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    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
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Natural gas well
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    February 9, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Response to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    News
    January 12, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI's Steer "Delighted" Obama Considering Additional Action on Climate

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    November 19, 2015

    How Big Are Fossil Fuel Subsidies? Let’s Make it Clear

    • Economics
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Paying for Paris
    Transparency on fossil fuel subsidies has been increasing. Photo by Aristocrats-hat/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Paying for Paris
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 4, 2015

    RELEASE: Pennsylvania Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements by Enhancing Clean Energy Policies

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 6, 2015

    RELEASE: Virginia Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements with a 43 Percent Carbon Emissions Reduction by 2030

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    August 18, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI's Sam Adams Calls EPA Proposed Methane Emissions Rules “A Vital Step”

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 3, 2015

    Interactive Graphic: What Do Your State’s Emissions Look Like?

    • data
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Electricity is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo byJarrett Callahan/Flickr
    • data
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 27, 2015

    5 Questions to Ask About EPA’s Forthcoming Clean Power Plan

    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Power plant in Springfield, Illinois. Photo by straightedge217/Flickr
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 25, 2015

    States Can Take the Lead in Reducing Methane Emissions from Natural Gas

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    Photo by Tim Evanson/Flickr.
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    June 23, 2015

    ADVISORY: Press Call on How States Can Prevent Methane Leaks from Natural Gas Production

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Climate
    Insights
    February 11, 2015

    How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    If emissions continue unabated, the world is on track to exhaust its "carbon budget" within three decades. Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 21, 2015

    After SOTU, it’s Time to Make Good on US Climate Action Commitments

    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • UNFCCC
    President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2015. Photo by Pete Souza/White House
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    How the US Can Lower Methane Emissions from Natural Gas and Save Money

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • fossil fuels
    A natural gas refinery plant. Photo by WildEarth Guardians/Flickr.
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    January 14, 2015

    STATEMENT: Obama’s New Methane Goal “Critical Step” to Achieve U.S. Climate Goals

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 10, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Virginia Can Meet EPA Emissions Targets

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 5, 2014

    Three Lessons from Japan's Climate Finance - Coal Controversy

    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    All development finance, not just climate finance, ultimately needs to be consistent with climate goals. Photo credit: peggdavis66, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 29, 2014

    New Studies Underscore Need for Better Methane Regulations for Natural Gas

    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Methane escapes throughout various stages of the production change and is at least 34 times more potent a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide. Photo Credit: Gene Spesard/Flickr
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels

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