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    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Oceania
    Insights
    January 10, 2020

    4 Things to Know About Australia’s Wildfires and Their Impacts on Forests

    • Forests
    • fires
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Australia fires
    • Forests
    • fires
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    September 10, 2015

    Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    April 2, 2015

    Tree Cover Loss Spikes in Russia and Canada, Remains High Globally

    • Forests
    • data
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Forest fire in Banff, Canada. Photo by Sarah Lindstrom/Flickr
    • Forests
    • data
    • global forest watch
    • mapping
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    October 20, 2014

    Tougher Greenhouse Goals Could Cut EU’s Gas Imports in Half

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    A new study by Ecofys under the Open Climate Network finds that by 2030, the EU can cut its natural gas consumption by almost half by cost-effectively improving energy efficiency and ramping up its use of renewable energy. Photo Credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Africa Latin America North America Europe
    News
    September 4, 2014

    STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    December 20, 2013

    Warsaw Climate Meeting Makes Progress on Forests, REDD+

    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    According to recent estimates, roughly 15 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions originate from deforestation and land use change. Photo credit: Nick Hogarth for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America Europe
    Insights
    September 6, 2013

    New Report Connects 2012 Extreme Weather Events to Human-Caused Climate Change

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Flooding from Hurricane Sandy in 2012. Photo credit: Pamela Andrade
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • pollution
    Climate
    Asia Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 26, 2013

    Timeline: A Look at Extreme Weather and Climate Events in 2013

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases

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