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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 16, 2022

    The SEC’s New Climate Rule is Plain Common Sense

    • climate policy
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Paying for Paris
    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters building in Washington, DC.
    • climate policy
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Paying for Paris
    Climate
    Insights
    May 20, 2022

    The Bar for Corporate Climate Leadership Has Risen

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • science based targets
    • Business
    London skyline
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • science based targets
    • Business
    Business
    Insights
    November 22, 2021

    From Pledges to Action: What’s Next for COP26 Corporate Commitments

    • COP26
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • climate policy
    • deforestation
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    Glasgow at night
    • COP26
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • corporate sustainability
    • climate policy
    • deforestation
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    Finance
    Insights
    October 1, 2021

    How Banks Can Accelerate Net-zero Emissions Commitments

    • Climate
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate change
    • corporate sustainability
    field-solar-panels
    • Climate
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate change
    • corporate sustainability
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 20, 2021

    6 Ways Large Energy Buyers  Can Transform the US Electrical Grid 

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Dillon Wind Power Project
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 24, 2020

    How the Chamber of Commerce's Scorecard Elevates Climate Deniers

    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce panel
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 11, 2017

    By the Numbers: America’s Pledge Shows How US Is Taking Climate Action Without Trump

    • COP23
    • science based targets
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    young people preparing ground for tree planting
    • COP23
    • science based targets
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    June 14, 2017

    U.S. Paris Pull-Out Sparks Discord and Dialogue for G7 Environment Ministers

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    Bologna, Italy
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    June 2, 2017

    White House Abandoning Paris Agreement Harms the U.S. As Other Countries Step Up

    • Energy
    • Business
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • renewable energy
    Paris sunset
    • Energy
    • Business
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate
    • renewable energy
    Business
    Insights
    April 27, 2017

    Bravo to Businesses Supporting a Strong U.S. Voice on Climate Action

    • U.S. policy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Walmart facility in Argentina
    • U.S. policy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 6, 2017

    What Are the Top 10 States for Clean Energy Jobs?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    California solar plant.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Finance
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Andrew Steer
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Insights
    December 21, 2016

    Shifting to a Clean Energy Economy Would Bring Billions in Economic Benefits, Shows New Report

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Wind turbines
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    February 24, 2016

    Science Will Help Push Companies Towards a Low-Carbon Future

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG Protocol
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG Protocol
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 14, 2016

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 16, 2014

    A New Climate Economy: Shifting Corporate America onto a Low-Carbon Path

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    From left to right: Amy Harder, Chad Holliday, Ken Gayer, and Andrew Steer. Photo credit: Bill Dugan, WRI
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    August 4, 2014

    Sustainability at WRI: Our Annual Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Sustainability Report

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • corporate sustainability
    Where in the world is WRI traveling? To better understand our business travel emissions and develop metrics for tracking changes, we instituted performance indicators, including emissions per staff and top destinations. Photo Credit: WRI
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • corporate sustainability
    Forests
    Insights
    March 27, 2014

    4 Actions Companies Can Take to Source Legal Wood

    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business
    Some countries have harvest or export bans on certain species or certain forms of harvested timber. It is important for companies to consider which timber species they are using and where they are purchasing from. Photo credit: Tim Gage, Flickr 2007
    • forest products
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    • corporate sustainability
    • Business

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