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China’s Climate Action Is Well Underway

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
What steps are China taking to achieve pledges and provide leadership? (Shanghai, China) Photo by leniners/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • UNFCCC
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Climate Watch: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Data

  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • NDC
  • National Climate Action
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • NDC
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Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

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  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
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Reducing HFCs in the US Would Benefit Consumers and the Climate

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
HFCs, potent greenhouse gases, are commonly used as refrigerants. Photo by Frank van den Bergh/iStock.
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  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
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How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

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  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • fossil fuels
If emissions continue unabated, the world is on track to exhaust its "carbon budget" within three decades. Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • fossil fuels
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Biofuels Are Not a Green Alternative to Fossil Fuels

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  • 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.
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  • agriculture
  • Climate
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Why Dedicating Land to Bioenergy Won't Curb Climate Change

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  • 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
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  • biodiversity
  • agriculture
  • Climate
  • climate change
  • food security

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

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  • 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
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  • sustainable development goals
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  • united nations
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  • water risk
  • stories to watch

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
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  • Cities
  • Economics
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • U.S. policy
  • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
  • transportation

So What Did We Learn in 2014?

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  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
2014 shifted the needle toward a more sustainable future. Photo by David Drodge/The Pembina Institute
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  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
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WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

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  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
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  • Cities
  • Business
  • Aqueduct
During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
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The Top 5 Energy and Climate Stories of 2014

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  • 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.
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New Solar Policy Gives Boost to India’s Energy Market

  • Energy
  • renewable energy
India pledged to increase national solar generation capacity to 100 gigawatts (GW) by 2022, but connecting solar projects to the country’s grid has been difficult in the past and could limit progress toward the new goal. Photo by Matriux2011/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
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COP20 Lays the Groundwork for Paris Climate Pact: 7 Key Developments

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  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • COP20
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • Climate
  • Paris Agreement
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  • Equity & Governance
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  • UNFCCC
Participants at December 2014 international climate conference in Lima
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Virginia Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under The Clean Air Act

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  • U.S. policy
  • regulation
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
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  • regulation
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4 Ways Virginia Can Meet EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Standards

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  • U.S. policy
  • renewable energy
Our analysis finds that Virginia can meet almost 80 percent of EPA’s emission rate target for the state between 2020 and 2030 with its planned coal retirements, as well as using available infrastructure. Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • renewable energy

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
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Building Climate Equity and International Consensus from the Ground Up

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • COP20
  • Climate Equity
  • development
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • Equity & Governance
  • human rights
  • UNFCCC
Scaling up renewable energy access; government installed solar energy in Sumba island, Indonesia. Photo by Asia Development Bank/Flickr.
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Energy
  • COP20
  • Climate Equity
  • development
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate finance
  • Equity & Governance
  • human rights
  • UNFCCC
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India’s Energy Moment: Ready for a Low-Carbon Future?

  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
Solar panels in Tinginaput, India. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith (DFID)/Flickr.
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy