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    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    North America
    Update
    June 24, 2022

    Trends Show Companies Are Ready for Scope 3 Reporting with US Climate Disclosure Rule

    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    June 16, 2022

    The Draft US Securities and Exchange Commission Climate Disclosure Rule: Eight Myths Debunked

    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • science based targets
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • science based targets
    • climate policy
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2020

    6 Graphics Explain the Climate Feedback Loop Fueling US Fires

    • Forests
    • fires
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate impacts
    Bobcat Fire, as seen from Monrovia, California
    • Forests
    • fires
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate impacts
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 19, 2019

    Hundreds of US Communities Are Making Climate Action Plans, but Few Include Forests

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Angeles National Forest
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 30, 2019

    Climate Change, Frigid Temperatures and the Polar Vortex: 3 Things to Know

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    polar vortex
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 25, 2018

    National Climate Assessment: U.S. Climate Action Can Avoid Tens of Thousands of Deaths, Hundreds of Billions in Damages Annually

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • U.S. policy
    Hurricane Harvey
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 23, 2018

    STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 17, 2016

    ADVISORY: How the U.S. Military is Responding to Sea Level Rise

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    North America
    Insights
    August 25, 2016

    It’s Time for US Federal Contractors to Measure their Carbon Footprints

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Forests
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 24, 2016

    New Studies Underscore Threats of Sea Level Rise. Will National Leaders Act?

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    South Beach flooding
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    Secretary Kerry Warns: Virginia Sea Level Rise Indicative of Bigger Risks Facing Nation

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Secretary of State John Kerry laid out the connection between climate change and national security.
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Cities
    North America
    News
    December 18, 2014

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2015: Smart Cities for Shared Prosperity

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 17, 2014

    Local Leaders to Federal Government: Help Us Prepare for Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Flooding in Saratoga, Wyoming. Photo by SFC McGuire/Wyoming National Guard
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 2, 2014

    Sea Level Rise Cuts Across Political Divide in Norfolk, Virginia

    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Communities in the Hampton Roads region--such as Norfolk, Va., shown here--are at the front lines of sea level rise. Photo credit: Bud, Flickr
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 7, 2014

    Florida Already Feeling Effects of Climate Change

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Sea-level rise is a threat that is particularly acute for Florida, with its low elevation and 1,200 miles of coastline. Photo credit: maxstrz/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise

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