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    Climate
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    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
    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
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    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
    Climate
    Insights
    March 6, 2013

    Developed Nations Must Reduce Emissions By Half By 2020, Says New Study

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 17, 2013

    A Look Back on 2012, the Year of Extreme Weather Events

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 15, 2013

    By the Numbers: Analyzing the U.S. National Climate Assessment

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 11, 2013

    New National Climate Assessment Shows America on Course for Unprecedented Warming

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

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