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    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
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    April 18, 2018

    Green Growth for the Commonwealth: Ready for Phase Three

    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bicycle rickshaws in Mumbai, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

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

    • Equity
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • 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
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • 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
    Insights
    July 11, 2017

    Is the Tesla Model 3 Our Ride to a Sustainable Future?

    • Cities
    • Business
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • transportation
    The Tesla Model 3
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Urban Mobility
    • Climate
    • transportation
    Finance
    Insights
    June 20, 2017

    Shareholders Force ExxonMobil to Plan for a World with Paris Agreement's Emissions Restrictions

    • Climate
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • Business
    Wall Street is telling ExxonMobil to pick a new direction.
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • 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
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • 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
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • food security
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    3 Reasons Why Fossil Fuel Companies Should Disclose Their Reserves

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate science
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Coal Barge
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate science
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Energy
    Insights
    October 3, 2016

    Kentucky Can Shape A Clean Energy Future

    • electric grid
    • fossil fuels
    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Field in Kentucky
    • electric grid
    • fossil fuels
    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 22, 2016

    In Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Breaking Car Addictions Starts in the Workplace

    • Urban Mobility
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • road safety
    • transportation
    CAMG in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • road safety
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 1, 2016

    Former Energy CEO David Crane Envisions a Future without Fossils

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Coal-fired power plant in Ohio
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    3 Key Questions for the Energy Industry Around a Global Climate Agreement

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    COP21 march in London
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    May 19, 2015

    3 Activities that Can Help Investors Become More “Climate Friendly”

    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    Solar panels at the Nellis Air Force Base in the United States. Photo by U.S. Air Force/Wikimedia Commons
    • Climate
    • Business
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    February 11, 2015

    How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    If emissions continue unabated, the world is on track to exhaust its "carbon budget" within three decades. Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2014

    Finding Solutions for South Africa’s Coal-Fired Energy and Water Problems

    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A communal water tap in Soweto, South Africa. Photo credit: E. Muench, Wikimedia Commons
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Climate
    Asia Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 5, 2014

    A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

    • Energy
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Water
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Finance
    Insights
    January 16, 2014

    5 Opportunities for 21st-Century Transport

    • Cities
    • Business
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    A pedestrian walkway in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Photo credit: EMBARQ
    • Cities
    • Business
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    Finance
    Insights
    January 15, 2014

    The Trillion Dollar Question: Where Does Transport Investment Come From?

    • Cities
    • Business
    • Finance
    • transportation
    Global transport investment is between US$1.4 and US$2.1 trillion each year. Photo credit: Switchology, Flickr
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Finance
    • transportation

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