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    net-zero emissions U.S. Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    April 25, 2024

    Zero-emission Zones Are Helping Some Cities Fight Pollution

    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    A sign signals a Zero Emission Zone in Oxford, England.
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    Climate
    Insights
    April 25, 2024

    Next-generation Climate Targets: A 5-Point Plan for NDCs

    • NDC
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    Boy washing rooftop solar panel.
    • NDC
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    April 24, 2024

    Industry Must Decarbonize: Cross-Sector Initiative Shows the Way in New Blueprint

    • industry
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Factory along water in Seattle, WA
    • industry
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2024

    In a Clean Energy Future, What Happens to California’s Thousands of Oil Refinery Workers?

    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Oil refinery in Los Angeles County, California
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2024

    Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    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
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    France Shapes Budget to Increase Net-zero-aligned Public Finance

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • long-term strategies
    france windmills
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • long-term strategies
    Climate
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    A Sustained Portfolio of Policies Have Transformed Denmark’s Power Sector

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • long-term strategies
    denmark people biking
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • long-term strategies
    Climate
    Africa
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    South Africa Establishes an Inclusive Process Toward a Just Transition, with Broad Stakeholder Engagement

    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    solar panels south africa
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    Climate
    Latin America
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    Chile’s New Governance Structures Are Streamlining Net-zero Implementation

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    chile solar panels
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    Climate
    Latin America
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    Costa Rica’s Pioneering Net-zero Implementation Plan Attracts Investment, Withstands Political Changes

    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    • National Climate Action
    windmills in mountains costa rica
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Insights
    January 22, 2024

    The US Cannot Be a Climate Leader and the World’s Largest Oil and Gas Producer

    • Climate
    • COP28
    • U.S. Climate
    A team of workers install solar panels to a roof in California
    • Climate
    • COP28
    • U.S. Climate
    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
    Update
    December 13, 2023

    4 US Congress Bills Related to Carbon Border Adjustments in 2023

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    US Capitol behind a busy street
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2023

    US Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuels and Coal Face a “Cumulative Burden” of Pollution, Poor Health and Job Loss

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A neighborhood sits in front of an oil refinery.
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2023

    Oil, Gas and US Emissions: Setting the Record Straight

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    Hydraulic fracking site in Myrtle, North Dakota
    • Climate
    • 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

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