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4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • stories to watch
People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • stories to watch
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Germany’s COVID-19 Stimulus Prioritizes Low-carbon Investments

  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
electric vehicle charging station
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
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Low-Carbon Cities Are a $24 Trillion Opportunity

  • Cities
  • Economics
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
Riding the bus in Seattle. Increasing the share of passengers taking mass transit is worth more than $10 trillion. Flickr/Brian Glanz.
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
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Hot Week for Climate Action During Bonn Talks

  • U.S. Climate
  • National Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Bonn climate talks
  • U.S. Climate
  • National Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

Germany Sets High Bar for G20 Summit in July, Trump’s First Meeting with Global Leaders

  • U.S. Climate
  • G20
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
Hamburg city view from St. Michael's Church
  • U.S. Climate
  • G20
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development

What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
Going Green Conference
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy

The Roads to Decoupling: 21 Countries Are Reducing Carbon Emissions While Growing GDP

  • Economics
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
Wind turbines
  • Economics
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
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What Do Top Emitters' Greenhouse Gas Targets Mean for Emissions? It’s Not Always Clear

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Wind turbines
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Video: What Are the Ingredients for a Successful Climate Agreement at COP 21?

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

  • Economics
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.
  • Economics
  • GHG emissions
  • energy efficiency
  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
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Bonn Climate Talks Outpaced by Progress Outside the Negotiations

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The most recent round of U.N. climate talks took place in Bonn, Germany. Photo by Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

Canada, EU, Japan and US Post-2020 GHG Emissions Targets: Estimated Emissions Reductions Relative to Different Base Years

  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
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Russia’s New Climate Plan May Actually Increase Emissions

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Oil pump in Russia. Photo by Amanda Graham/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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EU Announces its New Climate Action Commitment (INDC)

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Wind turbines in Germany. Photo by Paul Lim/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to EU Official Proposed National Climate Action Commitment

  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
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Analyzing the First “INDC”: Switzerland Releases New Climate Action Commitment

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Switzerland is the first country to submit its post-2020 climate action plan. Photo by András Fülöp/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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A First Look at European Union’s Post-2020 Climate Commitment

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Offshore wind turbines in Denmark. Photo by CGP Grey/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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After the Geneva Climate Negotiations, a Clearer Path Toward an International Agreement

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The latest U.N. climate negotiations took place in Geneva, Switzerland. Photo by tripu/Flickr.
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC