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    wetlands
    Climate
    Insights
    February 10, 2020

    5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Reroroja village
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 10, 2016

    What Indonesia Doesn’t Know About Peatlands Could Undermine its Climate Goals

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • wetlands
    Peat swamp forests of the Katingan Peatland Reserve in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia.
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • wetlands
    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
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    Why Cities are the Solution to Climate Change: Q&A with Ani Dasgupta

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    The ‘smart city’ has become quite a buzzword, but there’s still not enough clarity around what it means for a city to be truly smart. Photo by EMBARQ/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    Climate Summit: Creating Better and More Sustainable Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Beijing bicyclists. Photo Credit: Rich Bee/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    January 8, 2013

    Zipcar’s Purchase by Avis: Car Sharing Success or Failure?

    • transportation
    • transportation
    Forests
    North America
    Research
    February 28, 2011

    Forests for Water

    North America
    Data
    February 25, 2011

    Watersheds of the Southern United States

    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • Water Quality
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • Water Quality
    Forests
    North America
    Data
    February 25, 2011

    Forests and Water: Green Infrastructure Can Be Less Expensive Than Gray Infrastructure

    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • wetlands
    • natural infrastructure
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • wetlands
    Business
    Data
    November 10, 2009

    Comparing the Economic and Social Value of Mangroves and Shrimp Farms

    • agriculture
    • biodiversity
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    • agriculture
    • biodiversity
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    • wetlands
    Africa
    Data
    May 1, 2009

    Uganda: Theoretical Annual Revenue From Papyrus Harvest By Subcounty

    • poverty
    • wetlands
    • poverty
    • wetlands

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