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3 Reasons Why Countries Must Take Faster Action to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants

  • pollution
  • net-zero emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • food security
  • health
  • NDC
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
Man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a foggy day.
  • pollution
  • net-zero emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • food security
  • health
  • NDC
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6 Pressing Questions About Beef and Climate Change, Answered

  • Food
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food security
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  • Food
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • food security

Innovative US Bill Tackles Climate Change, Local Pollution and Economic Inequality

  • Climate
  • environmental justice
  • pollution
  • climate policy
Smoke coming out of a factory on a cloudy day.
  • Climate
  • environmental justice
  • pollution
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Electrifying the US School Bus Fleet: How to Put Children First in the Zero-emission Transition

  • electric grid
  • transportation
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
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  • electric grid
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  • U.S. policy
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12 Reasons Climate Action Is Good for the United States Economy

  • Economics
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
Solar installation is one of the main clean energy jobs of the future. Photo by Green Energy Futures/Flickr.
  • Economics
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
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Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

  • Equity & Governance
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  • Cities
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Coal-fired power plant near Becker, Minnesota
  • GHG emissions
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Timeline: Trump’s 100 Days of Rollbacks to Climate Action

  • U.S. policy
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • renewable energy
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Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

  • Food
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Urban Development
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  • Cities
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What Are the Environmental Costs of Valentine’s Day Flowers?

  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • pollution
  • water risk
Roses bought for Valentine's Day.
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  • Business
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  • agriculture
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Biofuels Are Not a Green Alternative to Fossil Fuels

  • Energy
  • Food
  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
As Earth becomes more crowded, fertile land and the plants it supports become ever more valuable for food, timber and carbon storage—things for which we don’t have an alternative source. Patrick Wall/CIMMYT/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • Food
  • biofuels
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
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Why Dedicating Land to Bioenergy Won't Curb Climate Change

  • Energy
  • Food
  • biodiversity
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • food security
A new WRI working paper recommends against dedicating land to produce bioenergy. Photo by Macomb Paynes.
  • Energy
  • Food
  • biodiversity
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
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More Rice, Less Methane

  • Food
  • Freshwater
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
Reducing flooding in rice paddies can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and can also help conserve water and boost yields. Photo by IRRI.
  • Food
  • Freshwater
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions

5 Ways Missouri Can Meet EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
EPA’s Clean Power Plan offers broad flexibility in how states can comply with their standards. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
  • Energy
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  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy

3 Reasons Why the EPA Should Do More to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
U.S. power plants emit more carbon pollution than all but four countries, and they’re responsible for a full one-third of national emissions.
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
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China’s “New Long March” through the UN Climate Summit: Context and Opportunities

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • pollution
Traffic in Beijing. Photo credit: Li Lou, World Bank
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • pollution
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How does the world feed more than 9 billion people in the year 2050 in a manner that not only advances economic development but also reduces agriculture’s impact on the environment? Photo Credit: UN/Flickr
  • Food
  • agriculture

5 Ways Arkansas Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • regulation
  • renewable energy
Arkansas has already taken steps to reduce its near-term power sector CO2 emissions by implementing energy efficiency policies.
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • regulation
  • renewable energy

5 Ways Tennessee Can Reduce its Power Plant Emissions

  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
Photo Credit: Nashville Corps, Flickr
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants

Tennessee Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • fossil fuels
  • U.S. policy
  • pollution
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
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