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

  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • 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
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • transportation

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

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
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
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants

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

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
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 emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants

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

  • Energy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
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
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy

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

  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
Natural gas drill rig. Photo credit: Jeremy Buckingham, Flickr
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy

U.S. Signals the End of Public Money for Coal-Fired Power

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • multilateral development banks
U.S. public financing for overseas coal-fired power is likely coming to an end. Photo credit: Mike_tn, Flickr
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • multilateral development banks

5 Ways Pennsylvania Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • renewable energy
WRI analysis finds that Pennsylvania can reduce its CO2 emissions 21 percent below 2011 levels by 2020 by complying with current policies and taking advantage of infrastructure opportunities. Photo credit: adam., Flickr
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • renewable energy
  • Freshwater
  • natural infrastructure
  • water risk

Water Risk on the Rise

  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk
Businesses are waking up to the risks water can pose to their operations and bottom line. (Credit: The National Guard/Flickr).
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • mapping
  • Freshwater
  • water risk

RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Michigan is Well-Positioned to Meet Upcoming Carbon Pollution Standards

  • GHG emissions
  • pollution
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • pollution
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • greenhouse gases

New Study Sheds Light on Methane Leakage from Natural Gas

  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
Marcellus Shale natural gas well in Pennsylvania. Photo credit: wcn247, Flickr
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy

3 Big Takeaways from the New Global Commitment to Phase Down HFCs

  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • pollution
Reducing HFCs is an important step in curbing global climate change. Photo credit: John Isaac, UN
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • pollution

New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • greenhouse gases
  • pollution
Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • extreme weather
  • greenhouse gases
  • pollution

RELEASE: New Analysis Shows North Carolina Can Meet Future Carbon Pollution Standards

  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • power plants
  • greenhouse gases
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • power plants
  • greenhouse gases
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation