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    May 16, 2016

    The Future Electricity Grid

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    March 2, 2016

    ADVISORY: Press Teleconference on China 13th Five Year Plan

    • Climate
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    • Climate
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    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 14, 2016

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

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    • Paris Agreement
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    Andrew Steer
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    Energy
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    Outcomes
    December 8, 2015

    Chinese Cities Begin Turning Sludge into Energy

    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Power plant worker in Tianjin, China
    • Top Outcome: 2015
    Asia
    Insights
    September 29, 2015

    China’s Climate Policies: How Have They Performed, and Where Do They Need to Go?

    • Climate
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    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Installing solar panels on the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China. Photo by Jiri Rezac/The Climate Group
    • Climate
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    • NDC
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    • UNFCCC
    Climate
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    September 1, 2015

    To Achieve its New Climate Goals, China Must Look to its Buildings

    • Climate
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    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    To meet its emissions goals, China should begin to reevaluate building efficiency with new technology and better financing. Photo by shanidov/Flickr
    • Climate
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    • NDC
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    Energy
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    Insights
    February 23, 2015

    What do Apple, Citi and Shell Have in Common?

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    It's a pleasant surprise to see growing acceptance for the importance of low-carbon power from some of the world’s biggest traditional energy firms. Photo by Aeon Solar/Flickr.
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    Energy
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    January 29, 2015

    New Pilot Program Aims to Expand Energy Efficiency in Chinese Cities

    • Cities
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    • low carbon development
    Retrofitting public buildings to be more energy efficient is an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions in China. Photo by Brendan Corey Benson/Flickr.
    • Cities
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    Asia
    Insights
    December 4, 2014

    Energy-gulping Desalination Can’t Solve China’s Water Crisis Alone

    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • Cities
    • water risk
    Tianjin is home to the Beijiang and Dagang desalination plants, which together are expected to account for a third of China’s 1.5-2 million-ton capacity by 2015. (Tianjin, China) Photo by Sam Gao/Flickr.
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    September 2, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Finds 38% of World’s Shale Resources Face Water Stress

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    • Freshwater
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    August 31, 2014

    ADVISORY: Press Call: How Water Risk Affects Global Shale Development

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    • Freshwater
    • Business
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    Climate
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    January 24, 2014

    Emissions Trading in China: First Reports from the Field

    • Freshwater
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • Energy
    View from Tianjin Tower | Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
    • Freshwater
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    November 20, 2013

    King Coal’s Climate Challenge

    • International Climate Action
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    A coal-fired power plant in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Danie van der Merwe, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
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    Energy
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    November 7, 2013

    Water Risks on the Rise for Three Global Energy Production Hot Spots

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    A ship transports coal in China. Photo credit: foxxyz, Flickr
    • Freshwater
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    Climate
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    September 24, 2013

    Overview of Delivering on the Clean Energy Economy

    • climate finance
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    • Energy
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    Energy
    Initiatives
    September 11, 2013

    Clean Energy

    Wind turbines
    Freshwater
    Asia
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    August 26, 2013

    Majority of China’s Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants Located in Water-Stressed Regions

    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
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    Asia
    Insights
    August 7, 2013

    In China, Waste No Time in Stopping Waste

    • Energy
    • waste
    • climate change
    • pollution
    • low carbon development
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