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3 Ways China Can Improve Climate-resilient Infrastructure Investment

  • infrastructure
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • Economics
High speed train and natural wetland in China.
  • infrastructure
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • Economics
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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
  • net-zero emissions
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • COP26
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In the Time of COVID-19, China Could Be Pivotal in Swapping Debt for Climate and Health Action

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Finance
  • health
A cityscape in Beijing.
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • Finance
  • health
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Regional Integration Could Be Key to China’s Climate Action

  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Economics
  • low carbon development
Chongqing, a city in China’s Yangtze River Delta
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Economics
  • 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
  • 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
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As China’s Xi Heads to Washington, Look for Progress on Climate Change

  • Climate
  • Economics
  • climate change
Realizing President Xi’s commitment on climate depends on perseverance with broader economic, financial and institutional reforms. Photo by APEC 2013/Flickr.
  • Climate
  • Economics
  • climate change

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
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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

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
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Why Is China Investing So Much in U.S. Solar and Wind?

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
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Why 2013 Could Be a Game-Changer on Climate

  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
  • Economics
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset