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    Climate climate science COP20 extreme weather
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 15, 2016

    RELEASE: Bipartisan City Officials Call on Federal Government to Support Local Resilience to Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 15, 2016

    3 Ways the Federal Government Can Support Local Climate Resilience to Protect Communities and the Economy

    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Flooding in Florida.
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    Weather Patterns that Fueled Great Smoky Mountains Forest Fire Could Increase with Climate Change

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Wildfire at Great Smoky Mountains National Park
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • drought
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • fires
    Climate
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    3 Reasons Why Fossil Fuel Companies Should Disclose Their Reserves

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate science
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Coal Barge
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate science
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 2, 2016

    5-4-3-2-1: Counting Down Obama’s Legacy on Climate Resilience

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • extreme weather
    Barack Obama
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate policy
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    News
    September 22, 2016

    RELEASE: New Public-Private Partnership Launched to Help Communities Bridge Gap Between Climate Data and Resiliency Planning

    • mapping
    • Climate Resilience
    • data
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • mapping
    • Climate Resilience
    • data
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    Climate
    Insights
    July 25, 2016

    As Clouds Head for the Poles, Time to Prepare for Food and Water Shocks

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Energy Access
    • industry
    • water risk
    • extreme weather
    Lake Michigan sunrise
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Energy Access
    • industry
    • water risk
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Insights
    April 18, 2016

    6 Climate Milestones Since COP21 in Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    2015 was the warmest year on record, and 2016 is expected to be as warm or warmer.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    February 24, 2016

    Science Will Help Push Companies Towards a Low-Carbon Future

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG Protocol
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG Protocol
    Climate
    Insights
    December 30, 2015

    Climate Milestones of 2015: The Good, the Bad and the Signs to Watch

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Satellite image of central U.S. storm, December 28, 2015. Photo credit: NASA/NOAA GOES Project
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Insights
    December 16, 2015

    Success of Paris Agreement Was Built on Determination, Persistence and Science

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Members of WRI's COP21 team. Photo credit: WRI
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    December 15, 2015

    INSIDER: Understanding the Paris Agreement’s Long-term Goal to Limit Global Warming

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    Time for Leaders to Lead on Climate

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 9, 2015

    4 Things You Need to Know About Current Trends in Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Ice Watch, a purposefully melting ice sculpture, Paris. Photo credit: Deborah Zabarenko
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2015

    114 Companies Commit to Set Science-Based Emissions Targets

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Sydney skyline
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    News
    December 8, 2015

    RELEASE: 114 Companies Commit to Set Ambitious Science-Based Emissions Reduction Targets, Surpassing Goal

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Climate
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    COP21 Glossary of Terms Guiding the Long-term Emissions-Reduction Goal

    • International Climate Action
    • climate science
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Solar panels in London, Ontario.
    • International Climate Action
    • climate science
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 18, 2015

    With Latest Climate Commitments, How Much Will the World Warm? It's Complicated.

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Black Rock Solar educational field trip
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC

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