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    Finance
    Research
    January 15, 2014

    The Trillion Dollar Question

    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2014

    A New Strategy to Improve Water Quality—One Targeted Watershed at a Time

    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    More than 15,000 streams, rivers, and lakes are too polluted with nutrient runoff to support wildlife, be enjoyed recreationally, or serve as a drinking water source. Photo credit: USDA
    • water pollution
    • hypoxia
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 2, 2013

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    November 5, 2013

    UNEP Report Finds Significant “Emissions Gap” Must Be Bridged

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    Limiting global warming to 2 degrees C will require national and international action. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    Climate
    News
    November 1, 2013

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference to Announce United Nations Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    October 28, 2013

    WRI Launches Upgraded Climate Data Explorer

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • data
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    CAIT 2.0 provides GHG emissions data for 186 countries and 50 U.S. states. Photo credit: John Pinder, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • data
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    October 21, 2013

    Designing the 2015 Climate Agreement: Options for Submitting “National Offers”

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    As climate change impacts like heatwaves and drought become more evident, countries will need to submit their emissions-reduction plans. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 18, 2013

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    September 27, 2013

    World’s Carbon Budget to Be Spent in Three Decades

    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Exceeding 2 degrees C of warming would put the world at increased risk of forest fires, coral bleaching, higher sea level rise, and other dangerous impacts. Photo credit: The National Guard, Flickr
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Asia
    Insights
    September 24, 2013

    New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool Will Help China’s Cities Pursue Low-Carbon Development

    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Photo credit: Austronesian Expeditions, Flickr
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 19, 2013

    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
    Climate
    News
    September 17, 2013

    MEDIA ADVISORY: New Global Commission to Analyze Economic Risks and Benefits of Climate Action

    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 17, 2013

    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
    Asia
    North America Asia
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    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
    Climate
    North America Europe
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    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

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