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    December 10, 2013

    5 Ways Wisconsin Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    December 6, 2013

    Wisconsin Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • Energy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 26, 2013

    COP 19 Made Small Steps Forward, but We Need Bolder Leaps

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    A key area of discussion at COP 19 was how to address losses and damages from climate change impacts that are difficult or impossible to adapt to. Photo credit: Jörg Dietze, Flickr
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 21, 2013

    New Analysis: Colorado Can Meet Future Carbon Emissions Standards

    • power plants
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • power plants
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    Climate
    Asia Europe
    Insights
    November 20, 2013

    King Coal’s Climate Challenge

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    A coal-fired power plant in Cape Town, South Africa. Photo credit: Danie van der Merwe, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    November 18, 2013

    Unabated Coal Use Will Break World’s “Carbon Budget”

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Coal contributes to 43 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Photo credit: Jonas Clemens
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • international climate policy
    • climate science
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    November 11, 2013

    4 Things Germany and Partners Can Do to Strengthen the International Renewable Energy Club

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    The "renewable energy club" recently initiated by the German government could provide a boost to the national and global expansion of renewable energy. Photo credit: Till Westermayer, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 7, 2013

    5 Issues to Watch at COP 19, the “Construction COP”

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Addressing the needs of communities harmed by climate impacts that are difficult or impossible to adapt to--known as "loss and damage"--is one of the key issues up for discussion at COP 19 in Warsaw. Photo credit: International Rice Research Institute, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    November 7, 2013

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

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    A ship transports coal in China. Photo credit: foxxyz, Flickr
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 6, 2013

    Q&A with Jennifer Morgan: How Do We Secure a Strong, International Climate Agreement by 2015?

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    The impacts of a flood in Sindh Province, Pakistan. Photo credit: Magnus Wolfe-Murray, Department for International Development
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    November 5, 2013

    UNEP Report Finds Significant “Emissions Gap” Must Be Bridged

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    Limiting global warming to 2 degrees C will require national and international action. Photo credit: Solar Electric Light Fund, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    November 1, 2013

    U.S. Signals the End of Public Money for Coal-Fired Power

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    U.S. public financing for overseas coal-fired power is likely coming to an end. Photo credit: Mike_tn, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    Insights
    October 28, 2013

    WRI Launches Upgraded Climate Data Explorer

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • data
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    CAIT 2.0 provides GHG emissions data for 186 countries and 50 U.S. states. Photo credit: John Pinder, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • data
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    October 21, 2013

    Designing the 2015 Climate Agreement: Options for Submitting “National Offers”

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    As climate change impacts like heatwaves and drought become more evident, countries will need to submit their emissions-reduction plans. Photo credit: Danumurthi Mahendra, Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Energy
    Insights
    October 4, 2013

    IMF Experts and Others Envision a World without Energy Subsidies

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    When factoring in externalities, fossil fuel subsidies ring in at $2 trillion per year. Photo credit: Steven Straiton, Flickr
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Data
    September 24, 2013

    Michigan Carbon Dioxide Reduction Opportunities for Power Sector Compliance Under the Clean Air Act

    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • industry
    • pollution
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • industry
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 20, 2013

    Addressing Carbon Pollution from Power Plants Is Vital for Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change

    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    John E. Amos coal-fired power plant. Photo credit: Wigwam Jones, Flickr
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation

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