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    Climate
    Africa
    Update
    March 6, 2024

    South Africa Establishes an Inclusive Process Toward a Just Transition, with Broad Stakeholder Engagement

    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    solar panels south africa
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    Climate
    Africa
    Outcomes
    September 19, 2022

    South Africa Sets Stronger Emissions-reduction Target

    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Solar panels on rooftop of building in Cape Town, South Africa
    • Top Outcome: 2021
    Climate
    Africa
    Technical Perspectives
    September 1, 2022

    5 Lessons from South Africa’s Just Transition Journey

    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • climatewatch-pinned
    An aerial shot of Cape Town, South Africa, against the backdrop of hills and mountains
    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    July 19, 2021

    Lessons from Durban’s Approach to Water Resilience

    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate Resilience
    • urban water resilience
    An overview of Umgeni River's Blue Lagoon in Durban, South Africa.
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    • Climate Resilience
    • urban water resilience
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Alberta, Canada: Supporting Both Workers and Communities to Ensure a Just Transition

    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    Wooden train cars in front of forest and mountains
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Canada: National Task Force on Just Transition for Coal Power Workers and Communities

    • JT Sector: Electricity
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Technician wearing safety hat and carrying solar panel
    • JT Sector: Electricity
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    December 20, 2019

    Ensuring a "Just Transition": 5 Priorities to Make Climate Action Benefit Low-Income and Disadvantaged Groups

    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A youth group marching in Paris, with a banner that says "climate justice = social justice." Photo by Andreas Link/Young FoEE
    • Climate
    • COP25
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • Gender
    • poverty
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    November 18, 2019

    Pour la durabilité de la production du cacao, les pays et les sociétés doivent s’engager

    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Producteur de cacao en Colombie.
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    September 25, 2019

    For Sustainability in Cocoa Production, Both Countries and Companies Need to Commit

    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Cacao farmer in Colombia. Flickr/World Bank Photo Collection
    • commodities
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 4, 2017

    7 Milestones on Canada’s Path to Concrete Climate Action

    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Sasquatch Park in British Columbia
    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 18, 2016

    How Do New 2050 Climate Strategies from Canada, Mexico and the US Stack Up?

    • Climate
    • COP22
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    From left to right: President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Barack Obama
    • Climate
    • COP22
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 16, 2016

    WRI Statement on 2050 Climate Strategies of the United States, Canada and Mexico

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 28, 2016

    Climate Change Game-Changer: a Continent-Wide Strategy for North America

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7156765@N05/25424725254/">Onasill ~ Bill Badzo</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 11, 2016

    With New Joint Announcement with Canada, US Gets Serious About Cutting Methane Emissions

    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Natural gas well
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America Latin America Africa Europe
    News
    November 30, 2015

    STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks

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