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    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    March 25, 2024

    Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric ‘Motos’

    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 7, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    October 13, 2022

    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 1, 2021

    How US Cities and Corporations Can Collaborate on Clean Energy

    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Roof top solar installation with Midtown Manhattan view as background.
    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2021

    Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
    A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 18, 2021

    4 Recommendations to Electrify the US Federal Fleet

    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • Urban Mobility
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Climate
    An electric vehicle charging next to a patch of grass.
    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • Urban Mobility
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2020

    6 Signs of Progress Since the Adoption of the Paris Agreement

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP25
    • National Climate Action
    • science based targets
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    A dock filled with boats with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP25
    • National Climate Action
    • science based targets
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 29, 2020

    How Some U.S. Cities Are Working to Align Energy Markets with Their Clean Energy Goals

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Power lines at sunset.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 24, 2020

    How US Cities and Counties Are Getting Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    wind turbines
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    4 Investment Areas to Stimulate China's Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 3, 2019

    Delhi’s Deadly Smog: Policy Paralysis Around a Preventable Problem

    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Some of Delhi's dangerous air pollution comes from crop burning in neighboring states. Photo by Neil Palmer/CIAT.
    • Air Quality
    • agriculture
    • fires
    Asia
    Insights
    September 5, 2019

    Not Just CO2: China’s Efforts on Lesser Known Greenhouse Gases Critical to Stabilizing the Climate

    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • Sustainable Development Goal 8
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Rice farmer in Chengdu. Rice cultivation can release methane. Flickr/UN Photo.
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • Sustainable Development Goal 8
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Energy
    Insights
    July 16, 2019

    Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money

    • Business
    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • Urban Mobility
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    A fuel-efficient airplane takes off during NASA's Green Flight competition.
    • Business
    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • Urban Mobility
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    March 28, 2019

    Urban Transformations: The Reinvention of Eskisehir, Turkey from Dump to Destination

    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Electric tram and pedestrians on a street in Eskişehir, Turkey
    • Urban Transformations
    • pollution
    • transportation
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 26, 2019

    4 Creative Ways Cities Are Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar in Washington, DC. Flickr/Adam Fagen
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Insights
    February 13, 2019

    Electrification Doesn't Make Sense Everywhere—Yet

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Where cities have relatively clean grids, they should electrify as much as possible.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Cities
    Insights
    October 2, 2018

    3 Charts Explain One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities to Address Climate Change and Poverty

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • poverty
    • low carbon development
    Air conditioning units in Hong Kong. Flickr/Niall Kennedy
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • poverty
    • low carbon development

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