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    Energy North America Air Quality climate change Data Insights
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 12, 2023

    Ways the US Can Electrify Its Public Fleets, from City Buses to Garbage Trucks

    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    A blue and yellow city bus with the words "clean energy bus" on the side driving in downtown New York.
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    Beyond Climate: 6 Big Benefits of the US Inflation Reduction Act

    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Construction workers install solar panels on the roof of a California home
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Clean Energy
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 12, 2021

    Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act

    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    The United States Capitol Building at night.
    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 29, 2020

    How Some U.S. Cities Are Working to Align Energy Markets with Their Clean Energy Goals

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Power lines at sunset.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 28, 2020

    Ranking 41 US States Decoupling Emissions and GDP Growth

    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    A man in a cowboy hat stands under the solar panels of his ranch's water pump. Photo by Lance Cheung/USDA.
    • Economics
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2020

    7 Ways the Trump Administration Is Harming the Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    Oil wells in North Dakota with a natural gas flare in the background.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 31, 2019

    A CO2 Direct Air Capture Plant Will Help Extract Oil in Texas. Could This Actually Be Good for the Climate?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • fossil fuels
    CO2 removed from the air can be used to extract oil, like at this Michigan facility. Photo by U.S. Department of Energy/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2017

    4 Reasons Why the Trump Administration Should Keep Fuel Standards in Place

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • transportation
    Traffic congestion in Oregon
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • transportation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 6, 2017

    America Doesn’t Have to Choose Between the Economy and the Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels at Curtis H. Stanton Energy Cente
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    March 1, 2017

    Small, Steady Steps on US Clean Energy Can Realize Big Changes

    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Solar array in Portland, Maine
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    January 20, 2017

    What Did Confirmation Hearings Tell Us About Trump’s Priorities on Climate Change?

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Energy
    U.S. Capitol building
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • Energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    January 17, 2017

    China’s Decline in Coal Consumption Drives Global Slowdown in Emissions

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    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
    North America
    Insights
    September 8, 2015

    The Clean Power Plan: What’s Water Got To Do With It?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    When it comes to water and fracturing, it’s all about location and time. Photo by Simon Fraser University/Flickr.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • water risk
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 22, 2015

    New Fuel Efficiency Standards for Airplanes, Trucks Can Help US Meet Climate Goals

    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/7821771@N05/8253182778/">WSDOT</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Air Quality
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • pollution
    • U.S. policy
    Cities
    Asia North America
    Insights
    January 21, 2015

    As Obama and Modi Meet, 4 Opportunities for US-India Action on Clean Energy and Climate

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    India's goal is to increase solar power to 100 gigawatts by 2022. Photo by Abbie Trayler-Smith/DFID
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 6, 2014

    What Does the Clean Power Plan Mean for Meeting U.S. Climate Goals?

    • climate change
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    The U.S. Administration can still meet the goal with full and ambitious implementation of the U.S. Climate Action Plan. Photo Credit: glennia, Flickr
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    June 3, 2014

    Demystifying Transit-Oriented Development

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Transit-oriented development strategies can help urban areas develop sustainably, uniting land use, transport planning, and urban design to create more people-oriented cities. Pictured: Small businesses and pedestrians at a hub near Mexico City’s Metrobús bus rapid transit (BRT) system. Photo credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Energy Access
    • GHG emissions
    • health
    • road safety
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2014

    Watching for Signs of Climate Action in the State of the Union Address

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Seven months have passed since President Obama announced the national Climate Action Plan. Photo credit: Steve Jurvetson, Flickr
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate science
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • GHG emissions
    • power plants
    • renewable energy

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