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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
    Economics
    Asia
    Insights
    November 8, 2021

    3 Ways China Can Improve Climate-resilient Infrastructure Investment

    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Economics
    High speed train and natural wetland in China.
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • Economics
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 1, 2021

    Does Biden’s American Jobs Plan Stack Up on Climate and Jobs?

    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Wayne National Forest Solar Panel Construction
    • infrastructure
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    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
    Forests
    Insights
    July 6, 2020

    Nature Is An Economic Winner for COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Economics
    • Equity & Governance
    canada-wetlands
    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Economics
    • Equity & Governance
    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
    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
    Finance
    Insights
    July 11, 2019

    Why Sustainable Forestry Is a Good Investment

    • Forests
    • Economics
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • climate change
    Senegal villagers
    • Forests
    • Economics
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • climate change
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    September 25, 2018

    Making Food Production and Land Use More Sustainable Could Yield $2.3 Trillion in Economic Benefits

    • Food
    • Economics
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • health
    • restoration
    Harvesting oil palm in Indonesia.
    • Food
    • Economics
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • health
    • restoration
    Finance
    Insights
    December 19, 2017

    Restoration: One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities for Economic Growth

    • Forests
    • Economics
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • Forests
    • Economics
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    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
    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
    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 & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2016

    Protecting Indigenous Land Rights Makes Good Economic Sense

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

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