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6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Paris Agreement
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • Green Climate Fund
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • stories to watch
Andrew Steer
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Paris Agreement
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • food security
  • Green Climate Fund
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • stories to watch
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ADVISORY: WRI Presents Stories to Watch 2016

  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • stories to watch
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • stories to watch
Insights

Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Climate
  • GHG emissions

Shale Energy Potential Depends on Water Supply

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
Shale development site, Australia. Photo Credit: John Amos/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk

A Tale of 3 Countries: Water Risks to Global Shale Development

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
Shale gas drilling site in Pennsylvania. Photo Credit: Nicholas Tonelli/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk

China and the United States Accelerate Efforts on Carbon Capture and Storage

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy
China and the United States forged new partnerships on carbon capture utilization and storage. Photo credit: Jonas, Flickr
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy
Insights

China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk
China's persistent smog prompted the State Council to announce an Air Pollution Control Action Plan. Photo credit: sheilaz413, Flickr
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Aqueduct
  • fossil fuels
  • water risk

Recent Progress Shows China’s Leadership on Carbon Capture and Storage

  • Energy
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
A coal plant in Beijing, China. Photo credit: Bret Arnett, Flickr
  • Energy
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
Initiatives
Three smokestacks
Insights

Why Is China Investing So Much in U.S. Solar and Wind?

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
Insights

Global Signs of Leadership on Clean Energy

  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
Insights

Why 2013 Could Be a Game-Changer on Climate

  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • Economics
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