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    North America Climate Governance Forests
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2024

    Ocean Carbon Removal Is Uncharted Territory. The US Can Help Change That

    • carbon removal
    • Ocean
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    A scientist takes a soil sample to measure carbon sequestration in a seagrass bed.
    • carbon removal
    • Ocean
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    December 7, 2023

    How the US Federal Government Can Help States and Cities Capitalize on Historic Climate Funding

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    Wind ppwer behind the backdrop of a residential neighborhood in Palm Springs, CA
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    September 14, 2023

    Carbon Dioxide Removal Research and Development Act of 2023

    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    US Capitol building
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 21, 2023

    How to Refine California’s 2022 Scoping Plan for Achieving Climate Neutrality

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    Row of blue solar panels on green grass
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    January 19, 2023

    Next Steps on the US Journey Toward Industrial Decarbonization

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    Seven construction workers stand on building foundation of steel bars and cement
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    December 22, 2022

    Carbon Removal in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    A snow-capped mountain reflection in a clear lake
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    October 28, 2022

    A Brief Summary of the Climate and Energy Provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    The installation of solar panels to a home in Oak View, California
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    Forests
    North America
    Update
    September 30, 2022

    3 Lessons on Wildfire Resilience and Recovery from Oregon’s Santiam Basin

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    A road leading into the woods with a welcome sign
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    September 20, 2022

    REMOVE Act of 2022

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • carbon removal
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Climeworks direct air capture plant and sky
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • carbon removal
    • carbon removal legislation & policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 7, 2022

    Decarbonizing US Industry: 3 Questions, Answered

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • low carbon development
    A cement works plant against the backdrop of a cloudy sky
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    August 30, 2022

    How Nature-based Solutions Can Protect Businesses from Water Risks

    • Cities
    • Forests
    A "restoration in progress" sign against the backdrop of a wetland
    • Cities
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 22, 2022

    How to Protect Forest Carbon in a Fire-prone Future

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forest Service firefighters dig a fireline on a steep-sloped mountain to suppress fire in National Forest.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    After Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways to Hit the US Emissions Goal

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    A construction worker carries a solar panel across a house roof for installation
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    Forests
    North America
    News
    October 26, 2021

    RELEASE: New Forest Resilience Bond will Finance $25 Million of Restoration to Reduce Wildfire Risk on the Tahoe National Forest in California

    • Cities
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    March 3, 2021

    The Upstream Battle to Protect Drinking Water in North Carolina

    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    A small lake with trees in the background in North Carolina's Triangle region
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure

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