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    Economics international climate policy public transit U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 21, 2021

    How Climate Action Can Reboot Economies in Rural America

    • U.S. Climate
    • Economics
    • infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Red tractor tills fields in rural America with windmills in backdrop.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Economics
    • infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Asia
    Insights
    January 15, 2021

    The Great Reset: 7 Environment and Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2021

    • coronavirus
    • podcasts
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    People standing in line during COVID-19 using safety precautions.
    • coronavirus
    • podcasts
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    April 21, 2020

    Earth Day at 50: Five Ways to Honor the Legacy and Change the World

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Black and white photo of a crowd and speaker outside the University of Michigan for the first Earth Day in 1970.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 26, 2017

    U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Energy Institute Misleads on Climate Action Costs: 3 Things to Know

    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Business
    News
    March 24, 2017

    RELEASE: The Future Depends on Decoupling Business Growth from Resource Use

    • public transit
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • public transit
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • agriculture
    Climate
    North America
    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 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
    Climate
    Insights
    February 3, 2016

    Andrew Steer Tells U.S. Lawmakers: Paris Agreement Is a “Big Deal for the World; Good Deal for America”

    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 21, 2015

    How Brazil Can Emerge as a Climate Leader

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Brazil’s energy sector is now a major source of the country’s emissions and continues to become more carbon intensive as a result of greater reliance on fossil fuels. (São Paulo, Brazil) Photo by Bernardo Barlach/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • GHG Protocol
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Finance
    Insights
    December 11, 2014

    International Development Finance Club Commits $89 Billion to Climate Finance in 2013

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    The IDFC can direct more finance to adaptation. Photo by University College London/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    News
    September 22, 2014

    WRI’s Andrew Steer on Eve of UN Climate Summit

    • climate change
    • Economics
    • international climate policy
    • climate change
    • Economics
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    September 17, 2014

    How Cities Can Save Trillions, Curb Climate Change, and Improve Public Health

    • Cities
    • Economics
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities account for 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions, but only 2% of land area. Photo credit: Ken Marshall, Flickr
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Climate
    Insights
    September 16, 2014

    By the Numbers: The New Climate Economy

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    A new report shows that economic growth and action on climate change can now be achieved together. Photo credit: Walmart, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • energy efficiency
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy

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