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    Buildings Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    October 24, 2019

    Buildings Are a Hidden Source of Indian Cities’ Extreme Heat

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Tight-packed buildings in Chennai, India
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    Energy
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    October 17, 2019

    INSIDER: Demystifying U.S. Electricity Markets and Their Role in Clean Energy Expansion

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Members of Congress visit a control room at the National Renewable Energy Lab. Photo by Dennis Schroeder/NREL.
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    October 16, 2019

    Everything You Need to Know About the Fastest-Growing Source of Global Emissions: Transport

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    Road emissions are the biggest subset of transport emissions.
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 10, 2019

    Pennsylvania is Joining RGGI. Here’s Why That Matters

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    October 10, 2019

    More Water Shortages Mean Energy Investors Need New Ways to Manage Drought Risk

    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    A thermal power plant in Rajasthan. Flickr/vedantlath
    • Water Security
    • fossil fuels
    • drought
    • Energy
    • Finance
    Climate
    News
    September 23, 2019

    STATEMENT: UN Climate Summit: Major Economies Fall Short; More Action Needed

    • Buildings
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • Ocean
    • Buildings
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • Ocean
    Energy
    News
    September 23, 2019

    RELEASE: WRI Leads Zero Carbon Buildings for All Initiative Launched at UN Climate Action Summit

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Energy
    Climate
    News
    September 23, 2019

    RELEASE: New global effort on climate change targets 3% increase in energy efficiency per year

    • Energy
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    • Energy
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    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
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 4, 2019

    For the Millions of East Africans Who Need Electricity Most, Data Shows Renewable Energy Is a Viable – and Affordable – Solution

    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Electricity has far-reaching impacts on people's livelihoods. This Tanzanian tailor can sew at night thanks to solar power. Photo by Theo Steemers/USAID
    • mapping
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 4
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Africa
    News
    September 4, 2019

    RELEASE: New Data Platform Helps Governments, Entrepreneurs Expand Access to Clean Electricity in East Africa

    • Energy
    • mapping
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • mapping
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 29, 2019

    Despite Challenges, Virginia Cities Envision a Bold Clean Energy Future

    • Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • renewable energy
    Aerial view of Arlington County
    • Energy
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 15, 2019

    Good News, Bad News: 4 Trends in US Energy Use

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    August 14, 2019

    Closing Sub-Saharan Africa’s Electricity Access Gap: Why Cities Must Be Part of the Solution

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    power line in Kenya
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • poverty
    • sustainable development goals
    Energy
    Technical Perspectives
    August 1, 2019

    INSIDER: Not All Electricity Is Equal—Uses and Misuses of Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE)

    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • renewable energy

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