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    Climate pollution Water Quality
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2024

    Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    News
    March 29, 2024

    STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Trucks and Buses

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    Cities
    Research
    January 4, 2024

    Dataset of U.S. School Bus Depots

    School bus depot.
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2023

    3 Reasons Why Countries Must Take Faster Action to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants

    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a foggy day.
    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Forests
    Insights
    November 29, 2022

    How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    urban forest
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Update
    August 23, 2022

    Prioritizing Equity in Providing Technical Assistance to Underserved School Districts under WRI’s Electric School Bus Initiative

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • pollution
    • electric mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    Yellow school buses visible behind chain fence
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • pollution
    • electric mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    Climate
    Europe
    Update
    December 23, 2021

    Spain’s National Strategy to Transition Coal-Dependent Communities

    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Herd of sheep by windmills on mountains
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    North America
    News
    September 23, 2021

    STATEMENT: U.S. Phase-Down of HFCs Good for Climate and American Industry

    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 17, 2021

    Innovative US Bill Tackles Climate Change, Local Pollution and Economic Inequality

    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Smoke coming out of a factory on a cloudy day.
    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2021

    Electrifying the US School Bus Fleet: How to Put Children First in the Zero-emission Transition

    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    An electric school bus waiting in a parking lot.
    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Tonawanda, New York, United States: The Closure of the Huntley Generating Station and Community-led Efforts for a Prosperous Future

    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    • JT Sector: Finance
    River with bridge and kayaks
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    • JT Sector: Finance
    Climate
    Europe
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Italy: Enel’s Just Transition Framework and Futur-e project

    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Industrial energy production
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Climate
    Europe
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Germany: The Ruhr Region’s Pivot from Coal Mining to a Hub of Green Industry and Expertise

    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    View of industrial structures with view of city
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Climate
    Europe
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Wałbrzych, Poland: Delayed Transition after Coal Mine Closures

    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Coal mine
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Climate
    Europe
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Ukraine: Grassroots Local Cooperation through the “Platform for Sustainable Development of Coal Towns of Donetsk Region

    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Tram
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Climate
    Europe
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Scotland: Re-skilling through the Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund

    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    Man wearing reflective gear using walkie talkie on ocean
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Kentucky, USA: A Coal Mining Tax Supporting Economic Diversification in Appalachia

    • JT Sector: Finance
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    Coal trains
    • JT Sector: Finance
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction

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