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What Is Peat Subsidence and How Can Countries Prevent this Environmental Disaster?

  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • restoration
  • land use
Local people in a boat survey the Singkil Peat Swamp in Indonesia.
  • Forest and Landscape Restoration
  • restoration
  • land use

How Local People Are Mapping Billions of Trees on Their Land

  • land use
  • restoration
  • landscapes
  • climate impacts
  • Forests
Woman stading next to a forest in Rwanda
  • land use
  • restoration
  • landscapes
  • climate impacts
  • Forests
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Clean Energy Can Help Southeast Asia Recover After COVID-19

  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Two farmers stand in their field in Thailand, in front of wind turbines.
  • Energy
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy

For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

  • Food
  • Forests
  • land use
  • agriculture
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
  • Food
  • Forests
  • land use
  • agriculture
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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Why Should Governments Refill the Green Climate Fund's Coffers?

  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
A new solar project funded by the GCF will provide energy to Central Mongolia.
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
  • land use
  • commodities
  • Forests
  • land rights
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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How Behavioral Science Can Boost Household Energy Efficiency

  • electric grid
  • energy efficiency
Energy-efficient appliances for sale in Mumbai
  • electric grid
  • energy efficiency
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New Clean Energy Buying Option in China: Green Electricity Certificates

  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • renewable energy
Repairman at Xioa Yan Kou Farm
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • renewable energy
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For Electric Vehicles to Be Green Heroes, Indonesia Needs a Greener Grid

  • electric grid
  • fossil fuels
  • transportation
The first Indonesian hybrid EV, in 2010.
  • electric grid
  • fossil fuels
  • transportation
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Beijing skyline in the evening.
  • Buildings
  • electric grid
  • energy efficiency
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1.2 Billion People Lack Electricity. Increasing Supply Alone Won’t Fix the Problem

  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
Pharmacy in Monrovia
  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
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5 Issues to Watch as India Reaches for Ambitious Energy Access Target

  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Men installing solar panel in India
  • Energy
  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
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How Open Data Can Help Electrify India—and the World

  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Neighborhood in India
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy

6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Paris Agreement
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • Green Climate Fund
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • stories to watch
Andrew Steer
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Paris Agreement
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • Green Climate Fund
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • stories to watch
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India’s Supreme Court Reinforces Renewable Energy Targets for Industry

  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Solar panels in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr.
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Outcomes

China Moves Toward Mandatory Corporate GHG Reporting

  • Energy
  • Top Outcome: 2014
Smog over Shanghai
  • Energy
  • Top Outcome: 2014
Outcomes

Better Bus Systems & Car-free Days Improve Life in India’s Cities

  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • Top Outcome: 2014
Raahgiri Day in India
  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • Top Outcome: 2014

US, Japan Pledge $4.5 Billion to Green Climate Fund, but Are the Conditions Fair?

  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
A flooded rice field in Japan. Photo by Phil Hendley/FLICKR.
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
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