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    North America development Energy Access poverty
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 16, 2024

    A New Program Will Bring Clean Energy to Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in the US

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Rooftop solar on a Brooklyn rowhome
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 30, 2022

    How Distributed Energy Resources Can Lower Power Bills, Raise Revenue in US Communities

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    Solar panels on a community of homes in Austin, TX
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 15, 2022

    How Local Governments Can Advance Community Solar for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    A construction worker secures new solar panels to a residential roof.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 16, 2022

    How Community Solar Can Benefit Low- and Moderate-Income Customers

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Solar panels in a field of blooming flowers.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 12, 2021

    Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act

    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    The United States Capitol Building at night.
    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2021

    4 Climate Finance Priorities for the Biden Administration

    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    View of the White House and surrounding Washington, D.C. streets from above.
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 3, 2017

    States Use Renewable Energy to Win Corporate Business

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    U.S. solar farm
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    News
    September 1, 2016

    RELEASE: WRI Welcomes Jennifer Layke as Global Director for its Energy Program

    • Buildings
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • Buildings
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    News
    January 21, 2015

    ADVISORY: Press Call on President Obama's Trip to India

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • Energy Access
    • 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
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 23, 2013

    Global Efforts to Tackle Poverty and Climate Change Must Come Together

    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    This week, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon will address two of the most pressing challenges of our time: poverty and climate change. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT
    • Climate
    • Food
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    Forests
    North America
    Data
    November 1, 2011

    Forest Cover Loss to Development By County in the Southern United States (2001-2006)

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • deforestation
    North America
    Data
    August 31, 2010

    Southern Forests: Protected Areas at Risk Due to Suburban Sprawl

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • protected areas
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • development
    • protected areas
    • deforestation

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