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    North America greenhouse gases land rights natural resources
    Forests
    North America
    Update
    July 12, 2022

    Updated Tool Can Help US Communities Include Forests and Trees in GHG Inventories

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • global forest watch
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • global forest watch
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    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
    Technical Perspectives
    March 25, 2021

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

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    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
    • U.S. policy
    carbon engineering direct air capture facility
    • carbon removal
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 19, 2018

    Good Climate Policy News from California

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 11, 2016

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

    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Natural gas well
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 10, 2015

    RELEASE: First Interactive Global Map of Indigenous and Community Territories Will Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide and Boost Forest Conservation Efforts

    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 5, 2015

    ADVISORY: New Online Platform on Indigenous and Community Territories to Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide

    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    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
    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
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    April 10, 2015

    California Sleepwalks into Water Crisis

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    California's drought has dragged on for four years. Photo by Yana Edwin Murphy/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • natural resources
    • U.S. policy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk

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