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    Climate
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    December 6, 2024

    World Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector 2021 (Sunburst chart)

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    Data
    December 6, 2024

    World Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector 2021 (Sankey flow chart)

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    December 5, 2024

    Where Do Emissions Come From? 4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Busy traffic on a highway.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Climate
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    November 4, 2024

    By the Numbers: The Climate Action We Need This Decade

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • industry
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    • Forests
    • Food
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    • carbon removal
    • COP29
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    • climatewatch-pinned
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    • Climate
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    • NDC
    • Buildings
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    • industry
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    • Forests
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • carbon removal
    • COP29
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
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    October 2, 2024

    How Countries Can Use Behavior Change to Further Reduce Emissions

    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    People shop for produce at a market.
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
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    September 17, 2024

    What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    A woman carries water during a blistering hot day in New Delhi, India.
    • Cities
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    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
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    Climate
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    June 3, 2024

    The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Aerial view of smoke coming from a coal-fired power plant on the banks of a river.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
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    April 3, 2024

    How Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
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    A row of housing in Iloilo City, Phillippines.
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    • Climate
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    Climate
    Asia
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    Indian Cities Pioneer Nature-based Solutions and Inspire National Climate Action

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • National Climate Action
    • floods
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Man gardening in plot.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • National Climate Action
    • floods
    • climate change
    • Freshwater
    Climate
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    February 1, 2024

    Understanding the Paris Agreement's 'Global Goal on Adaptation'

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    A group of people work to repair a low mud wall which helps control flooding.
    • Climate
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    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Climate
    Research
    November 14, 2023

    State of Climate Action 2023

    Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
    Climate
    Outcomes
    June 2, 2023

    Loss and Damage Fund Created to Address Most Devastating Impacts of Climate Change

    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • COP27
    • climate change
    African woman with seaweed
    • Top Outcome: 2022
    • COP27
    • climate change
    Climate
    Asia
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    May 31, 2023

    In India, New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot or Uplift Landless Workers

    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Agricultural workers tend crops outside the Pavagada solar park fence.
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
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    May 25, 2023

    The 4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • data visualization
    Wind turbines and solar power panels
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • data visualization

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