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ADVISORY: Press Teleconference to Announce United Nations Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report

  • Climate
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  • UNFCCC
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • UNFCCC
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions

STATEMENT: New Task Force Established to Strengthen U.S. State and Local Resilience to Climate Impacts

  • Climate
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  • climate impacts
  • U.S. policy
  • Climate Resilience
  • Climate
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Living within Earth's “Planetary Boundaries”

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  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
"The Human Quest" pairs stunning photography with hard-hitting science. Photo credit: Mattias Klum, The Human Quest
  • Food
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WRI Launches Upgraded Climate Data Explorer

  • International Climate Action
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  • Climate
  • data
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  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases
CAIT 2.0 provides GHG emissions data for 186 countries and 50 U.S. states. Photo credit: John Pinder, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Climate
  • data
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  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • greenhouse gases

ADVISORY: Press Teleconference on Warsaw Climate Talks (COP19)

  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
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  • UNFCCC
  • International Climate Action
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2 Ways to Ensure the Adaptation Fund’s New Safeguard Policy Protects People and Planet

  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • climate finance
Kenyan farmers must adapt to altered conditions brought on by climate change. Photo credit: P. Casier, CGIAR
  • International Climate Action
  • Finance
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  • climate change
  • climate finance

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
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Designing the 2015 Climate Agreement: Options for Submitting “National Offers”

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  • UNFCCC
As climate change impacts like heatwaves and drought become more evident, countries will need to submit their emissions-reduction plans. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, Flickr
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RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Pennsylvania Can Reduce Its Power Sector Emissions by 21 percent by 2020

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5 Ways Pennsylvania Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

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  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • renewable energy
WRI analysis finds that Pennsylvania can reduce its CO2 emissions 21 percent below 2011 levels by 2020 by complying with current policies and taking advantage of infrastructure opportunities. Photo credit: adam., Flickr
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  • U.S. policy
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Pennsylvania Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

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  • power plants
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
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  • Energy
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Frontlines of Climate Change: Florida Leaders Take Action on Sea Level Rise

  • Climate Resilience
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  • extreme weather
  • sea level rise
Florida is the U.S. state most vulnerable to sea level rise. Photo credit: S.F. Pitman, Flickr
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Q&A with African Risk Capacity: How Innovative Financing Models Can Build Climate Change Resilience

  • Climate
  • drought
  • Climate Resilience
  • agriculture
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • extreme weather
A Tanzania farmer shows the effects of drought on her maize crop. Photo credit: Anne Wangalachi/CIMMYT
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  • agriculture
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IPCC Report Delivers A Strong Message On Climate For Business Leaders

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Hurricane Sandy swamped New York City and delivered more than $50 billion in damages. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
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Global Leaders Highlight Actions Needed to Achieve Climate Justice

  • Climate Equity
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
The world's poorest communities are often the most vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Jeff Attaway, Flickr
  • Climate Equity
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  • international climate policy

New Climate Action Report: U.S. Can Reach its Emissions-Reduction Goal, but Only With Ambitious Action

  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • U.S. policy
Flooding in Louisiana. Photo credit: Petty Officer 2nd Class Bill Colclough, U.S. Coast Guard
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5 Major Takeaways from the IPCC Report on Global Climate Change

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  • climate change
A drought-ridden field in Ciampea, Indonesia. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, Flickr
  • climate science
  • climate change