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    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
    Insights
    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
    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
    Climate
    News
    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
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    April 11, 2014

    What Is the Role for Transformation in Adaptation?

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Authors of a paper on transformational adaptation have deemed the development of wheat-resistant maize in Africa “transformative." Photo credit: WorldFish, Flickr 2012
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • climate science
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 1, 2014

    How to Address Risk and Make Progress on Climate and Development

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate science
    Climate impacts will also take their toll on urban dwellers, especially the poor who are at risk of rising seas and extreme weather events. For example, low-lying cities, like Mumbai and Kolkata, face significant threats from coastal flooding and storm surge. Photo credit: Dennis Jarvis, Flickr 2007
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate science
    Climate
    Insights
    March 31, 2014

    Key Points on Climate Adaptation from the New IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    A farmer in Africa's Sahel region uses innovative practices to adapt to a changing climate. Photo credit: M. Tall, CCAFS, West Africa
    • climate science
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    March 30, 2014

    4 Takeaways from IPCC Report Reveal Worsening Impacts of Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    The latest IPCC report reveals the current and future impacts of climate change. Photo credit: joiseyshowaa, Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe
    News
    March 30, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to IPCC Report

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Data
    March 25, 2014

    Infographic: The Global Carbon Budget

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 25, 2014

    Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 18, 2014

    Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers
    • Freshwater
    • coral reefs
    • natural infrastructure
    • Economics
    • fisheries
    • Food
    • Ocean
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2014

    Watching for Signs of Climate Action in the State of the Union Address

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Seven months have passed since President Obama announced the national Climate Action Plan. Photo credit: Steve Jurvetson, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    November 18, 2013

    Unabated Coal Use Will Break World’s “Carbon Budget”

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Coal contributes to 43 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Jonas Clemens
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 4, 2013

    IPCC Report Delivers A Strong Message On Climate For Business Leaders

    • Business
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Hurricane Sandy swamped New York City and delivered more than $50 billion in damages. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
    • Business
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    September 27, 2013

    5 Major Takeaways from the IPCC Report on Global Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    A drought-ridden field in Ciampea, Indonesia. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    September 27, 2013

    World’s Carbon Budget to Be Spent in Three Decades

    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Exceeding 2 degrees C of warming would put the world at increased risk of forest fires, coral bleaching, higher sea level rise, and other dangerous impacts. Photo credit: The National Guard, Flickr
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America Europe
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    June 14, 2013

    U.S. Faces a Week of Extreme Weather and Signs of Climate Action

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy

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