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    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    How the EU Can Achieve its Bold New Climate Target

    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • COP26
    European Union flags flying in front of a building.
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • COP26
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Europe
    News
    December 11, 2020

    STATEMENT: European Council Endorses 55% Emissions Cut by 2030, Leads Race Toward Net-Zero Future

    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    March 11, 2020

    4 Nations Are the First to Submit Stronger Climate Plans (NDCs). Who’s Next?

    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Marshall Islands
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    November 28, 2018

    4 Reasons Why the EU’s New Net-Zero Emissions Plan Could Be A Game-Changer

    • Climate
    • COP24
    • long-term strategies
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    EU flag
    • Climate
    • COP24
    • long-term strategies
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    May 11, 2018

    Bonn Climate Talks Yield Some — But Not Enough — Progress Putting the Paris Agreement Fully Into Motion

    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Latest round of climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    July 7, 2017

    European Union Walks a Tightrope to Climate Leadership

    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    Parc du Cinquantenaire in Brussels.
    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    May 13, 2017

    Hot Week for Climate Action During Bonn Talks

    • U.S. Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Bonn climate talks
    • U.S. Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America Europe North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Going Green Conference
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Forests
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    March 7, 2015

    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
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    February 28, 2015

    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
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    February 25, 2015

    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
    Cities
    Asia Latin America
    News
    March 28, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference: What to Look For at the World Urban Forum (WUF7)

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • public transit

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