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    Business low carbon development
    Finance
    Insights
    July 22, 2022

    How to De-risk Low-carbon Investments

    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance
    Two men clean solar panels in Kenya
    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance
    Freshwater
    Data
    October 6, 2021

    Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • mapping
    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    Screenshot of the Aqueduct Risk Atlas
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • mapping
    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    Insights
    September 18, 2020

    As the UN Turns 75, Countries Should Embrace a Shared Vision of a Fairer, Safer and More Sustainable Future

    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Country flags leading to the entrance of the United Nations.
    • coronavirus
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • United Nations
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 17, 2018

    How Cocoa Farming Can Preserve Forests and Peace in Colombia

    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • low carbon development
    Cocoa farmer
    • Forests
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • low carbon development
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Business
    Insights
    July 5, 2017

    The Apparel Industry’s Environmental Impact in 6 Graphics

    • climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    Various piles of clothing strewn across a factory floor with two people sorting through the piles.
    • climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    Energy
    Asia Africa
    Insights
    February 8, 2017

    “Pay-As-You-Go” Solar Could Electrify Rural Africa

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Tanzania solar
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    February 9, 2016

    What Are the Environmental Costs of Valentine’s Day Flowers?

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Roses bought for Valentine's Day.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    January 26, 2016

    Solving the Twin Crises of Energy and Water Scarcity

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Power plant and water
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America Latin America Africa Europe
    News
    November 30, 2015

    STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Africa
    Insights
    October 5, 2015

    Can Clean Distributed Energy Solutions Close Africa’s Access Gap?

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar speciality shop in Gulu, Uganda. Photo by James Anderson/Flickr.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 19, 2015

    Water Stewardship: Good for Business, Good for Sustainable Development

    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    River Hubelj in Slovenia. Photo by nejcbole/Flickr
    • Aqueduct
    • Business
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Finance
    Insights
    February 23, 2015

    Putting Citi’s $100 Billion Environmental Finance Initiative in Context

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    In its 2013 Global Citizenship Report, Citi reported more than $2 billion for solar financing. Photo by Walmart/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 30, 2014

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 23, 2014

    Intelligent Imagining: Scenarios to Manage Water as the Climate Changes

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    A watershed in the Central American Dryland Corridor, a protected area meant to foster biodiversity and sustainable development, in Trifinio, Guatemala. Photo Credit: Paul Reig/WRI
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change

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