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China’s Climate Action Is Well Underway

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
What steps are China taking to achieve pledges and provide leadership? (Shanghai, China) Photo by leniners/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
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CAIT Paris Contributions Map

  • International Climate Action
  • NDC
  • International Climate Action
  • NDC
Insights

Russia’s New Climate Plan May Actually Increase Emissions

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Oil pump in Russia. Photo by Amanda Graham/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

US Has Bold Plan to Stall Climate Change

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
Storm surge in Coburg, Pennsylvania. Photo by Tina Neale/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy

US Climate Commitment Should Spur Other Countries to Act

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
The United States committed to reduce emissions 26 to 28 percent by 2030. Photo by Walmart/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy

Mexico Becomes First Developing Country to Release New Climate Plan (INDC)

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Mexico committed to reduce its emissions by 22 percent from business-as-usual levels by 2030. Photo by Pulpolox/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to Mexico’s Proposed National Climate Commitment

  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

What to Look for in the New US Climate Plan (INDC)

  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • NDC
The US pledged to reduce its GHG emissions 26-28 percent below 2005 levels by 2025. (Los Angeles, California) Photo by Ben Amstutz/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • NDC
Insights

Tracking New Climate Action Plans in the Lead-Up to COP 21 in Paris

  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • NDC
  • mapping
  • COP21
Switzerland plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions 50 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. (Geneva, Switzerland) Photo by TrinDiego/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • NDC
  • mapping
  • COP21
Data

Climate Watch: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Data

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • NDC
  • National Climate Action
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • NDC
  • National Climate Action
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EU Announces its New Climate Action Commitment (INDC)

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Wind turbines in Germany. Photo by Paul Lim/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Insights

Analyzing the First “INDC”: Switzerland Releases New Climate Action Commitment

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Switzerland is the first country to submit its post-2020 climate action plan. Photo by András Fülöp/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Insights

A First Look at European Union’s Post-2020 Climate Commitment

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Offshore wind turbines in Denmark. Photo by CGP Grey/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to EU’s Climate Plan Announcement

  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
Insights

After the Geneva Climate Negotiations, a Clearer Path Toward an International Agreement

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The latest U.N. climate negotiations took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by tripu/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Insights

INDCs: Bridging the Gap Between National and International Climate Action

  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Installing solar-powered lighting in Tinginaput, India. Photo by Abbie Traylor Smith/Panos Pictures/Department for International Development
  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Initiatives

Open Book

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
Initiatives
This website serves as an information portal about eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—a leading threat to water quality around the world. Explore our interactive map and learn more.

Can Nutrient Trading Shrink the Gulf of Mexico's Dead Zone?

  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater
Dead fish resulting from toxins or oxygen depletion in Lake Binder, Iowa. Photo credit: Dr. Jennifer L. Graham, U.S. Geological Survey
  • water pollution
  • hypoxia
  • Freshwater