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    1195 Resources for
    climate change
    Climate
    Data
    December 6, 2024

    World Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector 2021 (Sunburst chart)

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    Data
    December 6, 2024

    World Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector 2021 (Sankey flow chart)

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    December 5, 2024

    Where Do Emissions Come From? 4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Busy traffic on a highway.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    November 27, 2024

    Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People stand near a fountain during a London heat wave.
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    November 4, 2024

    By the Numbers: The Climate Action We Need This Decade

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • industry
    • transportation
    • Forests
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • carbon removal
    • COP29
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    People cycling on bike lanes in São Paulo, Brazil.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • industry
    • transportation
    • Forests
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • carbon removal
    • COP29
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Insights
    October 2, 2024

    How Countries Can Use Behavior Change to Further Reduce Emissions

    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    People shop for produce at a market.
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 17, 2024

    What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    A woman carries water during a blistering hot day in New Delhi, India.
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 9, 2024

    Urban Heat and Passive Cooling

    Woman walking wearing covering for heat and umbrella.
    Forests
    Insights
    June 27, 2024

    Canada's Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfires Released Nearly 4 Times More Carbon than Global Aviation

    • Forests
    • fires
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    Smoke from forest fires in Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada in 2023
    • Forests
    • fires
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    Forests
    Europe
    News
    June 17, 2024

    STATEMENT: EU Votes in Favor of Landmark Nature Restoration Law

    • land use
    • Freshwater
    • food security
    • Ocean
    • climate change
    • biodiversity
    • land use
    • Freshwater
    • food security
    • Ocean
    • climate change
    • biodiversity
    Freshwater
    Insights
    June 5, 2024

    As Water Shortages Plague Bogotá and Other Cities, Nature-Based Solutions Can Help

    • Water Security
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • drought
    • climate change
    • urban water resilience
    • COP16
    People stand in line with buckets for water rations.
    • Water Security
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • drought
    • climate change
    • urban water resilience
    • COP16
    Climate
    Insights
    June 3, 2024

    The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Aerial view of smoke coming from a coal-fired power plant on the banks of a river.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Insights
    April 3, 2024

    How Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    A row of housing in Iloilo City, Phillippines.
    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    Ocean
    Insights
    February 23, 2024

    What We Know About Deep-Sea Mining — and What We Don’t

    • Ocean
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    A large ship used to test deep-sea mining methods on the open ocean.
    • Ocean
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Indian Cities Pioneer Nature-based Solutions and Inspire National Climate Action

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • National Climate Action
    • floods
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Man gardening in plot.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • National Climate Action
    • floods
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Climate
    Insights
    February 1, 2024

    Understanding the Paris Agreement's 'Global Goal on Adaptation'

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    A group of people work to repair a low mud wall which helps control flooding.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29

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