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Climate
North America
Insights
June 9, 2021

Why Greenhouse Gas Inventories Are Important for Natural and Working Lands — and How to Fix Them

  • carbon removal
  • greenhouse gases
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • GHG emissions
Yellowstone River in Montana, U.S.
  • carbon removal
  • greenhouse gases
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • GHG emissions
Climate
North America
Insights
March 25, 2021

INSIDER: Designing Low-carbon Product Standards for Cement and Steel in the United States

  • Climate
  • INSIDER
  • GHG
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • industry
  • low carbon
  • Climate
  • INSIDER
  • GHG
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • industry
  • low carbon
Climate
North America
Insights
January 31, 2020

5 Ways the US Government Can Kickstart a CarbonShot to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

  • carbon removal
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • us policy
carbon engineering direct air capture facility
  • carbon removal
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • us policy
Climate
North America
Insights
July 19, 2018

Good Climate Policy News from California

  • U.S. Climate
  • climate policy
  • california
  • greenhouse gases
  • United States
Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California
  • U.S. Climate
  • climate policy
  • california
  • greenhouse gases
  • United States
North America
Insights
August 25, 2016

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

  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • Business
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • Business
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
Climate
North America
Insights
March 11, 2016

With New Joint Announcement with Canada, US Gets Serious About Cutting Methane Emissions

  • U.S. Climate
  • reducing methane emissions
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • greenhouse gases
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • us policy
Natural gas well
  • U.S. Climate
  • reducing methane emissions
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • greenhouse gases
  • natural gas
  • oil and gas
  • us policy
Climate
Africa
Insights
October 1, 2015

South Africa Pledges to Peak Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • INDC
  • international climate policy
  • South Africa
  • UNFCCC
South Africa is the first country to apply a carbon budget approach to determine whether its INDC represents a fair share of global emission reductions. Photo by Lollie-Pop/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • INDC
  • international climate policy
  • South Africa
  • UNFCCC
Climate
North America
Insights
August 5, 2015

How Does the Clean Power Plan Help US Meet its Climate Targets?

  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • United States
Wind and solar energy is becoming increasingly cost competitive with coal and natural gas in many parts of the country. Photo by Jeff Kubina/Flickr.
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • United States
Climate
Asia
Insights
September 30, 2014

With Compact of Mayors, Cities Lead on Tackling Climate Change at UN Summit

  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • China
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • transportation
Through the Compact of Mayors and parallel initiatives, cities are making ambitious commitments to curb emissions, adopting new greenhouse gas emissions measuring standards, and supporting the financing of low-carbon infrastructure. Photo Credit: Braden/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • China
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • sustainable cities
  • transport
  • transportation
Climate
North America
Insights
June 2, 2014

3 Reasons Why Cutting Carbon From Power Plants Is Good For Business

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • environmental protection agency
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • United States
Salem Harbor, MA power plant. To this day, carbon pollution—the main driver of climate change—has not been controlled from power plants. Photo credit: massmatt/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • environmental protection agency
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
May 28, 2014

Cutting Carbon: States Can Use What they’ve Already Got to Whittle Power Plant Emissions

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • GHG
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • United States
Because the U.S. electric grid crosses state lines, neighboring states should work together for the most cost-effective reductions. Photo credit: Universal Pop/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • GHG
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • United States
Climate
Asia North America
Insights
April 25, 2014

How U.S.-China Cooperation Can Expand Clean Energy Development

  • Energy
  • China
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • United States
The U.S. and China are beginning to collaborate on some clean energy initiatives—and some projects are already producing benefits for both countries. Photo credit: Land Rover Our Planet/Flickr
  • Energy
  • China
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Climate
North America
Insights
December 2, 2013

New Study Raises Big Questions on U.S. Fugitive Methane Emissions

  • Energy
  • reducing methane emissions
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • shale gas
  • us policy
Natural gas drill rig. Photo credit: Jeremy Buckingham, Flickr
  • Energy
  • reducing methane emissions
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • shale gas
  • us policy

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