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China Can Grow its Economy Through Stronger Climate Action

  • Economics
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • long-term strategies
  • National Climate Action
  • net-zero emissions
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • COP26
China wind power.
  • Economics
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • long-term strategies
  • National Climate Action
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  • climate policy
  • Climate
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  • COP26
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4 Questions About China's New Climate Commitments

  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • United Nations
Electric bus in Hangzhou, China
  • Climate
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  • United Nations

China Reaffirms Paris Commitments Ahead of Global Climate Action Summit

  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • Climate
Experts at the China US High-Level Dialogue on Energy and Climate Change in San Francisco
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Q&A with Andrew Steer: China Plays Big Climate Role on Global Stage

  • Climate
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  • international climate policy
solar-powered electric vehicle in China
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China Making Progress on Climate Goals Faster than Expected

  • Energy
  • G20
  • National Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Rooftop solar panels in China
  • Energy
  • G20
  • National Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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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

STATEMENT: U.S. and China Join Paris Agreement; "Raise the Bar" for Climate Action

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  • Climate
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STATEMENT: More Chinese Cities Agree to Peak Emissions Early at US-China Summit

  • Paris Agreement
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • Paris Agreement
  • Cities
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  • GHG emissions
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5 Questions: What Does China’s New Five-Year Plan Mean for Climate Action?

  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development

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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  • 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
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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
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オバマ大統領の2025年GHG削減目標—野心的しかし達成は可能

  • forest monitoring
  • environmental democracy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
写真撮影: Mingia Zhou/Flickr.
  • forest monitoring
  • environmental democracy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
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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

3 Promising Pathways to Finance Sustainable Cities

  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation
Leaders at COP20 can explore a range of sources for financing low-carbon urban development including multilateral investment banks, private investors, and innovative initatives like the Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions or climate-themed bonds. (Mexico City, Mexico) Photo by Boris G/Flickr.
  • Cities
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • COP20
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • Paris Agreement
  • transportation

Opportunities in New Climate Economy

  • Climate
  • climate change
  • COP20
  • Economics
  • GHG emissions
  • Paris Agreement
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama. Photo by U.S. Embassy, The Hague/Flickr.
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • COP20
  • Economics
  • GHG emissions
  • Paris Agreement

The China-U.S. Climate Agreement: By the Numbers

  • International Climate Action
  • COP20
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • UNFCCC
China plans to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent by 2020. (Yunnan, China) Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • COP20
  • Climate
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  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • UNFCCC

Obama’s Greenhouse Gas Target for 2025 is Ambitious—But Achievable

  • environmental democracy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
Emissions pollution in Fuyuan, Yunnan, China. Photo Credit: FLICKR/Mingia Zhou
  • environmental democracy
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change

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