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There Are Still Opportunities for US-China Climate Cooperation

  • Climate
  • U.S. policy
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
Solar installation in Shanghai.
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US and China Join Paris Agreement, Bringing it Much Closer to Taking Effect

  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy

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
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  • International Climate Action
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  • Paris Agreement
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ADVISORY: WRI Presents Stories to Watch 2016

  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
  • stories to watch
  • COP21
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  • Business
  • Cities
  • Climate
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Stronger Commitments from China and US Are Breakthrough for International Climate Action

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
Installing solar panels. Photo by Jiri Rezac/The Climate Group
  • International Climate Action
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  • UNFCCC
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米中気候協定を読み解く

  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy
写真撮影: Bret Arnett/Flickr
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Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

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  • 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

The Top 5 Energy and Climate Stories of 2014

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  • Climate
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • renewable energy
Solar empowers residential, commercial, and industrial consumers to lock in power prices below grid averages– consider the nearly 20 global corporations – including Walmart, GM, Cisco, and Facebook – who have committed to buying renewable energy. Photo by Intel Free Press/Flickr.
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Digging Deeper Into the U.S.-China Climate Change Agreement

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  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy
The world's two biggest emitters, the United States and China, forged a landmark climate action agreement. Photo credit: Bret Arnett, Flickr
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy

Shale Energy Potential Depends on Water Supply

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

ADVISORY: Press Call: China’s Air Pollution and Climate Challenge: Progress or Not?

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  • GHG emissions
  • pollution
  • U.S. policy
  • fossil fuels
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7 Stories to Watch in 2014

  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • fossil fuels
  • deforestation
  • Air Quality
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • U.S. policy
As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • fossil fuels
  • deforestation
  • Air Quality
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • restoration
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China’s Response to Air Pollution Poses Threat to Water

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  • 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
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4 Promising Themes Emerge in U.S.-China Agreements at Strategic and Economic Dialogue

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  • international climate policy
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  • Climate
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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

U.S. Faces a Week of Extreme Weather and Signs of Climate Action

  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
  • U.S. policy
  • climate science
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
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