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    Cities climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    September 15, 2014

    The UN Climate Summit: What's in it for Cities?

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Cities contribute 70 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, despite accounting for only 2 percent of land use. The UN Climate Summit places cities high on the agenda for creating a sustainable, low-carbon future. Photo by ruimc77/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 10, 2014

    ADVISORY: WRI Experts Explain What to Expect at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 24, 2014

    Emissions Trading in China: First Reports from the Field

    • Freshwater
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • Energy
    View from Tianjin Tower | Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Freshwater
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • Energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 22, 2014

    7 Stories to Watch in 2014

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • fossil fuels
    • deforestation
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2014

    Multinationals Need to Take Notice and Take Action on Water Risk Data

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Brazil has 12% of the world's freshwater resources, but its industries, farms, and communities are concentrated along the coasts, unable to access much of the country's plentiful resources. Photo credit: Flickr/John Wiseman
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • rivers
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2013

    WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • water risk
    WRI measures its success through positive, on-the-ground change. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • water risk
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    December 13, 2013

    7 Ways to Attract and Use Climate Finance for Transport

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    A Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Curitiba, Brazil. Photo credit: whl.travel
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • transportation
    Climate
    Africa Asia
    Research
    November 11, 2013

    Weaving the Net

    Asia
    Insights
    September 24, 2013

    New Greenhouse Gas Accounting Tool Will Help China’s Cities Pursue Low-Carbon Development

    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Nanjing Road, Shanghai. Photo credit: Austronesian Expeditions, Flickr
    • Business
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Cities
    Insights
    January 18, 2013

    4 Big Ideas to Revolutionize Transportation

    • public transit
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    North America
    News
    December 21, 2012

    STATEMENT: EPA Finalizes New Clean Air Standards For Boilers - A “Gift for People and the Planet”

    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases

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