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    Finance
    Insights
    July 22, 2022

    How to De-risk Low-carbon Investments

    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance
    Two men clean solar panels in Kenya
    • low carbon development
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Green Climate Fund
    • climate finance
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 15, 2020

    A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Aerial view of people and goods in a busy Jakarta street market. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • fossil fuels
    • Economics
    • development
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • low carbon development
    • commodities
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 19, 2020

    Ensuring a Fair Transition for US Fossil Fuel Workers in Economic Recovery

    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Three workers pulling machinery on an oil rig.
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    4 Investment Areas to Stimulate China's Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Economics
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    After COVID-19, 5 Ways India Can Pursue a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Person riding motorcycle in India during coronavirus pandemic
    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 31, 2020

    Resilience After Recession: 4 Ways to Reboot the U.S. Economy

    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • U.S. policy
    Hill Air Force Base in Utah
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2020

    Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    September 19, 2019

    Low-Carbon Cities Are a $24 Trillion Opportunity

    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Riding the bus in Seattle. Increasing the share of passengers taking mass transit is worth more than $10 trillion. Flickr/Brian Glanz.
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Asia
    Insights
    August 15, 2019

    Regional Integration Could Be Key to China’s Climate Action

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • low carbon development
    Chongqing, a city in China’s Yangtze River Delta
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • low carbon development
    Asia
    Insights
    March 25, 2019

    Indonesia Charts a New, Low Carbon Development Path. Will Other Countries Follow Suit?

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Farmers in Yogyakarta
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    April 18, 2018

    Green Growth for the Commonwealth: Ready for Phase Three

    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Bicycle rickshaws in Mumbai, India
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    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
    Economics
    Insights
    November 14, 2017

    3 Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future

    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Solar panel installation in Rwanda
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    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
    Equity & Governance
    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
    Insights
    October 24, 2016

    Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Cloud Gate in Chicago
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • Energy
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Insights
    July 6, 2016

    How to Finance a New Climate Economy

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • sustainable development goals
    Rooftop solar panel in Khulna District, Bangladesh
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • sustainable development goals
    Energy
    Insights
    May 11, 2016

    4 Surprising Ways Energy-Efficient Buildings Benefit Cities

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Poznan, Poland
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 5, 2015

    Can Clean Distributed Energy Solutions Close Africa’s Access Gap?

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar speciality shop in Gulu, Uganda. Photo by James Anderson/Flickr.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    June 30, 2015

    Carbon Pricing Gains Popularity with Governments, Businesses

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development
    Photo by Uwe Hermann/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • low carbon development

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