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    February 14, 2019

    This Month in Climate Science: Threatened Coffee, Asylum Applications and Antarctic Ice Loss

    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    Coffee cup
    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    January 15, 2019

    4 Ways to Shift from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • fossil fuels
    Japan solar
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    May 29, 2018

    7 Signs of Progress: A Year of National Climate Action

    • Energy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Electric vehicles
    • Energy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    Water Stress Threatens Nearly Half the World’s Thermal Power Plant Capacity

    • Energy
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Kolubara A thermal power plant in Serbia.
    • Energy
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    March 19, 2018

    Taking Greenhouse Gases from the Sky: 7 Things to Know About Carbon Removal

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Cleared land in Costa Rica
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

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

    • Equity
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • 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
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Water
    • 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
    North America
    Insights
    April 6, 2017

    What Are the Top 10 States for Clean Energy Jobs?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    California solar plant.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2017

    4 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Should Keep Fuel Standards in Place

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • transportation
    Traffic congestion in Oregon
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 13, 2017

    Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Is a Losing Proposition for America

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Installing solar panels
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Equity
    North America
    Insights
    January 20, 2017

    Rick Perry Offers Mixed Messages to Congress on Climate and Clean Energy

    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Governor Rick Perry
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    Asia North America
    Insights
    January 17, 2017

    China’s Decline in Coal Consumption Drives Global Slowdown in Emissions

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 13, 2017

    Tillerson’s Hearing Fails to Assure the American Public on Climate Change

    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Rex Tillerson
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 14, 2016

    3 Reasons Why Fossil Fuel Companies Should Disclose Their Reserves

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate science
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Coal Barge
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate science
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 1, 2016

    Former Energy CEO David Crane Envisions a Future without Fossils

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Coal-fired power plant in Ohio
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 12, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Says New EPA Methane Standards Will Encourage Industry To Put in Place Low-Cost Safeguards

    • climate policy
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    April 28, 2016

    RELEASE: Analysis Shows Illinois Can Comply with Clean Power Plan Requirements, But Must Reduce Existing Barriers by Passing the Clean Jobs Bill

    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 28, 2016

    Illinois Can Meet its Clean Power Plan Targets in 3 Steps

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 15, 2016

    West Virginia Imagines a Future Beyond Coal

    • carbon pricing
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Mountain removal for coal on West Virginia’s Kayford Mountain.
    • carbon pricing
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 8, 2016

    Help for Coal Country from a Carbon Fee?

    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • U.S. policy
    Pocahontas coal plant in Eastgulf, West Virginia.
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 11, 2016

    With New Joint Announcement with Canada, US Gets Serious About Cutting Methane Emissions

    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Natural gas well
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels

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