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    April 11, 2014

    What Is the Role for Transformation in Adaptation?

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Authors of a paper on transformational adaptation have deemed the development of wheat-resistant maize in Africa “transformative." Photo credit: WorldFish, Flickr 2012
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 1, 2014

    How to Address Risk and Make Progress on Climate and Development

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate science
    Climate impacts will also take their toll on urban dwellers, especially the poor who are at risk of rising seas and extreme weather events. For example, low-lying cities, like Mumbai and Kolkata, face significant threats from coastal flooding and storm surge. Photo credit: Dennis Jarvis, Flickr 2007
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate science
    Climate
    Insights
    March 31, 2014

    Key Points on Climate Adaptation from the New IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    A farmer in Africa's Sahel region uses innovative practices to adapt to a changing climate. Photo credit: M. Tall, CCAFS, West Africa
    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 30, 2014

    4 Takeaways from IPCC Report Reveal Worsening Impacts of Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    The latest IPCC report reveals the current and future impacts of climate change. Photo credit: joiseyshowaa, Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe
    News
    March 30, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Data
    March 25, 2014

    Infographic: The Global Carbon Budget

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 25, 2014

    Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 12, 2014

    Post-2020 Emissions-Reduction Contribution: Which Time Frame Should We Choose?

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Exceeding a target global temperature rise below 2°C would put the world at an increased risk for climate change impacts. Photo credit: UN, Flickr 2008
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 11, 2014

    UNFCCC in Bonn: Bringing Transparency, Understanding, and Clarity to Countries’ Post-2020 Climate Contributions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Some countries will submit their post-2020 emissions-reduction plans in the first quarter of 2015. Photo credit: Ben West, Flickr
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2014

    Watching for Signs of Climate Action in the State of the Union Address

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Seven months have passed since President Obama announced the national Climate Action Plan. Photo credit: Steve Jurvetson, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
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    November 18, 2013

    Unabated Coal Use Will Break World’s “Carbon Budget”

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Coal contributes to 43 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Jonas Clemens
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 4, 2013

    IPCC Report Delivers A Strong Message On Climate For Business Leaders

    • Business
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Hurricane Sandy swamped New York City and delivered more than $50 billion in damages. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
    • Business
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    September 27, 2013

    5 Major Takeaways from the IPCC Report on Global Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    A drought-ridden field in Ciampea, Indonesia. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
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    September 27, 2013

    World’s Carbon Budget to Be Spent in Three Decades

    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Exceeding 2 degrees C of warming would put the world at increased risk of forest fires, coral bleaching, higher sea level rise, and other dangerous impacts. Photo credit: The National Guard, Flickr
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
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    September 6, 2013

    New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Climate
    Asia North America
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    June 14, 2013

    U.S. Faces a Week of Extreme Weather and Signs of Climate Action

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 6, 2013

    Developed Nations Must Reduce Emissions By Half By 2020, Says New Study

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 17, 2013

    A Look Back on 2012, the Year of Extreme Weather Events

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather

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