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    May 16, 2014

    Green Climate Fund Board Looks to Accreditation Process: Can it Strike the Right Balance?

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    One of the most difficult questions that the GCF Board will grapple with is how entities will become “accredited” to receive GCF funds to help developing countries mitigate and adapt to climate change. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    May 15, 2014

    Connecting Corporate Emissions Targets with Climate Science

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Setting greenhouse gas (GHG)-reduction targets has become common practice for large, multi-national companies, but they generally take a conservative approach that is independent of what climate scientists say is necessary. Photo credit: World Bank/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
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    May 14, 2014

    Putting Vulnerability Assessments at the Center of Climate Adaptation Decision-Making

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate change vulnerability assessments (VAs) convey important, scientifically based information on how exposed and sensitive a population is to climate change, as well as its capacity to adapt to change. Photo credit: Global Environment Facility/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 13, 2014

    5 Ways Tennessee Can Reduce its Power Plant Emissions

    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    Photo Credit: Nashville Corps, Flickr
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 13, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Tennessee Can Reduce Emissions 22 percent by 2020

    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    May 13, 2014

    Tennessee Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 12, 2014

    3 Tales of Hope for a Low-Carbon Future

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    At last week's "Ascent" meeting in Abu Dhabi, clubs of countries and companies committed to double the share of renewable energy and the pace of energy efficiency gains. Photo credit: CoCreatr, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Business
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • deforestation
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 7, 2014

    Florida Already Feeling Effects of Climate Change

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Sea-level rise is a threat that is particularly acute for Florida, with its low elevation and 1,200 miles of coastline. Photo credit: maxstrz/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 6, 2014

    National Climate Assessment Reveals How Climate Change Impacts Your Neighborhood

    • climate change
    • climate science
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    The National Climate Assessment reveals how regions throughout the nation are being impacted by climate change. Photo credit: Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen, US Air Force/New Jersey National Guard
    • climate change
    • climate science
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 6, 2014

    Statement: National Climate Assessment Reaffirms Severity of Climate Impacts in the U.S.

    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • climate science
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • climate science
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
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    May 2, 2014

    A Renewables Club to Change the World

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    The Renewables Club was established by Germany and nine other countries last year. Photo credit: Gunnar Ries, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 2, 2014

    Snapshots of Miami Sea Level Rise

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Miami ranks as the most vulnerable city in the world to the risk of coastal flooding caused by this sea level rise. Photo credit: WRI
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    Asia North America
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    April 25, 2014

    How U.S.-China Cooperation Can Expand Clean Energy Development

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    The U.S. and China are beginning to collaborate on some clean energy initiatives—and some projects are already producing benefits for both countries. Photo credit: Land Rover Our Planet/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
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    April 24, 2014

    The Real Story Behind Falling Renewable Energy Investments

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    remains at record highs. This is in spite of economic and policy turbulence in many countries. The United States, China, and Japan in particular have been moving aggressively with solar photovoltaic (PV) installations. Photo credit: Activ Solar/Flickr
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2014

    Florida’s Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise Attracts Congressional Attention

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Three events this week focus on sea level rise in Florida. Photo credit: Capt. David Ross, Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy

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