduce emissions 26 to 28 percent by 2030. Photo by Walmart/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 31, 2015

    Mexico Becomes First Developing Country to Release New Climate Plan (INDC)

    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Mexico committed to reduce its emissions by 22 percent from business-as-usual levels by 2030. Photo by Pulpolox/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    News
    March 27, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to Mexico’s Proposed National Climate Commitment

    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 27, 2015

    What to Look for in the New US Climate Plan (INDC)

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    The US pledged to reduce its GHG emissions 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. (Los Angeles, California) Photo by Ben Amstutz/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC

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