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    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
    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
    North America
    Insights
    June 1, 2016

    Former Energy CEO David Crane Envisions a Future without Fossils

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Coal-fired power plant in Ohio
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 12, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Says New EPA Methane Standards Will Encourage Industry To Put in Place Low-Cost Safeguards

    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    April 28, 2016

    RELEASE: Analysis Shows Illinois Can Comply with Clean Power Plan Requirements, But Must Reduce Existing Barriers by Passing the Clean Jobs Bill

    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 28, 2016

    Illinois Can Meet its Clean Power Plan Targets in 3 Steps

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 15, 2016

    West Virginia Imagines a Future Beyond Coal

    • carbon pricing
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Mountain removal for coal on West Virginia’s Kayford Mountain.
    • carbon pricing
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 8, 2016

    Help for Coal Country from a Carbon Fee?

    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • U.S. policy
    Pocahontas coal plant in Eastgulf, West Virginia.
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 11, 2016

    With New Joint Announcement with Canada, US Gets Serious About Cutting Methane Emissions

    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Natural gas well
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    February 9, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Response to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    News
    January 12, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI's Steer "Delighted" Obama Considering Additional Action on Climate

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    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
    November 19, 2015

    How Big Are Fossil Fuel Subsidies? Let’s Make it Clear

    • Economics
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Paying for Paris
    Transparency on fossil fuel subsidies has been increasing. Photo by Aristocrats-hat/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Paying for Paris

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