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India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

  • Buildings
  • low carbon development
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
  • Buildings
  • low carbon development
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
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State of Climate Action 2023

Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
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Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

  • Food
  • land use
  • Climate
  • commodities
  • Buildings
unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
  • Food
  • land use
  • Climate
  • commodities
  • Buildings
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5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

  • transportation
  • electric mobility
  • Freshwater
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • nature-based solutions
  • poverty
  • human rights
A new electric bus in New Delhi, India
  • transportation
  • electric mobility
  • Freshwater
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • nature-based solutions
  • poverty
  • human rights

Restoring a Degraded Ethiopian Watershed for Water and Livelihood Security

  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater
This view of the degraded Minzir 01 watershed shows evident signs of gully formation and low stream flow.
  • food security
  • agriculture
  • poverty
  • Climate Equity
  • Freshwater
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An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Workers build steps in Odisha, India
  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • Cities
  • renewable energy
An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • Cities
  • renewable energy

How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • infrastructure
  • carbon removal
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles

Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act

  • Buildings
  • coronavirus
  • net-zero emissions
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental justice
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
The United States Capitol Building at night.
  • Buildings
  • coronavirus
  • net-zero emissions
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental justice
  • renewable energy
  • transportation

Local Climate Action in US Proves Resilient to COVID-19

  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
A windmill with a cloudy sky in the background.
  • Climate
  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
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Europe Charts a Course for Sustainable Recovery from COVID-19

  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • land use
  • renewable energy
EU Parliament, Strasbourg, France
  • Buildings
  • Climate Resilience
  • coronavirus
  • land use
  • renewable energy

City Leaders Must Prioritize Climate Resilience of Vulnerable Communities

  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • poverty
Penjaringan, North Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • poverty

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

Chile’s Protests Offer Lessons on Social Inequality and Climate Action

  • Climate
  • COP25
  • Climate Equity
  • climate change
  • human rights
  • poverty
Protests in Santiago, Chile
  • Climate
  • COP25
  • Climate Equity
  • climate change
  • human rights
  • poverty
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Buildings Are an Ideal but Overlooked Climate Solution

  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
Installing a green roof. Zero carbon buildings are viable, flexible and affordable right now. Photo by Ziggy Liloia/Flickr
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
News

STATEMENT: UN Climate Summit: Major Economies Fall Short; More Action Needed

  • Buildings
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • international climate policy
  • Ocean
  • Buildings
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • international climate policy
  • Ocean
News
  • Energy
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • energy efficiency
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Guangzhou’s Pearl River Tower
  • Cities
  • Buildings
  • Climate
  • Energy
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset