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Helping Chinese Cities Lead the Fight Against Climate Change

  • Climate
  • Cities
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Chengdu street scene.
  • Climate
  • Cities
  • Urban Mobility

ADVISORY: Press Call: Will G20 Deliver on Climate and Clean Energy?

  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • Energy
  • international climate policy
  • climate policy
  • Climate
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  • Energy
  • international climate policy
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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
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions

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
  • Energy
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  • Paris Agreement
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  • agriculture
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  • 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

Detail dalam Rencana Kebijakan Iklim Indonesia Masih Belum Jelas

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • restoration
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  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • restoration

Details of Indonesia’s Climate Plan Remain Hazy

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • forest monitoring
  • Climate
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • restoration
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  • International Climate Action
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  • forest monitoring
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4 Lessons from Beijing and Shanghai Show How China’s Cities Can Curb Car Congestion

  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Cities
Traffic in Shanghai, China. Photo by Carlos ZGZ/Flickr.
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • Cities

6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

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  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
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  • Aqueduct
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  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
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  • water risk
  • stories to watch
Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
  • Finance
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  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
  • UNFCCC
  • United Nations
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  • water risk
  • stories to watch
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Going in the Right Direction?

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

RELEASE: Launch of First Global Standard to Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cities

  • Cities
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • Urban Development
  • Cities
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  • Urban Development
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Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
All development finance, not just climate finance, ultimately needs to be consistent with climate goals. Photo credit: peggdavis66, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • climate finance
  • fossil fuels
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

US, Japan Pledge $4.5 Billion to Green Climate Fund, but Are the Conditions Fair?

  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
A flooded rice field in Japan. Photo by Phil Hendley/FLICKR.
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • Green Climate Fund
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With Compact of Mayors, Cities Lead on Tackling Climate Change at UN Summit

  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • transportation
Through the Compact of Mayors and parallel initiatives, cities are making ambitious commitments to curb emissions, adopting new greenhouse gas emissions measuring standards, and supporting the financing of low-carbon infrastructure. Photo Credit: Braden/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • transportation
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5 Reasons To Watch NYC’s Climate Summit

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • Finance
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
  • Business
  • Climate
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  • climate policy
UN headquarters in New York City (Photo credit United Nations)
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  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
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  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Resilience
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  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
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