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    Insights
    November 8, 2021

    3 Ways China Can Improve Climate-resilient Infrastructure Investment

    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Economics
    High speed train and natural wetland in China.
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Economics
    Asia
    Insights
    January 15, 2021

    The Great Reset: 7 Environment and Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2021

    • coronavirus
    • podcasts
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    People standing in line during COVID-19 using safety precautions.
    • coronavirus
    • podcasts
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 4, 2020

    China Can Grow its Economy Through Stronger Climate Action

    • Economics
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • COP26
    China wind power.
    • Economics
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • National Climate Action
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • COP26
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    4 Investment Areas to Stimulate China's Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    September 19, 2019

    RELEASE: New Report Finds National Governments Can Unlock Nearly $24 Trillion by Investing in Zero-Carbon Cities

    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    September 17, 2019

    China Is Investing $13 Trillion in Construction. Will It Pursue Zero Carbon Buildings?

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • Energy
    Guangzhou’s Pearl River Tower
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    August 15, 2019

    Regional Integration Could Be Key to China’s Climate Action

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • low carbon development
    Chongqing, a city in China’s Yangtze River Delta
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • low carbon development
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    June 5, 2017

    6 Issues to Watch at the Clean Energy Ministerial

    • Buildings
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Dabancheng Wind Power Station
    • Buildings
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2017

    How Can China’s Green Building Sector Grow Fivefold by 2030? 3 Cities Show Us the Way

    • Buildings
    • electric grid
    • energy efficiency
    Beijing skyline in the evening.
    • Buildings
    • electric grid
    • energy efficiency
    Energy
    Asia
    News
    September 1, 2016

    RELEASE: WRI Welcomes Jennifer Layke as Global Director for its Energy Program

    • Buildings
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • Buildings
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Asia
    News
    May 11, 2016

    RELEASE: Policy Blueprint for Building Efficiency Shows Urban Leaders How to Boost Economy and Cut Emissions

    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    November 10, 2015

    Does Coal Always Mean Water Stress Along With Economic Growth?

    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    By adopting water conservation technologies, water saved in the agriculture sector can be transferred to the coal sector, however, with high cost. Photo by Yuan Wang.
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Asia North America
    Insights
    September 24, 2015

    As China’s Xi Heads to Washington, Look for Progress on Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • climate change
    Realizing President Xi’s commitment on climate depends on perseverance with broader economic, financial and institutional reforms. Photo by APEC 2013/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • climate change
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 1, 2015

    To Achieve its New Climate Goals, China Must Look to its Buildings

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    To meet its emissions goals, China should begin to reevaluate building efficiency with new technology and better financing. Photo by shanidov/Flickr
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Food
    Initiatives
    April 1, 2015

    Food and Land Use Coalition

    Women community members plant newly matured seedlings in Sumatra, Indonesia
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 29, 2015

    New Pilot Program Aims to Expand Energy Efficiency in Chinese Cities

    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development
    Retrofitting public buildings to be more energy efficient is an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China. Photo by Brendan Corey Benson/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • low carbon development

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