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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

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
Technical Perspectives

CEQ’s Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool Needs to Consider How Burdens Add Up

  • environmental justice
  • Climate Equity
  • U.S. policy
  • Finance
  • Economics
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
The Cleveland, Ohio skyline is seen between two trees and picnic tables.
  • environmental justice
  • Climate Equity
  • U.S. policy
  • Finance
  • Economics
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity

Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater
This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater
Technical Perspectives

5 Lessons from South Africa’s Just Transition Journey

  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • climatewatch-pinned
An aerial shot of Cape Town, South Africa, against the backdrop of hills and mountains
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • climatewatch-pinned

Prioritizing Equity in Providing Technical Assistance to Underserved School Districts under WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative

  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • pollution
  • electric mobility
  • Electric Mobility
Yellow school buses visible behind chain fence
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • pollution
  • electric mobility
  • Electric Mobility

Up to $5 Billion Is Available for US Electric School Buses. Here Are 3 Things Bus Operators Should Know.

  • transportation
  • Climate Equity
  • Equity & Governance
  • renewable energy
  • electric mobility
  • transportation
  • Climate Equity
  • Equity & Governance
  • renewable energy
  • electric mobility

Updated Tool Can Help US Communities Include Forests and Trees in GHG Inventories

  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • global forest watch
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • global forest watch
Technical Perspectives

6 Takeaways from the CEQ Climate and Economic Justice Screening Tool

  • Climate Equity
  • climate policy
  • Finance
  • U.S. Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • climate policy
  • Finance
  • U.S. Climate

How to Help Your Community Fund Electric School Buses in the US

  • Urban Mobility
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • electric mobility
  • transportation
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
Kids riding in the back of a school bus.
  • Urban Mobility
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • electric mobility
  • transportation
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses

The US Clean Energy Transition Isn’t Equitable — But it Could Be

  • Clean Energy
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • renewable energy
  • climate finance
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
Two stacked rows of electrical fuse boxes with different numbers on them.
  • Clean Energy
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • renewable energy
  • climate finance
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
Technical Perspectives

Why Greenhouse Gas Inventories Are Important for Natural and Working Lands — and How to Fix Them

  • carbon removal
  • greenhouse gases
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • GHG emissions
Yellowstone River in Montana, U.S.
  • carbon removal
  • greenhouse gases
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • GHG emissions

6 Innovative Ways to Fund Climate Action and Equity in US Cities

  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • Equity & Governance
  • climate finance
Solar panels on homes in Boulder, Colorado.
  • Climate
  • Climate Equity
  • Equity & Governance
  • climate finance
Technical Perspectives

INSIDER: Designing Low-carbon Product Standards for Cement and Steel in the United States

  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • industry
  • low carbon development
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • industry
  • low carbon development

Steps to Aid US Fossil Fuel Workers in the Clean Energy Transition

  • coronavirus
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • Climate Equity
coal-fired power plant
  • coronavirus
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • Climate Equity

5 Ways the US Government Can Kickstart a CarbonShot to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

  • carbon removal
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • U.S. policy
carbon engineering direct air capture facility
  • carbon removal
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • U.S. policy

Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

  • Climate
  • COP25
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • Climate Equity
  • Equity & Governance
  • Gender
  • poverty
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
  • Climate
  • COP25
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • Climate Equity
  • Equity & Governance
  • Gender
  • poverty
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities

How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • environmental justice
Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Robert Wolcheck/Flickr
  • Climate Equity
  • Climate Resilience
  • Cities
  • environmental justice
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset