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    Energy commodities COP21 greenhouse gas accounting power plants
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2019

    China Faces 4 Big Risks if it Continues Building More Coal Plants

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 10, 2019

    Pennsylvania is Joining RGGI. Here’s Why That Matters

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    Cities
    Initiatives
    November 6, 2018

    Power Explorer

    Green background
    Cities
    Research
    April 5, 2018

    A Global Database of Power Plants

    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    India power plant
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    January 4, 2018

    Power Plants Use Water, But We Have No Idea How Much

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Power plant in Germany
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • fossil fuels
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    July 26, 2017

    Droughts and Blackouts: How Water Shortages Cost India Enough Energy to Power Sri Lanka

    • Freshwater
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • water risk
    A power plant in India.
    • Freshwater
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Finance
    Data
    December 14, 2016

    Upstream Emissions as a Percentage of Overall Lifecycle Emissions

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Latin America Europe North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Going Green Conference
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 19, 2016

    Carbon Capture and Storage: Prospects after Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Smog from a Chinese coal plant. Photo by Xiaoliang Yang/WRI
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    December 11, 2015

    Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers Can Support National Climate Plans

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • renewable energy
    thin-film solar
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    3 Key Questions for the Energy Industry Around a Global Climate Agreement

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    COP21 march in London
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    News
    December 3, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI and the Global Environment Facility Team Up to Increase Efficiency in Buildings

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Cities
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    Insights
    November 5, 2015

    Total Renewable Energy from 8 Top GHG Emitters Set to Double by 2030

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • renewable energy
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    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • NDC
    • renewable energy

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