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    November 19, 2014

    The Emissions Gap Roadmap

    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A new report evaluates the "emissions gap" between current commitments to reduce emissions and those needed to limit global temperature rise to 2 degrees C. Photo by Josef Stuefer/Flickr
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 18, 2014

    Staying on Track: A New Tool for Designing and Meeting Emissions-Reduction Goals

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Pollution in Beijing. China recently committed to peak its emissions by 2030. Photo by David Barrie/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2014

    U.S. Pledge to Green Climate Fund Could Build Climate Action Momentum

    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    One of the most challenging and important sticking points in the international climate negotiations is the money to help poor countries adapt to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: Sudipto Das, Global Environment Facility
    • Finance
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    October 25, 2014

    6 Action Items After the Bonn Climate Negotiations

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate negotiators tackled issues that are key to reaching an international climate agreement in 2015. Photo credit: Kevin Dooley, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 21, 2014

    Climate Equity: A Tale of 4 Countries

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A crowded street in Hyderabad, India. Photo credit: Nicolas Mirguet, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • Equity
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    October 20, 2014

    Race to the Top: Driving Ambition in a 2015 Climate Agreement

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    countries are aiming to keep global average temperature from rising 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels. Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Mike Lee/Flickr
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    August 5, 2014

    Choose Your Future: 4 Possible Emissions Pathways

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    With higher amounts of warming, coffee farming could be virtually impossible in Southeastern Brazil in 2100. Photo Credit: Ben Kaminsky/Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    July 16, 2014

    Limiting Temperature Rise to 2°C Is Still Possible—and it Pays to Do So

    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The cost of limiting global temperature rise to 2°C is far less than the costs of exceeding this target. Photo credit: Sam Teigen, Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    June 15, 2014

    3 Key Themes from the Bonn Climate Talks

    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Adaptation was a central theme of the Bonn climate talks. Photo credit: CGIAR Climate, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    May 30, 2014

    3 Things We Need to Hear from Climate Ministers in Bonn

    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Eggborough Power Station. Photo Credit: Jon Pinder, Flickr 2010
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    May 2, 2014

    A Renewables Club to Change the World

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    The Renewables Club was established by Germany and nine other countries last year. Photo credit: Gunnar Ries, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    April 14, 2014

    Water Stress Magnifies Drought’s Negative Impacts throughout the United States

    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Drought affected corn crops in Texas in August 2013. Photo credit: USDA, Flickr
    • Water
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • climate change
    • water risk
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2014

    Analyzing the IPCC Report: 6 Things You Need to Know About Reducing Emissions

    • climate science
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The new IPCC report shows that it's still possible to limit average global temperature rise to 2°C, but only with ambitious action. Photo credit: Photon Energy, Flickr
    • climate science
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 25, 2014

    Visualizing the Global Carbon Budget

    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    If emissions continue unabated, the world will burn through its "carbon budget" in roughly three decades. Photo credit: marcovdz, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 17, 2014

    6 Functions for the International Climate Agreement

    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The international climate agreement must perform several “functions” in order for countries to both significantly reduce their emissions and prepare for the impacts of a warmer world. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 13, 2014

    New Initiative Will Identify Ways to Create an Effective and Ambitious International Climate Action Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    ACT 2015 will conduct research on ways the agreement can help countries effectively reduce emissions, adapt to the impacts of climate change, finance the transition to a low-carbon economy, create transparency about individual countries’ climate actions, and ensure equity. Photo credit: Steve Vance, Flickr 2012
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 12, 2014

    Post-2020 Emissions-Reduction Contribution: Which Time Frame Should We Choose?

    • Climate
    • emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Exceeding a target global temperature rise below 2°C would put the world at an increased risk for climate change impacts. Photo credit: UN, Flickr 2008
    • Climate
    • emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    March 11, 2014

    UNFCCC in Bonn: Bringing Transparency, Understanding, and Clarity to Countries’ Post-2020 Climate Contributions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC
    Some countries will submit their post-2020 emissions-reduction plans in the first quarter of 2015. Photo credit: Ben West, Flickr
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • UNFCCC

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