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    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 19, 2015

    Northwest Lumber Mill First to Be Indicted on US Domestic Lacey Act Charges

    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    • illegal logging
    J&L Tonewoods was charged with purchasing illegal big leaf maple, violating the Lacey Act. Photo by Washington DNR/Flickr
    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    • illegal logging
    Climate
    North America
    News
    August 18, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI's Sam Adams Calls EPA Proposed Methane Emissions Rules “A Vital Step”

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    August 18, 2015

    When it Comes to Adaptation, We Need to Think Bigger

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Rice farmers in India's Tiruvannamalai District. Photo by R.Amudha HariHaran/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 18, 2015

    4 Real-World Challenges to Environmental Democracy

    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Outdoor air pollution caused the deaths of 3.7 million people under the age of 60 worldwide in 2012. Photo by Leo Fung/Flickr.
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    August 11, 2015

    Australia Offers Lackluster 2030 Climate Target

    • International Climate Action
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Solar station in White Cliffs, Australia. Photo by Richard Gifford/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    August 11, 2015

    China Is Raising Its Climate Ambition, Experts Say

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • international climate policy
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • international climate policy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 10, 2015

    Can Community Solar Meet the Needs of Large Energy Buyers?

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Photo by Jack Haskell/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    August 10, 2015

    Getting Governors on Board with Landscape Restoration

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Subnational programs on restoration, like Richardson’s River Ecosystem Restoration Initiative, can be found across the globe. Photo by Public Affairs/Flickr
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    Clean Power Plan Can Help States, Economy and Planet

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21
    NASA image courtesy of the DSCOVR EPIC team
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    How Much Rainforest Is in That Chocolate Bar?

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    Photo by Everjean/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    Food
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    ¿Cuánta selva tropical hay en esa barra de chocolate?

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    Foto por Everjean/Flickr.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    • Food
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2015

    How Does the Clean Power Plan Help US Meet its Climate Targets?

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    Wind and solar energy is becoming increasingly cost competitive with coal and natural gas in many parts of the country. Photo by Jeff Kubina/Flickr.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2015

    Islands Become Trendsetters for Renewable Energy

    • renewable energy
    With its new target in place, Hawaii becomes the largest island to aim for a full-renewables grid strategy. Photo by Jason Meredith/Flickr
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    August 4, 2015

    National Climate Plans Raise Adaptation’s Profile

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Women in a Kenyan village employ conservational farming techniques. Photo by P.Casier/CGIAR
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    August 4, 2015

    Climate Plans in the Lead-up to Paris: Where Do We Stand?

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A new international climate agreement will be negotiated in Paris later this year. Photo by Mauro/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    August 3, 2015

    Beyond Cecil the Lion: How the Lacey Act Protects Wildlife and Plants around the World

    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    • forest monitoring
    • commodities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 3, 2015

    With Clean Power Plan, US Shows It’s Serious About Climate Change

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    The Clean Power Plan will set the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide pollution from existing U.S. power plants. Photo by Contemplative Imaging/Flickr
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    News
    August 3, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI Says Clean Power Plan Will “Drive Technological Innovation"

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy

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