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    Climate Cities deforestation low carbon development Initiatives Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    April 3, 2024

    How Improved Housing in Under-served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    A row of housing in Iloilo City, Phillippines.
    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    Insights
    January 23, 2024

    4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    A family covers their heads with cloth for sun protection while walking near the Ganges river during a heatwave.
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 2, 2024

    India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Forests
    Insights
    December 22, 2023

    Outside the Spotlight, Forests and Nature Saw Important Wins at COP28

    • Forests
    • COP28
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A man on a boat in a river surrounded by lush green forest, casting a large fishing net.
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Climate
    Insights
    December 17, 2023

    Unpacking COP28: Key Outcomes from the Dubai Climate Talks, and What Comes Next

    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Closing of COP28 climate summit in Dubai
    • Paris Agreement
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • COP28
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Cities
    Insights
    December 14, 2023

    Post-pandemic, Public Transport Needs to Get Back on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    People board a city tram next to a tall apartment building in Antalya, Turkey.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Insights
    November 14, 2023

    Tracking Climate Action: How the World Can Still Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees C

    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • transportation
    • carbon removal
    • Food
    • conservation
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • deforestation
    People walking on a boardwalk with trees and wind turbines in front of them.
    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • transportation
    • carbon removal
    • Food
    • conservation
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • deforestation
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    What to Watch at the First Africa Climate Summit

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Rooftop solar panels in Kenya
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • COP28
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    Les Dernières Données Disponibles Confirment que les Feux de Forêts Se Multiplient

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forests
    Insights
    August 29, 2023

    The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse

    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Forest fire in Borneo, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • fires
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate science
    Cities
    Initiatives
    July 14, 2023

    Integrated Transport

    Integrated transport
    Cities
    Initiatives
    June 28, 2023

    Reimagining Public Transport

    Construction on train station stop.
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 19, 2023

    Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Grow Brazil’s GDP — But That’s Not the Only Reason to Do It

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Silhouette of a man standing in a river surrounded by trees in the Amazon rainforest.
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Climate
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2023

    In India, New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot or Uplift Landless Workers

    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Agricultural workers tend crops outside the Pavagada solar park fence.
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2023

    EVs Could Create Thousands of Jobs in Michigan and Revitalize Its Auto Industry

    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    A man works on an electric vehicle in an auto repair shop
    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Forests
    Insights
    April 14, 2023

    Restoring Degraded Forests Could Bring Back Lost Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    Men planting a tree.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Freshwater
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    March 9, 2023

    5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    Forests
    Insights
    March 1, 2023

    Global Emissions and Local Deforestation Are Combining to Create Dangerous Levels of Heat Stress in the Tropics

    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • health
    • agriculture
    A woman harvests acai berries from the Amazon in the traditional way, using a palm tool.
    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • health
    • agriculture
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch

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