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    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 20, 2015

    Sustainable Development Goals Could Be a Game-Changer for Water

    • Aqueduct
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A man fills water bottles in Sanaía, Yemen Photo by Foad Al Harazi / World Bank
    • Aqueduct
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 19, 2015

    Water Stewardship: Good for Business, Good for Sustainable Development

    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    River Hubelj in Slovenia. Photo by nejcbole/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    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
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    February 26, 2015

    3 Maps Explain India’s Growing Water Risks

    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    In India more than 100 million people live in areas of poor water quality. Photo by Sambhaav Trust/Flickr.
    • Aqueduct
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    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
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    October 20, 2014

    Tougher Greenhouse Goals Could Cut EU’s Gas Imports in Half

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    A new study by Ecofys under the Open Climate Network finds that by 2030, the EU can cut its natural gas consumption by almost half by cost-effectively improving energy efficiency and ramping up its use of renewable energy. Photo Credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2014

    Finding Solutions for South Africa’s Coal-Fired Energy and Water Problems

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A communal water tap in Soweto, South Africa. Photo credit: E. Muench, Wikimedia Commons
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    August 4, 2014

    Sustainability at WRI: Our Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Sustainability Report

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • corporate sustainability
    Where in the world is WRI traveling? To better understand our business travel emissions and develop metrics for tracking changes, we instituted performance indicators, including emissions per staff and top destinations. Photo Credit: WRI
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • corporate sustainability

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