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    18 Resources for
    Unlocking Climate Action
    Business
    Insights
    September 1, 2021

    6 Ways to Prevent Greenwashing and Risks from Trade Associations

    • Unlocking Climate Action
    A "do not walk" sign lit up on an intersection with skyscrapers in the background.
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    Cities
    News
    February 10, 2020

    RELEASE: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities 2020-2021 Opens; Now Accepting Applications for Transformative Urban Climate Projects

    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    Insights
    August 6, 2019

    Growing Momentum for Just Transition: 5 Success Stories and New Commitments to Tackle Inequality Through Climate Action

    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    An indigenous community meeting in Peru.
    • sustainable development goals
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    June 28, 2019

    Eskisehir, Turkey Leads on Energy-Efficient Buildings

    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    May 7, 2019

    PODCAST: Why Securing Land Rights for Indigenous People Can Accelerate Sustainable Development

    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • sustainable development goals
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Small forestry in the Peruvian Amazon.
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • sustainable development goals
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Insights
    March 22, 2019

    Water Can Exacerbate Inequality—or It Can Help Solve It

    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    Waiting for water in Darfur.
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    Cities
    Insights
    February 4, 2019

    Optimize, Electrify, Decarbonize: The 3 Steps to Thriving, Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    Las Vegas solar panels
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 29, 2018

    Unlocking Climate Action: Building a Landscape Restoration Movement from the Ground Up

    • Forests
    • COP24
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • restoration
    Extrema, Brazil plantation
    • Forests
    • COP24
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • restoration
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 13, 2018

    Unlocking Climate Action: From Bogota City Hall to the President’s Desk and Back Again

    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    Bogota skyline
    • Buildings
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • Cities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 28, 2018

    Unlocking Climate Action: When Nations, States and Cities Reinforce Each Other, Everybody Wins

    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    Biking in Copenhagen. Flickr/Mikael Colville Andersen
    • Unlocking Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • restoration
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 29, 2015

    LandMark Puts Indigenous Peoples and Other Communities on the Global Map

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • natural infrastructure
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Maasai tribe in the Serengeti National Park.
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • natural infrastructure
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 10, 2015

    LandMark: Protecting Indigenous and Community Lands by Making Them Visible

    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • poverty
    Up to 65% of the world's land is held by Indigenous Peoples and communities. Photo by Jane Boles/Flickr
    • Sustainable Development Goal 10
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • mapping
    • poverty
    Climate
    Insights
    March 3, 2015

    Reducing HFCs in the US Would Benefit Consumers and the Climate

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    HFCs, potent greenhouse gases, are commonly used as refrigerants. Photo by Frank van den Bergh/iStock.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    How the US Can Lower Methane Emissions from Natural Gas and Save Money

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • fossil fuels
    A natural gas refinery plant. Photo by WildEarth Guardians/Flickr.
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 6, 2015

    The Clean Vehicle Revolution: Driving Fuel Savings and Emissions Reductions in the United States

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Electric vehicle charging station in Guangdong Province, China. Photo by Remko Tanis/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 12, 2014

    How the US Can Save Billions by Reducing Electricity Use

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Homes and commercial buildings account for 74 percent of electricity demand in the United States, making them a critical part of any plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Photo Credit: Justin Brown, Flickr
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 3, 2014

    How the US Can Produce Cleaner Energy While Capturing Economic Benefits

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    New solar photovoltaic projects are also being chosen over new coal and gas generation in a few areas of the country because of lower costs or larger net benefits. Photo credit: Dana Smillie, World Bank
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 10, 2014

    By the Numbers: How the U.S. Economy Can Benefit from Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Economics
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • U.S. policy
    Electric vehicle battery prices fell 40 percent since 2008. Photo credit: Kevin Krejcl, Flickr
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • U.S. policy

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