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    corporate sustainability greenhouse gases
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 29, 2014

    Nova Ferramenta para Agropecuária de Baixo Carbono No Brasil

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    O Brasil está em [quinto lugar entre os maiores emissores de GEE](http://cait2.wri.org/), principalmente por causa dos impactos das emissões do setor agropecuário. Foto: Organicos do PIVAS/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 28, 2014

    A New Tool for Low-Carbon Agriculture in Brazil

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest greenhouse gas emitter, largely due to the impacts of agriculture. Photo credit: Organicos do PIVAS/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 28, 2014

    Cutting Carbon: States Can Use What they’ve Already Got to Whittle Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • power plants
    Because the U.S. electric grid crosses state lines, neighboring states should work together for the most cost-effective reductions. Photo credit: Universal Pop/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • power plants
    Climate
    Insights
    May 21, 2014

    The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    • Energy
    • data
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Eggborough power plant. Photo credit: Jon Pinder, Flickr
    • Energy
    • data
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    May 15, 2014

    Connecting Corporate Emissions Targets with Climate Science

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Setting greenhouse gas (GHG)-reduction targets has become common practice for large, multi-national companies, but they generally take a conservative approach that is independent of what climate scientists say is necessary. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    April 25, 2014

    How U.S.-China Cooperation Can Expand Clean Energy Development

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    The U.S. and China are beginning to collaborate on some clean energy initiatives—and some projects are already producing benefits for both countries. Photo credit: Land Rover Our Planet/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2014

    Analyzing the IPCC Report: 6 Things You Need to Know About Reducing Emissions

    • climate science
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The new IPCC report shows that it's still possible to limit average global temperature rise to 2°C, but only with ambitious action. Photo credit: Photon Energy, Flickr
    • climate science
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Forests
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    4 Actions Companies Can Take to Source Legal Wood

    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Some countries have harvest or export bans on certain species or certain forms of harvested timber. It is important for companies to consider which timber species they are using and where they are purchasing from. Photo credit: Tim Gage, Flickr 2007
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Climate
    Asia
    Research
    March 21, 2014

    GHG Mitigation in India

    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 19, 2014

    5 Questions with Vivek Adhia: A New Program for Measuring India’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    The India GHG Program provides Indian businesses with tools and technical assistance to measure emissions, identify reduction opportunities, establish short- and long-term reduction goals, and track progress. Photo credit: joiseyshowaa, Flickr 2008
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    March 13, 2014

    New Initiative Will Identify Ways to Create an Effective and Ambitious International Climate Action Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    ACT 2015 will conduct research on ways the agreement can help countries effectively reduce emissions, adapt to the impacts of climate change, finance the transition to a low-carbon economy, create transparency about individual countries’ climate actions, and ensure equity. Photo credit: Steve Vance, Flickr 2012
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 12, 2014

    Post-2020 Emissions-Reduction Contribution: Which Time Frame Should We Choose?

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Exceeding a target global temperature rise below 2°C would put the world at an increased risk for climate change impacts. Photo credit: UN, Flickr 2008
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 11, 2014

    UNFCCC in Bonn: Bringing Transparency, Understanding, and Clarity to Countries’ Post-2020 Climate Contributions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Some countries will submit their post-2020 emissions-reduction plans in the first quarter of 2015. Photo credit: Ben West, Flickr
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Research
    January 21, 2014

    From the GHG Measurement Frontline

    Finance
    Research
    January 15, 2014

    The Trillion Dollar Question

    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 2, 2013

    New Study Raises Big Questions on U.S. Fugitive Methane Emissions

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    Natural gas drill rig. Photo credit: Jeremy Buckingham, Flickr
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    November 5, 2013

    UNEP Report Finds Significant “Emissions Gap” Must Be Bridged

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    Limiting global warming to 2 degrees C will require national and international action. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations

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