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    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • cities for all
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • cities for all
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Equity
    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
    • 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
    • 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
    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
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 30, 2020

    How Korea is Winning the Fight Against COVID-19 While Ramping Up Climate Ambition

    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • GHG emissions
    Korean city at night
    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    Insights
    February 25, 2020

    The Most Successful Air Pollution Treaty You’ve Never Heard Of

    • Equity
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    Scooter-riders with face masks in Hanoi, Vietnam
    • Equity
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 9, 2019

    Accelerating America's Pledge: How U.S. States, Cities and Businesses Can Deliver Ambitious Climate Action

    • U.S. Climate
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Rooftop solar panels
    • U.S. Climate
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Cities
    Insights
    December 3, 2019

    CO2 Emissions Climb to an All-Time High (Again) in 2019: 6 Takeaways from the Latest Climate Data

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • COP25
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Smokestacks
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • COP25
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Insights
    October 16, 2019

    Everything You Need to Know About the Fastest-Growing Source of Global Emissions: Transport

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • transportation
    Road emissions are the biggest subset of transport emissions.
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • transportation
    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
    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
    Insights
    January 11, 2019

    7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Health & Road Safety
    California wildfire
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • biking
    • circular economy
    • stories to watch
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Equity
    Latin America
    Insights
    December 4, 2018

    Stronger Than the Storm: 3 Lessons for Building Climate Resilience in Poor Urban Communities

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Landslide in Rio de Janeiro
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • climate impacts
    Cities
    Insights
    October 29, 2018

    Curbing Climate Change and Preventing Deaths from Air Pollution Go Hand-in-Hand

    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • emissions
    China air pollution
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • emissions
    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
    Cities
    Insights
    July 26, 2018

    Amid Climate Uncertainty, Zero-Carbon Buildings Offer a Guiding North Star

    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • climate change
    Mumbai
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • climate change
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 31, 2018

    Photo Essay: How Climate Change Affects the Urban Poor in India and Indonesia

    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • climate change
    Asian man standing by waterway
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • climate change
    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
    Equity
    Insights
    November 13, 2017

    Measuring Climate Success with New Common Reporting Framework for Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Smog in New Delhi
    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Equity
    Insights
    September 20, 2017

    Amid Tragedy, an Opportunity for Smart Recovery

    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Waiting for rescue after Hurricane Katrina
    • Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Urban Development

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