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    North America climate policy Economics
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2015

    How Does the Clean Power Plan Help US Meet its Climate Targets?

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    Wind and solar energy is becoming increasingly cost competitive with coal and natural gas in many parts of the country. Photo by Jeff Kubina/Flickr.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 3, 2015

    With Clean Power Plan, US Shows It’s Serious About Climate Change

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    The Clean Power Plan will set the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide pollution from existing U.S. power plants. Photo by Contemplative Imaging/Flickr
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    News
    August 3, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI Says Clean Power Plan Will “Drive Technological Innovation"

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 15, 2015

    Canada's Proposed Climate Commitment Lags Behind Its Peers'

    • climate policy
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14020964@N02/9563965481/">lezumbalaberenjena</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • climate policy
    Food
    Initiatives
    April 1, 2015

    Food and Land Use Coalition

    Women community members plant newly matured seedlings in Sumatra, Indonesia
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 6, 2015

    The Clean Vehicle Revolution: Driving Fuel Savings and Emissions Reductions in the United States

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Electric vehicle charging station in Guangdong Province, China. Photo by Remko Tanis/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 25, 2014

    Opportunities in New Climate Economy

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • COP20
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama. Photo by U.S. Embassy, The Hague/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • COP20
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 16, 2014

    A New Climate Economy: Shifting Corporate America onto a Low-Carbon Path

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    From left to right: Amy Harder, Chad Holliday, Ken Gayer, and Andrew Steer. Photo credit: Bill Dugan, WRI
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2014

    Seeing U.S. Business Opportunity in a Low-Carbon Economy

    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    A growing body of evidence indicates we don’t have to choose between improving economic performance and reducing climate risk Photo credit: CGP Grey/Flickr
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 10, 2014

    By the Numbers: How the U.S. Economy Can Benefit from Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Economics
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • U.S. policy
    Electric vehicle battery prices fell 40 percent since 2008. Photo credit: Kevin Krejcl, Flickr
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 1, 2014

    ADVISORY: Launch Event for New Analysis on Opportunities to Advance New Climate Economy in the United States

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 23, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to Major Announcements on Cities, Forests, and Carbon Pricing at UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Economics
    • Forests
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Economics
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 9, 2014

    ADVISORY: Global Launch of Better Growth, Better Climate: The New Climate Economy Report

    • climate change
    • Economics
    • United Nations
    • climate change
    • Economics
    • United Nations
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 30, 2014

    5 Essential Facts About Emissions Standards for Power Plants

    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Coal power plant in New Mexico. The U.S. power sector has been moving away from coal for years. It has accounted for only 5 percent of new capacity built since 2000. Photo credit: Glennia/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy

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