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    Climate Commentary Vignette Economics fossil fuels Insights
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2023

    One Year In, How the Inflation Reduction Act Is Creating a Manufacturing Resurgence in the US

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Battery factory in Texas
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Climate
    Insights
    April 19, 2022

    3 Essentials to Make Climate Action Stick

    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • environmental justice
    A man installs solar panels
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • environmental justice
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    March 25, 2022

    3 Steps to Boost US Energy Security and Relieve Gas Price Spikes

    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    A woman pumps gas at a North Carolina gas station.
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Finance
    Insights
    March 3, 2022

    3 Ways BlackRock Can Do Better on Sustainable Finance

    • Economics
    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Business
    BlackRock
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Business
    Insights
    January 19, 2022

    From Promises to Action: 6 Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2022

    • net-zero emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • adaptation finance
    • environmental justice
    • health
    • deforestation
    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • stories to watch
    A solar farm in the forefront with a coal plant in the distance.
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • adaptation finance
    • environmental justice
    • health
    • deforestation
    • electric mobility
    • electric grid
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2021

    Does Biden’s American Jobs Plan Stack Up on Climate and Jobs?

    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Wayne National Forest Solar Panel Construction
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 24, 2021

    5 Reasons the US Should Cut its GHG Emissions in Half by 2030

    • Economics
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Wind turbines in the California desert.
    • Economics
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    January 25, 2021

    Steps to Aid US Fossil Fuel Workers in the Clean Energy Transition

    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Climate Equity
    coal-fired power plant
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 14, 2021

    Nigeria Moves Toward a Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    A sprawling city underneath a cloudy sky.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2020

    6 Signs of Progress Since the Adoption of the Paris Agreement

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP25
    • National Climate Action
    • science based targets
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    A dock filled with boats with the Eiffel Tower in the background.
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP25
    • National Climate Action
    • science based targets
    • Urban Mobility
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    November 24, 2020

    Lessons from the Great Recession for COVID-19 Green Recovery

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    Electric vehicle charging station
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 13, 2020

    Going Low-Carbon Can Help Brazil Build Back Better

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    A Brazilian flag in front of a city.
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • Climate Resilience
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    COVID-19 Bailouts Should Target Oil and Gas Workers and Communities, Not Companies

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • environmental justice
    • fossil fuels
    Two workers walking to a natural gas fracking operation. Photo by Justin Woolford/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • environmental justice
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 15, 2020

    A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Aerial view of people and goods in a busy Jakarta street market. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 7, 2020

    Chile's Enhanced Climate Plan Sets an Example for Other Countries

    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    The buildings and roads of Santiago with the Andes mountains in the background.
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    July 2, 2020

    Germany’s COVID-19 Stimulus Prioritizes Low-carbon Investments

    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    electric vehicle charging station
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 29, 2020

    Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Cross-agency collaboration and investing in blue-green infrastructure resulted in Singapore’s redesigned Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 14, 2020

    Designing the COVID-19 Recovery for a Safer and More Resilient World

    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    storm-surge
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    Climate
    Insights
    April 30, 2020

    Raising Climate Ambition in the Time of COVID-19

    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • low carbon development
    People working on solar panels
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • low carbon development

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