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    Climate land rights pollution Insights
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2024

    Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2023

    3 Reasons Why Countries Must Take Faster Action to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants

    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a foggy day.
    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Climate
    Insights
    November 29, 2021

    It’s About Time: The Climate Community Invests in Securing Community Land

    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    A large patch of lemongrass in the Chisapani Community Forest
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 17, 2021

    Innovative US Bill Tackles Climate Change, Local Pollution and Economic Inequality

    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Smoke coming out of a factory on a cloudy day.
    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2021

    Electrifying the US School Bus Fleet: How to Put Children First in the Zero-emission Transition

    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    An electric school bus waiting in a parking lot.
    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 25, 2021

    4 Ways Indigenous and Community Lands Help Fight Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • land rights
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 25, 2019

    12 Reasons Climate Action Is Good for the United States Economy

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Solar installation is one of the main clean energy jobs of the future. Photo by Green Energy Futures/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    The IPCC Calls for Securing Community Land Rights to Fight Climate Change

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Women of Peru's Awajun Native Community of Shampuyacu
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    November 15, 2017

    Global Carbon Pollution Reaches Highest Levels Yet, New Report Shows

    • GHG emissions
    • pollution
    Coal-fired power plant near Becker, Minnesota
    • GHG emissions
    • pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 11, 2017

    Land Ruling Threatens Brazil’s Indigenous Peoples and Climate Commitments

    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    view of Chapada Diamantina in Brazil
    • Forests
    • National Climate Action
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 26, 2017

    Timeline: Trump’s 100 Days of Rollbacks to Climate Action

    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Donald Trump
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 20, 2017

    By the Numbers: Indigenous and Community Land Rights

    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Aerial view of Amazon rainforest near Manau
    • Climate Resilience
    • International Climate Action
    • deforestation
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2016

    Protecting Indigenous Land Rights Makes Good Economic Sense

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    River in Colombia
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    Insights
    February 9, 2016

    What Are the Environmental Costs of Valentine’s Day Flowers?

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Roses bought for Valentine's Day.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2014

    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
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 3, 2014

    3 Reasons Why the EPA Should Do More to Reduce Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    U.S. power plants emit more carbon pollution than all but four countries, and they’re responsible for a full one-third of national emissions.
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 2, 2014

    Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • international climate policy
    • land rights
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 14, 2014

    Nicaragua’s Indigenous Peoples Protect their Forests Even Without Government Support

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Nicaragua's government recognizes 49 percent of the country's forests as community forests--but it wasn't always this way. Photo credit: Lon&Queta, Flickr
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • deforestation
    • human rights
    • land rights
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    China’s “New Long March” through the UN Climate Summit: Context and Opportunities

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • pollution
    Traffic in Beijing. Photo credit: Li Lou, World Bank
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • pollution

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