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    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
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 7, 2022

    Decarbonizing US Industry: 3 Questions, Answered

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • low carbon development
    A cement works plant against the backdrop of a cloudy sky
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2022

    4 Quick and Sustainable Solutions to High Gas Prices in the US

    • transportation
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    A close-up photo depicting gas prices above four dollars
    • transportation
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 6, 2022

    Beyond Highways: Funding Clean Transportation through the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Public bus and bike shares in Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2022

    How to Write an Impactful Corporate Climate Statement

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate policy
    View from an office window over a city
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 16, 2021

    How US Companies Can Become Effective Climate Policy Advocates

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • COP26
    • Business
    Washington DC: Pennsylvania Avenue and K Street
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • COP26
    • Business
    Climate
    North America
    News
    March 1, 2021

    STATEMENT: Sustainability Leaders Urge U.S. Business CEOs to Lead on Climate Policy

    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Climate
    North America
    News
    February 19, 2021

    STATEMENT: New Coalition Calls for the US To Go "All In" on Climate Action

    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • U.S. Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • U.S. Climate
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 21, 2020

    Support for Climate Policy is Alive and Well in Corporate America

    • coronavirus
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Business
    The outside of the New York Stock Exchange
    • coronavirus
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Business
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 16, 2020

    STATEMENT: Business Roundtable Calls for a “Comprehensive” Approach to Address Climate Change

    • carbon pricing
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • carbon pricing
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 24, 2020

    How the Chamber of Commerce's Scorecard Elevates Climate Deniers

    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    U.S. Chamber of Commerce panel
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 19, 2020

    Ensuring a Fair Transition for US Fossil Fuel Workers in Economic Recovery

    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Three workers pulling machinery on an oil rig.
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 31, 2020

    Resilience After Recession: 4 Ways to Reboot the U.S. Economy

    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • U.S. policy
    Hill Air Force Base in Utah
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • U.S. policy
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 12, 2019

    How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Robert Wolcheck/Flickr
    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 9, 2019

    Accelerating America's Pledge: How U.S. States, Cities and Businesses Can Deliver Ambitious Climate Action

    • U.S. Climate
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Rooftop solar panels
    • U.S. Climate
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 22, 2019

    With New Business Roundtable Statement, Are 200 CEOs Stuck in Yesterday’s Corporate Sustainability?

    • Sustainable Development Goal 8
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Climate
    Skscrapers
    • Sustainable Development Goal 8
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Climate

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