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State of the US Clean Energy Transition: Recent Progress, and What Comes Next

  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • electric mobility
  • Electric Mobility
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
  • Climate
Technician installing solar panels on roof.
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • electric mobility
  • Electric Mobility
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
  • Climate
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Mobility-as-a-Service Platforms: A New Trend in Low-carbon Transport

  • Urban Mobility
  • Electric Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • Integrated Transport
A woman holds onto a yellow shared bicycle.
  • Urban Mobility
  • Electric Mobility
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • Integrated Transport
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People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
  • Cities
  • Air Quality
  • pollution
  • Energy
  • fossil fuels

From Minibuses to “Boda Bodas,” Informal Transport Systems Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • Integrated Transport
Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
  • Urban Mobility
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Cities
  • Integrated Transport

Ways the US Can Electrify Its Public Fleets, from City Buses to Garbage Trucks

  • electric mobility
  • Clean Energy
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Air Quality
A blue and yellow city bus with the words "clean energy bus" on the side driving in downtown New York.
  • electric mobility
  • Clean Energy
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Air Quality

Many Underserved Communities Face EV ‘Charging Deserts.’ These 5 Strategies Can Help.

  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
  • environmental justice
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. Energy Topics
A young man plugs in an electric vehicle in a city neighborhood with apartment buildings in the background.
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
  • environmental justice
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. Energy Topics
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What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP28
Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • Energy
  • Finance
  • renewable energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP28
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As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • nature-based solutions
A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
  • Cities
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • nature-based solutions
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Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience

5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • fires
  • Climate
  • Cities
Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
  • deforestation
  • Forests
  • fires
  • Climate
  • Cities

8 Things to Know about Electric School Bus Repowers

  • Equity & Governance
  • electric school bus series
  • transportation
Two yellow school buses are hoisted above the ground to be converted to electric.
  • Equity & Governance
  • electric school bus series
  • transportation

7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Urban Development
People distribute food in front of a mosque
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Urban Development
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5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

  • Climate
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • Urban Mobility
The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • Urban Mobility
Santa Monica street
  • GHG emissions
  • transportation
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Where Do We Stand on COP26 Climate Promises? A Progress Report

  • NDC
  • climate finance
  • net-zero emissions
  • electric mobility
  • renewable energy
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • Forests
  • climatewatch-pinned
A group of volunteers plant mangroves
  • NDC
  • climate finance
  • net-zero emissions
  • electric mobility
  • renewable energy
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • Forests
  • climatewatch-pinned
A "restoration in progress" sign against the backdrop of a wetland
  • Cities
  • Forests
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5 Reasons Cities Should Include Trees in Climate Action

  • GHG emissions
  • Forests
  • Climate
  • Tracking Climate Action
A landscape view of Jakarta, Indonesia with trees in the forefront and skyscrapers in the background
  • GHG emissions
  • Forests
  • Climate
  • Tracking Climate Action
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5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation

  • Cities
  • biking
  • public transit
  • Climate
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Health & Road Safety
A bike lane in NYC
  • Cities
  • biking
  • public transit
  • Climate
  • fossil fuels
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Health & Road Safety

5 Ways US States Can Get More Electric School Buses on the Road

  • electric mobility
  • net-zero emissions
  • Climate
  • Air Quality
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Schools
Electric school buses in the US
  • electric mobility
  • net-zero emissions
  • Climate
  • Air Quality
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Schools
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Invest in Walking and Cycling For Sustainable, Safe Cities. Here’s How.

  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
Cyclists on stone street wearing sunglasses
  • Urban Mobility
  • Health & Road Safety
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset