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    Insights
    March 17, 2017

    Why the Social Cost of Carbon Is Critical for America to Make Sound Policies

    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Power plant
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 6, 2017

    America Doesn’t Have to Choose Between the Economy and the Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels at Curtis H. Stanton Energy Cente
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Equity
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2016

    How Do You Know if Adaptation Is Working? Lessons from Kumbharwadi, India

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Water
    Field in Trimbak, Maharashtra, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • Water
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2016

    India Can Save Up to $1.8 Trillion per Year with Smart Urban Growth

    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Urban Development
    A crowded Delhi street. Source: EMBARQ Sustainable Urban Mobility by WRI/Flickr
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 21, 2016

    Clean Energy is Powering American Jobs, Health and Security

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines near Whitewater, California
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2016

    A Climate Change Policy That Benefits The Poor

    • carbon pricing
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Iatan Generating Station
    • carbon pricing
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    September 24, 2015

    As China’s Xi Heads to Washington, Look for Progress on Climate Change

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • climate change
    Realizing President Xi’s commitment on climate depends on perseverance with broader economic, financial and institutional reforms. Photo by APEC 2013/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • climate change
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    May 13, 2015

    Extending Indonesia’s Forest Moratorium Is a Win for Business

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • biodiversity
    • Business
    • Forests
    Food
    Initiatives
    April 1, 2015

    Food and Land Use Coalition

    Women community members plant newly matured seedlings in Sumatra, Indonesia
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    February 24, 2015

    By the Numbers: Economic Impacts of Climate Change in the Lower Mekong Basin

    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Economics
    The Lower Mekong River Basin (LMB) spans Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and Vietnam, and supports **60 million people**. The region is also widely recognized as highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: William Cho, Flickr
    • Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • Economics
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 6, 2015

    The Clean Vehicle Revolution: Driving Fuel Savings and Emissions Reductions in the United States

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Electric vehicle charging station in Guangdong Province, China. Photo by Remko Tanis/Flickr
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • Lower Emissions, Brighter Economy
    • transportation
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 25, 2014

    Opportunities in New Climate Economy

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • COP20
    • Economics
    • emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Barack Obama. Photo by U.S. Embassy, The Hague/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • COP20
    • Economics
    • emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 16, 2014

    A New Climate Economy: Shifting Corporate America onto a Low-Carbon Path

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    From left to right: Amy Harder, Chad Holliday, Ken Gayer, and Andrew Steer. Photo credit: Bill Dugan, WRI
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 14, 2014

    Seeing U.S. Business Opportunity in a Low-Carbon Economy

    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    A growing body of evidence indicates we don’t have to choose between improving economic performance and reducing climate risk Photo credit: CGP Grey/Flickr
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 1, 2014

    ADVISORY: Launch Event for New Analysis on Opportunities to Advance New Climate Economy in the United States

    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy

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