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An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Workers build steps in Odisha, India
  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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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

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

To Fix City Slums, Don't Just Knock Them Down: Involve Residents in Upgrading Efforts

  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation
View of one of the many informal settlements the city of Surabaya, Indonesia has upgraded since the 1960s with input and participation from residents. Photo by Peter Edelman.
  • Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • housing
  • poverty
  • public participation
Initiatives

Energy Access Explorer

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Urban Transformations: In Pune, India, Waste Pickers Go from Trash to Treasure

  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • waste
  • human rights
  • poverty
Members of a waste-pickers cooperative push collection carts along the streets of Pune, India
  • Cities
  • Urban Transformations
  • waste
  • human rights
  • poverty

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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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Informal Workers Make Cities Work For All: 3 Stories from Thailand, India and Colombia

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Cities
  • poverty
  • world resources report
Choral Mauladia, a street vendor and trade unionist in Ahmedabad. Photo: Getty Images Reportage.
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Cities
  • poverty
  • world resources report
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India’s Renewable Energy Push: A Win-Win for Job Creation and Electricity Access

  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • poverty
  • renewable energy
Solar engineers in Tinginaput, India
  • Equity & Governance
  • Energy
  • poverty
  • renewable energy
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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
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset