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    News
    September 3, 2016

    STATEMENT: U.S. and China Join Paris Agreement; "Raise the Bar" for Climate Action

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 28, 2016

    Climate Change Game-Changer: a Continent-Wide Strategy for North America

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7156765@N05/25424725254/">Onasill ~ Bill Badzo</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 1, 2016

    Carbon Tax vs. Cap-and-Trade: What’s a Better Policy to Cut Emissions?

    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    Xcel Energy's Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, near Becker, Minnesota.
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 26, 2016

    4 Reasons States and Utilities Should Continue Reducing Power Emissions, Despite Clean Power Plan Stay

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    solar panels
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 24, 2016

    New Studies Underscore Threats of Sea Level Rise. Will National Leaders Act?

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    South Beach flooding
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    January 21, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Says D.C. Circuit Court Decision "Paves Way for States to Continue Work" on Clean Power Plan

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    Time for Leaders to Lead on Climate

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    Secretary Kerry Warns: Virginia Sea Level Rise Indicative of Bigger Risks Facing Nation

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Secretary of State John Kerry laid out the connection between climate change and national security.
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 4, 2015

    RELEASE: Pennsylvania Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements by Enhancing Clean Energy Policies

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 24, 2015

    RELEASE: Bipartisan Lawmakers Call on Presidential Candidates to Address Coastal Flooding and Sea Level Rise

    • U.S. Climate
    • floods
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • floods
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 22, 2015

    WRI Calls Publication of Clean Power Plan in Federal Register "A Key Milestone"

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 22, 2015

    How Is Sea Level Rise Affecting Your Region?

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Shoreline counties are home to more than 123 million Americans, and account for nearly half the U.S. GDP. Image by WRI
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 8, 2015

    Coastal Community Leaders Aim for Strategy on Rising Seas, Extreme Weather

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    North Charleston flooding from Hurricane Joaquin in 2015. Photo Credit: Ryan Johnson/Flickr
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 6, 2015

    RELEASE: Virginia Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements with a 43 Percent Carbon Emissions Reduction by 2030

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    September 29, 2015

    US-China Climate Change Announcement Signals New Phase for Global Action

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    As China prepares to lead the G20, it is well-positioned to set an example. Photo by The Climate Group/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 8, 2015

    The Clean Power Plan: What’s Water Got To Do With It?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    When it comes to water and fracturing, it’s all about location and time. Photo by Simon Fraser University/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    News
    August 18, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI's Sam Adams Calls EPA Proposed Methane Emissions Rules “A Vital Step”

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    Clean Power Plan Can Help States, Economy and Planet

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21
    NASA image courtesy of the DSCOVR EPIC team
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21

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