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    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 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
    Food
    Insights
    March 6, 2017

    By the Numbers: The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • sustainable development goals
    Recycled bread rolls
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • sustainable development goals
    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
    Insights
    December 21, 2016

    Shifting to a Clean Energy Economy Would Bring Billions in Economic Benefits, Shows New Report

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Wind turbines
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • GHG emissions
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    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
    Business
    Insights
    November 21, 2016

    Reimagining Black Friday: Business Models Based on Services, Not Stuff

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    Black Friday shoppers
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Economics
    • Business
    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
    Equity
    Insights
    November 9, 2016

    Transformational Shifts to Protect Global Commons

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • COP22
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Beach in Florida
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • COP22
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    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
    Forests
    Latin America
    Data
    October 28, 2016

    Infographic: The Economic Case for Landscape Restoration in Latin America

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • restoration
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 28, 2016

    Restoring Degraded Land in Latin America Can Bring Billions in Economic Benefits

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Forest in Brazil
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • Forests
    Equity
    Insights
    October 24, 2016

    Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cloud Gate in Chicago
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • creating a sustainable food future
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Equity
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2016

    Protecting Indigenous Land Rights Makes Good Economic Sense

    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
    River in Colombia
    • deforestation
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities

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