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    North America COP21 sea level rise
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 23, 2018

    STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    September 5, 2017

    Keeping Heads Above Water: Lessons for Building Resilience After Flooding in South Asia and Texas

    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Escapees from hurricane flooding.
    • floods
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • water pollution
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 15, 2016

    RELEASE: Bipartisan City Officials Call on Federal Government to Support Local Resilience to Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Africa North America
    Insights
    October 28, 2016

    If Climate Change Is the Existential Crisis of Our Age, Why Isn’t it Getting More Attention?

    • climate science
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    California drought
    • climate science
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 17, 2016

    ADVISORY: How the U.S. Military is Responding to Sea Level Rise

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Finance
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 1, 2016

    3 Climate and Energy Issues to Watch During the Modi-Obama State Visit

    • Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Barack Obama and Narendra Modi
    • Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Latin America Europe North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Going Green Conference
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 24, 2016

    New Studies Underscore Threats of Sea Level Rise. Will National Leaders Act?

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    South Beach flooding
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 13, 2016

    6 Steps the Obama Administration Can Take in 2016 to Cement its Climate Legacy

    • Energy
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    President Barack Obama works on the State of the Union address with Cody Keenan and Ben Rhodes, in the Oval Office Jan. 11, 2016. Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2015

    At Home and Abroad, US Climate Leadership Builds on Solid Foundation

    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Wind turbines
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    Time for Leaders to Lead on Climate

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    Andrew Steer Makes the Case for Paris Talks in Congressional Testimony

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    What Do Top Emitters' Greenhouse Gas Targets Mean for Emissions? It’s Not Always Clear

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Wind turbines
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America Latin America Africa Europe
    News
    November 30, 2015

    STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 23, 2015

    Seizing the Paris Moment

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Paris, France
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 18, 2015

    5 Reasons Why US Climate Progress Will Continue Long After Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • international climate policy
    • power plants
    • UNFCCC
    Wind turbines in California. Photo by Vlasta Juricek/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • international climate policy
    • power plants
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    Secretary Kerry Warns: Virginia Sea Level Rise Indicative of Bigger Risks Facing Nation

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Secretary of State John Kerry laid out the connection between climate change and national security.
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy

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