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    Climate greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    April 15, 2024

    Countries’ Methane Action Plans Need to Do More to Account for a Just Transition

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • National Climate Action
    • greenhouse gases
    Workers on oil rig.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • National Climate Action
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    December 7, 2023

    9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)

    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • Paying for Paris
    • National Climate Action
    People walk across in-ground solar panels on a seaside plaza on a sunny day.
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • Paying for Paris
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Insights
    July 6, 2023

    5 Countries Taking Action to Reach Net-Zero Targets

    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A wind farm in Denmark is surrounded by blue seawater.
    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Insights
    May 8, 2023

    9 Charts Explain Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country

    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • data
    • International Climate Action
    The main bazar in Paharganj, India, is full of people during the late afternoon.
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • data
    • International Climate Action
    Climate
    Insights
    March 20, 2023

    What Does "Net-Zero Emissions" Mean? 8 Common Questions, Answered

    • climate science
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • COP26
    • COP28
    Countries need a variety of solutions, including renewable energy and healthy forests, to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI.
    • climate science
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • COP26
    • COP28
    Climate
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    To Shift Away from Oil and Gas, Developing Countries Need a ‘Just Transition’ to Protect Workers and Communities

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Governance
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    A gas extracting plant in Ukraine.
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Governance
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    November 2, 2021

    3 Ways to Ensure Corporate Net-zero Targets Are Credible

    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • corporate sustainability
    Wind turbines in Rubió, Spain
    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • corporate sustainability
    Climate
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    Ambitious Climate Action by G20 Countries Can Limit Global Warming to 1.7 Degrees C

    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate impacts
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    Solar panels on the Werkspoorfabriek in Utrecht
    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate impacts
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    June 9, 2021

    Why Greenhouse Gas Inventories Are Important for Natural and Working Lands — and How to Fix Them

    • carbon removal
    • greenhouse gases
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    Yellowstone River in Montana, U.S.
    • carbon removal
    • greenhouse gases
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    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
    Climate
    Europe
    Update
    April 1, 2021

    Hungary: Converting the Mátra Power Plant into a Diversified Hub of Green Energy and Industry

    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    • JT Sector: Renewables
    View of forest, agricultural fields, and industrial power generation
    • JT Sector: Fossil fuels
    • JT Sector: Fossil Fuel Extraction
    • JT Sector: Renewables

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