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    Climate Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    June 3, 2024

    The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Aerial view of smoke coming from a coal-fired power plant on the banks of a river.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Insights
    May 16, 2024

    What Climate-Vulnerable Countries Need on the Road to COP29

    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Equity & Governance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • COP29
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • NDC
    A man sits on a tire while wading with sticks through flood waters.
    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Equity & Governance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • COP29
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • NDC
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 10, 2024

    Tragic Flooding in Brazil; a Wake-Up Call for the World

    • floods
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    floods in Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • floods
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 9, 2024

    The US Needs to Lower Cement Emissions — ‘Blended Cement’ Can Help

    • industry
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • low carbon development
    • FIGI
    • Igniting Innovation
    Cement is poured while two workers spread it onto the ground.
    • industry
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • low carbon development
    • FIGI
    • Igniting Innovation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 9, 2024

    Under New Guidance, 'Sustainable' Aviation Fuel in the US Could Be Anything But

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    A man in a neon vest stands under the wing of a commercial plane to fill its fuel tank.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2024

    4 Things to Know About US EPA’s New Power Plant Rules

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    A coal plant in eastern Wyoming spews emissions.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Insights
    April 25, 2024

    Next-Generation Climate Targets: A 5-Point Plan for NDCs

    • NDC
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Boy washing rooftop solar panel.
    • NDC
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2024

    In a Clean Energy Future, What Happens to California’s Thousands of Oil Refinery Workers?

    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Oil refinery in Los Angeles County, California
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    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
    • FIGI
    • Igniting Innovation
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • FIGI
    • Igniting Innovation
    Food
    Insights
    April 3, 2024

    To Make Good on Sustainable Food Commitments, Countries Must Do 4 Things

    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • COP29
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A woman harvests sweet potatoes
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • COP29
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Insights
    April 3, 2024

    How Improved Housing in Under-Served Communities Can Strengthen Climate Resilience

    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    A row of housing in Iloilo City, Phillippines.
    • housing
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2024

    Ocean Carbon Removal Is Uncharted Territory. The US Can Help Change That

    • carbon removal
    • Ocean
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    A scientist takes a soil sample to measure carbon sequestration in a seagrass bed.
    • carbon removal
    • Ocean
    • Climate Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    Finance
    Insights
    March 12, 2024

    Can 'Biodiversity Credits' Boost Conservation?

    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • COP16
    A herd of elephants crosses the Luangwa River in Zambia
    • biodiversity
    • Forests
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • COP16
    Climate
    Insights
    March 7, 2024

    What Are Greenhouse Gas Accounting and Corporate Climate Disclosures? 6 Questions, Answered

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Workers standing in front of shipping containers.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 27, 2024

    Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    A farmer stands on top of a truck while a tractor unloads the crops into it.
    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    Finance
    Insights
    February 15, 2024

    What Is the Paris Agreement’s Article 2.1(c) on Climate Finance, and Why Does it Matter? Key Questions, Answered

    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    • Paying for Paris
    • COP28
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP29
    • NDC
    Man replanting mangroves for coastal protection
    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    • Paying for Paris
    • COP28
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP29
    • NDC
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 7, 2024

    State of the US Clean Energy Transition: Recent Progress, and What Comes Next

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • electric mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • Climate
    Technician installing solar panels on roof.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • electric mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    February 1, 2024

    Understanding the Paris Agreement's 'Global Goal on Adaptation'

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    A group of people work to repair a low mud wall which helps control flooding.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    • adaptation
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 25, 2024

    4 Priorities for Managing US Lands in the Face of Climate Change

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • carbon removal
    A tractor and trucks drive through soy bean fields.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • carbon removal
    Climate
    Insights
    January 23, 2024

    4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    A family covers their heads with cloth for sun protection while walking near the Ganges river during a heatwave.
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch

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