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    Climate
    Insights
    June 23, 2015

    Infographic: What Do Your Country's Emissions Look Like?

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Top 10 Emitters 2012
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    June 18, 2015

    Cleaner US Rivers, Lakes and Estuaries with Water Quality Trading

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Fishing in Mitkof Island. (Petersburg, Alaska, U.S.) Photo by Penny Meyer/Flickr.
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Insights
    May 27, 2015

    A Global Look at Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programs

    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    At least 40 countries—both developed and developing—currently have mandatory emissions reporting programs in place. (Seoul, South Korea) Photo by tetan88/Flickr.
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    May 20, 2015

    This is Leadership: Why Companies Are Setting Emissions Goals Based on Science

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    The Science-Based Targets initiative aims to enlist 100 companies to setting greenhouse gas reduction targets based on the latest climate science. Photo by Stephanie Meshke/Flickr
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 2, 2015

    Exploring New Ways of Measuring Water Quality Project Success

    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    Insights
    February 11, 2015

    How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    If emissions continue unabated, the world is on track to exhaust its "carbon budget" within three decades. Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    January 20, 2015

    Scope 2: Changing the Way Companies Think About Electricity Emissions

    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Many electricity markets, including those in the United States, European Union, Australia, Japan, India and many Latin American countries, use a variety of so-called contractual instruments traded between electricity generators, utilities and consumers in order to convey emissions information about purchased power. Photo Credit: Shutterstock
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Research
    January 20, 2015

    GHG Protocol Scope 2 Guidance

    Energy
    News
    January 20, 2015

    RELEASE: Companies Can Now Credibly Report Emissions From Low-Carbon Electricity Purchases

    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    Climate
    Latin America Asia
    News
    December 8, 2014

    RELEASE: Launch of First Global Standard to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities

    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 8, 2014

    Hundreds of Cities Poised to Replicate Rio’s Approach to Measuring and Reducing Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Rio de Janeiro pilot-tested the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC). Photo by Rodrigo Soldon/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 2, 2014

    Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    News
    November 19, 2014

    ADVISORY: Launch of Two New Greenhouse Gas Standards to Boost Transparency and Advance Climate Action

    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG Protocol
    Climate
    Research
    November 19, 2014

    Policy and Action Standard

    Climate
    News
    November 18, 2014

    RELEASE: Two New Greenhouse Gas Standards to Improve Climate Policies, Design and Track Progress towards Mitigation Goals

    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 18, 2014

    Staying on Track: A New Tool for Designing and Meeting Emissions-Reduction Goals

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Pollution in Beijing. China recently committed to peak its emissions by 2030. Photo by David Barrie/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    October 20, 2014

    Race to the Top: Driving Ambition in a 2015 Climate Agreement

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    countries are aiming to keep global average temperature from rising 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels. Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Mike Lee/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC

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