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    fossil fuels
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2014

    Finding Solutions for South Africa’s Coal-Fired Energy and Water Problems

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A communal water tap in Soweto, South Africa. Photo credit: E. Muench, Wikimedia Commons
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 19, 2014

    Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    September 9, 2014

    Shale Energy Potential Depends on Water Supply

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale development site, Australia. Photo Credit: John Amos/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 5, 2014

    A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Data
    September 2, 2014

    Infographic: Protecting Water Security, Promoting Energy Security

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    September 2, 2014

    40 Percent of Countries with Largest Shale Energy Resources Face Water Stress

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale-energy production is vulnerable wherever surface or groundwater is limited. As water demands increase, other water users like farms and homes around these plays face higher competition for water. Photo Credit: Justin Woolford/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Data
    September 2, 2014

    Global Shale Gas Development: Water Stress at Shale Plays

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Data
    September 2, 2014

    Shale Resources and Water Risks

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    Energy
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    News
    September 2, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Finds 38% of World’s Shale Resources Face Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia Africa Latin America North America
    News
    August 31, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Call: How Water Risk Affects Global Shale Development

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Data
    August 5, 2014

    Infographic: Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Infographic intro
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    August 5, 2014

    Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    With higher amounts of warming, coffee farming could be virtually impossible in Southeastern Brazil in 2100. Photo Credit: Ben Kaminsky/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    August 1, 2014

    The Plain Bad Economics of Today’s Energy Prices

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Coal is the most damaging fuel, and yet almost no countries tax it at all, and some actively subsidize it. Photo credit: Raimond Spekking, Wikimedia Commons
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    July 31, 2014

    The Price Is Wrong: New Report Calls for Fossil Fuel Prices that Reflect Environmental Costs

    • Finance
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    A new IMF report shows that taxing fossil fuels could reduce deaths from fossil fuel-related air pollution by 63 percent. Photo credit: thienzieyung, Flickr
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 23, 2014

    7 Charts Explain Changing U.S. Power Sector Emissions

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Between 1973 and 2005, U.S. power sector CO2 emissions increased by almost 90 percent. Photo credit: Mike, Flickr
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 15, 2014

    Tar Sands Threaten World’s Largest Boreal Forest

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Canada’s boreal forests feature mountain ranges; forested plains, bogs, and peatlands; coniferous and mixed forests; and millions of waterways. Photo credit: Ken Owen, Flickr
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • natural resources
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 4, 2014

    EPA’s New Clean Power Plan Is Both Achievable and Economically Beneficial

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Power plants are the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Wigwam Jones, Flickr
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Climate
    North America
    News
    June 2, 2014

    STATEMENT: U.S. Puts First Ever Federal Limits on Existing Power Plant Emissions

    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy

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