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    Latin America Climate climate policy
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 2, 2015

    To Achieve New Climate Targets, Countries Should Look to Community Forests

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Research shows that communities can be good protectors of forests. Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 30, 2015

    A Closer Look at Brazil’s New Climate Plan (INDC)

    • Climate
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    Brazil's INDC proposes achieving a 45 percent share of renewables in the energy mix by 2030. Photo by Lance Cheung/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 21, 2015

    Como o Brasil pode liderar na questão do clima

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • NDC
    (São Paulo, Brasil) Fonte: Bernardo Barlach/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • NDC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 21, 2015

    How Brazil Can Emerge as a Climate Leader

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Brazil’s energy sector is now a major source of the country’s emissions and continues to become more carbon intensive as a result of greater reliance on fossil fuels. (São Paulo, Brazil) Photo by Bernardo Barlach/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    September 20, 2015

    RELEASE: WRI Report Points to a Roadmap for Energy Emissions Reduction in Brazil

    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 26, 2015

    An Opportunity Not to Be Missed

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Photo by Michael Mazengarb/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 26, 2015

    Oportunidade Histórica

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Para atingir a meta de 2ºC será necessária uma radical e urgente descarbonização da economia mundial. Fonte: Michael Mazengarb/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 7, 2015

    Carlos Nobre: 2015 is Crucial for the Future

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/45423546@N07/5660184703/">CIFOR</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • COP21
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 3, 2015

    Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality

    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Transport plays a growing role in both the global climate and public health in cities like Londrina, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 19, 2014

    Expanding Climate Finance in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    Despite difficult negotiations in Lima, discussions signaled the positive outlook among development banks for expanding climate finance in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo by Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • COP20
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 10, 2014

    The $10 Billion Question: Will the Green Climate Fund Live Up to Expectations?

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Many developing countries are counting on the Fund to deliver meaningful resources by mid- to late 2015. Photo credit: DFID UK/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 19, 2014

    Ecuador Shows Why Communities and the Climate Need Strong Forest Rights

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    The impacts of oil extraction in Ecuador show why secure community forest rights are necessary to protect livelihoods and the environment. Photo credit: Tomas Munita, CIFOR
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extractive industries
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Asia Latin America
    Data
    September 2, 2014

    Infographic: Protecting Water Security, Promoting Energy Security

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 29, 2014

    What Does Environmental Democracy Look Like?

    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    Eight years ago, developers proposed a five-dam project on the Baker and Pascua Rivers in Patagonia, Chile. While they projected that the hydropower would produce 2,750 megawatts of power, the project would also flood 23 square miles of wilderness, jeopardizing the environment, local culture, and tourism of the region. Photo Credit: International Rivers/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Data
    July 23, 2014

    Infographic: Securing Rights, Combating Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development

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