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    Food
    North America
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    US Hospitals Reduce Emissions Through Plant-based Foods

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Food
    • health
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    Hospital dining workers.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Food
    • health
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    North America
    Update
    June 24, 2022

    Trends Show Companies Are Ready for Scope 3 Reporting with US Climate Disclosure Rule

    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    June 16, 2022

    The Draft US Securities and Exchange Commission Climate Disclosure Rule: Eight Myths Debunked

    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • science based targets
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • science based targets
    • climate policy
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 22, 2020

    Bringing New Life to Fallen Urban Trees

    • circular economy
    • Economics
    • health
    • restoration
    • illegal logging
    • Climate
    A pile of logs in a forest.
    • circular economy
    • Economics
    • health
    • restoration
    • illegal logging
    • Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 20, 2020

    US Coronavirus Response: 3 Principles for Sustainable Economic Stimulus

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • health
    • renewable energy
    MTA New York City Transit
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • health
    • renewable energy
    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
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 19, 2019

    Hundreds of US Communities Are Making Climate Action Plans, but Few Include Forests

    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Angeles National Forest
    • Sustainable Development Goal 15
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 23, 2018

    STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    North America
    Insights
    August 25, 2016

    It’s Time for US Federal Contractors to Measure their Carbon Footprints

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    March 16, 2016

    DC’s Metro Closure Shows Why Creating Trust in Public Transit Matters

    • public transit
    • health
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • health
    • transportation
    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
    Climate
    North America Europe
    News
    October 29, 2013

    RELEASE: New Guidance Will Help Financial Institutions Measure Emissions from Lending and Investment Portfolios

    • Business
    • GHG Protocol
    • GHG emissions
    • Finance
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Business
    • GHG Protocol
    • GHG emissions
    • Finance
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    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
    Insights
    August 13, 2013

    New Mapping Technology: Nova Scotia’s Powerful Ally in Protecting Valuable Forests

    • Forests
    • mapping
    • protected areas
    Cabot Trail in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Photo credit: Nicolas Raymond, Flickr
    • Forests
    • mapping
    • protected areas
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 10, 2013

    A New, One-Stop Shop for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Data

    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 2, 2013

    33 Cities Test New Framework for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • UNFCCC
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • UNFCCC
    Latin America Asia North America
    Insights
    April 26, 2013

    Tracking Greenhouse Gases: 3 Factors for Successful National Inventories

    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • UNFCCC
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • UNFCCC

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