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    November 21, 2013

    5 Ways Colorado Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • regulation
    By meeting renewable energy targets, Colorado can reduce its CO2 emissions by 7 percent below 2011 levels by 2020. Photo Credit: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Flickr
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • regulation
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 21, 2013

    New Analysis: Colorado Can Meet Future Carbon Emissions Standards

    • power plants
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • power plants
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    Climate
    Asia Europe
    Insights
    November 20, 2013

    King Coal’s Climate Challenge

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    A coal-fired power plant in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Danie van der Merwe, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    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
    Africa Asia
    Research
    November 11, 2013

    Weaving the Net

    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 8, 2013

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Illinois Can Meet Future Carbon Emissions Standards

    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 8, 2013

    5 Ways Illinois Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    Energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 7, 2013

    Water Risks on the Rise for Three Global Energy Production Hot Spots

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    A ship transports coal in China. Photo credit: foxxyz, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    November 6, 2013

    Illinois Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • regulation
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • regulation
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2013

    U.S. Signals the End of Public Money for Coal-Fired Power

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    U.S. public financing for overseas coal-fired power is likely coming to an end. Photo credit: Mike_tn, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    Asia
    Data
    October 24, 2013

    China's Approved Synthetic Natural Gas Plant Capacity vs. Seasonal Variability

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Data
    October 24, 2013

    China's Approved Synthetic Natural Gas Plant Capacity vs. Baseline Water Stress

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 23, 2013

    China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    China's persistent smog prompted the State Council to announce an Air Pollution Control Action Plan. Photo credit: sheilaz413, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    October 22, 2013

    Recent Progress Shows China’s Leadership on Carbon Capture and Storage

    • Energy
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    A coal plant in Beijing, China. Photo credit: Bret Arnett, Flickr
    • Energy
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    October 17, 2013

    Pennsylvania Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • climate change
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 17, 2013

    Can China’s Air Pollution Action Plan Slow Down New Coal Power Development?

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Power plant in the mountains outside Urumqi, Xinjiang, China. Photo credit: Remko Tanis
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Energy
    Insights
    October 4, 2013

    IMF Experts and Others Envision a World without Energy Subsidies

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    When factoring in externalities, fossil fuel subsidies ring in at $2 trillion per year. Photo credit: Steven Straiton, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 27, 2013

    New Climate Action Report: U.S. Can Reach its Emissions-Reduction Goal, but Only With Ambitious Action

    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    Flooding in Louisiana. Photo credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough, U.S. Coast Guard
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    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

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