Back

    Resources

    Within This Topic

    Type of Resource

    Subtype of Resource

    Region

    Tags

    34 Resources for
    Climate Commentary carbon removal pollution Insights
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 29, 2024

    Tracking Progress: Climate Action Under the Biden Administration

    • National Climate Action
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climatewatch-pinned
    President Joe Biden visits Flatirons Campus of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Arvada, Colorado.
    • National Climate Action
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2022

    How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 2, 2022

    Building Direct Air Capture Responsibly from the Ground Up

    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Climeworks direct air capture plant with mountains
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 7, 2021

    A New Industrial Revolution for a Livable Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon removal
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    The inside of a dimly lit industrial building.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon removal
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    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
    May 20, 2021

    7 Policy Proposals to Restore US Trees: How Do They Compare?

    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • carbon removal
    Trees in the morning in Kalaloch, WA, USA.
    • restoration
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • carbon removal
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 9, 2020

    To Unlock the Potential of Direct Air Capture, We Must Invest Now

    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    The US Capitol, where Congress just authorized investment in carbon removal. Photo by Lara Eakins/Flickr
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 6, 2020

    7 Things to Know About Decarbonization in the American Energy Innovation Act

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Workers checking a rotor on a marine energy system
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 12, 2020

    How and Where to Plant 60 Billion Trees in the US

    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • restoration
    U.S. Forest Service ranger walking in a timber area in Pisgah National Forest
    • U.S. Climate
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • restoration
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 31, 2020

    5 Ways the US Government Can Kickstart a CarbonShot to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

    • carbon removal
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • U.S. policy
    carbon engineering direct air capture facility
    • carbon removal
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    January 15, 2020

    2020 Could Be the Year Carbon Removal Takes Off

    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    How Effective Is Land At Removing Carbon Pollution? The IPCC Weighs In

    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • climate science
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • climate science
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 31, 2019

    A CO2 Direct Air Capture Plant Will Help Extract Oil in Texas. Could This Actually Be Good for the Climate?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • fossil fuels
    CO2 removed from the air can be used to extract oil, like at this Michigan facility. Photo by U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 4, 2019

    5 Things to Look for in the Green New Deal

    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    wind farm
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 13, 2018

    Wanted: $325 Million for Federal R&D to Jumpstart Carbon Removal

    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    October 15, 2018

    Blockbuster Climate Report Tells Us It's Vital to Remove Carbon from the Air

    • carbon removal
    • climate science
    • climate change
    Community tree planting in Ethiopia. Carbon removal by trees will be vital to meeting climate goals. Flickr/USAID
    • carbon removal
    • climate science
    • climate change
    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)
    • GHG 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)
    • GHG 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 & 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

    How You Can Help

    WRI relies on the generosity of donors like you to turn research into action. You can support our work by making a gift today or exploring other ways to give.

    Stay Informed

    World Resources Institute
    10 G Street NE
    Suite 800
    Washington DC 20002
    +1 (202) 729-7600

    Happy Earth Day

    Envision a world where everyone can enjoy clean air, walkable cities, vibrant landscapes, nutritious food and affordable energy.

    Donate today