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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 30, 2015

    A Carbon Price Would Benefit More than Just the Climate

    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Apollo Beach power plant in Florida. Photo by MonkeyBoy0076/Wikimedia Commons
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 22, 2015

    Obama’s Florida Visit Will Hopefully Bridge Local, State and National Climate Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Flooding in downtown Miami. Photo by carvalho/Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 21, 2015

    米中気候協定を読み解く

    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    写真撮影: Bret Arnett/Flickr
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 21, 2015

    オバマ大統領の2025年GHG削減目標—野心的しかし達成は可能

    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    写真撮影: Mingia Zhou/Flickr.
    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 3, 2015

    US Has Bold Plan to Stall Climate Change

    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Storm surge in Coburg, Pennsylvania. Photo by Tina Neale/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2015

    US Climate Commitment Should Spur Other Countries to Act

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    The United States committed to reduce emissions 26 to 28 percent by 2030. Photo by Walmart/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 31, 2015

    Mexico Becomes First Developing Country to Release New Climate Plan (INDC)

    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Mexico committed to reduce its emissions by 22 percent from business-as-usual levels by 2030. Photo by Pulpolox/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 27, 2015

    3 Counterintuitive Connections Between Climate Change and Extreme Weather

    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Boston received more than 98 inches of snow this season. Photo by Michael Hall/Flickr.
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    January 27, 2015

    US-India Climate Partnership Can Benefit Environment and Economy

    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    A US-India agreement on clean energy and climate change will help turn India’s bold renewable energy targets into reality. Photo by Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr.
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Cities
    Asia North America
    Insights
    January 21, 2015

    As Obama and Modi Meet, 4 Opportunities for US-India Action on Clean Energy and Climate

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    India's goal is to increase solar power to 100 gigawatts by 2022. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith/DFID
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 21, 2015

    After SOTU, it’s Time to Make Good on US Climate Action Commitments

    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • UNFCCC
    President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2015. Photo by Pete Souza/White House
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    How the US Can Lower Methane Emissions from Natural Gas and Save Money

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • fossil fuels
    A natural gas refinery plant. Photo by WildEarth Guardians/Flickr.
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • fossil fuels
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 6, 2015

    The Clean Vehicle Revolution: Driving Fuel Savings and Emissions Reductions in the United States

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Electric vehicle charging station in Guangdong Province, China. Photo by Remko Tanis/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    December 22, 2014

    The Top 5 Energy and Climate Stories of 2014

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Solar empowers residential, commercial, and industrial consumers to lock in power prices below grid averages– consider the nearly 20 global corporations – including Walmart, GM, Cisco, and Facebook – who have committed to buying renewable energy. Photo by Intel Free Press/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    December 10, 2014

    Virginia Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under The Clean Air Act

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    December 10, 2014

    Missouri Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under The Clean Air Act

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Africa Asia Europe Latin America North America
    Insights
    November 26, 2014

    What Would Success Look Like at COP 20 in Lima?

    • COP20
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Lima is a major milestone on the path to Paris and the 2015 climate agreement. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • COP20
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 25, 2014

    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
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 20, 2014

    The China-U.S. Climate Agreement: By the Numbers

    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • UNFCCC
    China plans to increase the share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent by 2020. (Yunnan, China) Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP20
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • UNFCCC

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