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    Climate Energy Data Insights
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 6, 2015

    Clean Power Plan Can Help States, Economy and Planet

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21
    NASA image courtesy of the DSCOVR EPIC team
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • COP21
    Climate
    Insights
    July 6, 2015

    A Multi-Trillion Dollar Opportunity for Better Growth

    • Economics
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • restoration
    A new report calls on the world to invest at least $1 trillion a year in renewable energy, among other recommendations. Photo by David Dodge/The Pembina Institute
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • restoration
    Climate
    Insights
    June 30, 2015

    Carbon Pricing Gains Popularity with Governments, Businesses

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development
    Photo by Uwe Hermann/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Data
    June 23, 2015

    Climate Watch - Historical Emissions Data (Countries, U.S. States, UNFCCC)

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate Watch - Historical Emissions Data (Countries, U.S. States, UNFCCC) graphic
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    June 15, 2015

    Jump-starting Clean Energy Access for the World

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • development
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Solar home systems in Bangladesh. Photo by ILO/Flickr/
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • development
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 14, 2015

    Déjà vu: Pushback to U.S. Clean Power Plan Reminiscent of 2011 Mercury Rule

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Kentucky power plant. Photo by Cindy Cornett Seigle/Flickr
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 11, 2015

    Q&A with Jennifer Morgan: Everything You Need to Know About the New Climate Agreement

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Installing solar panels in Burundi. Photo by Solar Electric Light Fund/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2015

    Japan Can Go Much Further than its Rumored Emissions-Reduction Target

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Yokohama, Japan. Photo by naitokz/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    April 17, 2015

    Pascal Canfin: "There are no trade-offs between climate change and prosperity."

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Renewable energy represents 50% of new installed electricity generation capacity worldwide. Photo by Jimmy_Joe, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 16, 2015

    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
    Climate
    Data
    March 25, 2015

    Climate Watch: Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) Data

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    March 12, 2015

    Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • 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.
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    March 3, 2015

    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.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    Climate
    Insights
    February 11, 2015

    How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

    • Energy
    • Business
    • 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
    Climate
    Insights
    January 29, 2015

    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
    Climate
    Insights
    January 28, 2015

    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
    • food security
    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
    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

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