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    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
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    December 10, 2014

    Quick Perspective on UN Secretary-General’s Vision for a Post-2015 Agenda

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • development
    • human rights
    • climate science
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Photo by UNDP via OXFAM/Flickr.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • development
    • human rights
    • climate science
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Climate
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    December 4, 2014

    5 Ways Countries Can Align their Emissions-Reduction Pledges with the Latest Climate Science

    • International Climate Action
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Emissions will need to drop roughly 14 percent below 2010 levels by 2030 and 40 to 70 percent below 2010 levels by 2050 to limit temperature rise to 2°C. Photo by BlackRockSolar/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
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    December 1, 2014

    Visualizing the Past, Present and Future of Carbon Emissions

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • UNFCCC
    Pollution from a factory in New Jersey, United States. Photo by John Isaac/UN
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Data
    December 1, 2014

    Interactive: Carbon Emissions Past, Present and Future

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate science
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate science
    Climate
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    November 19, 2014

    The Emissions Gap Roadmap

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A new report evaluates the "emissions gap" between current commitments to reduce emissions and those needed to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C. Photo by Josef Stuefer/Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 17, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to Task Force on Climate Preparedness and Resilience Report

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    Climate
    North America
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    November 12, 2014

    How the US Can Save Billions by Reducing Electricity Use

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Homes and commercial buildings account for 74 percent of electricity demand in the United States, making them a critical part of any plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Photo Credit: Justin Brown, Flickr
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
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    November 3, 2014

    How the US Can Produce Cleaner Energy While Capturing Economic Benefits

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    New solar photovoltaic projects are also being chosen over new coal and gas generation in a few areas of the country because of lower costs or larger net benefits. Photo credit: Dana Smillie, World Bank
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    News
    November 2, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to IPCC Synthesis Report

    • climate change
    • climate science
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
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    October 30, 2014

    9 Significant Scientific Findings too Recent to Be Included in the New IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • climate change
    Average annual ice loss in the northeast portion of the Greenland Ice Sheet between 2006 and 2012 was more than 10 Gigatons. Photo credit: Nick Russill, Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
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    October 30, 2014

    3 Infographics Explain Our Climate Past and Future

    • climate science
    • climate change
    If emissions continue unabated, the world will exceed its "carbon budget" in three decades. Photo credit: arbyreed, Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
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    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
    Data
    August 5, 2014

    Infographic: Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Infographic intro
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
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    August 5, 2014

    Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    With higher amounts of warming, coffee farming could be virtually impossible in Southeastern Brazil in 2100. Photo Credit: Ben Kaminsky/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
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    May 6, 2014

    National Climate Assessment Reveals How Climate Change Impacts Your Neighborhood

    • climate change
    • climate science
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    The National Climate Assessment reveals how regions throughout the nation are being impacted by climate change. Photo credit: Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen, US Air Force/New Jersey National Guard
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 6, 2014

    Statement: National Climate Assessment Reaffirms Severity of Climate Impacts in the U.S.

    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • climate science
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • climate science
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
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    April 17, 2014

    Corporate Lobbying on Climate Change: Silence is not Neutrality

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • Business
    Corporate shareholders and stakeholders want to understand how companies support strong policy action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Photo credit: Petter Duvander/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • Business
    Climate
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    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
    Climate
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    April 12, 2014

    WRI Statement on Latest IPCC Report

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climate change

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