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Corporate Buyers of Renewable Energy Get Louder—and More Diverse

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  • Energy
  • renewable energy
As demand for renewable energy expands, so too are our efforts to facilitate further collaborations to open new markets for clean power.  Photo by Daniel Hoherd/Flickr.
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  • Energy
  • renewable energy

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

Corporations Can Drive Down Renewable Energy’s Cost

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  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
The electricity system will have to be decarbonized, probably more quickly than many in the sector are comfortable with. Working with large buyers that want to move quickly could lead to decarbonizing in an orderly way that drives down the cost for everyone. Photo by Windwärts Energie/Flickr
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  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • electric grid
  • Energy
  • renewable energy

Clean Power Plan Can Help States, Economy and Planet

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • climate policy
  • Business
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • COP21
NASA image courtesy of the DSCOVR EPIC team
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  • Energy
  • GHG emissions
  • climate policy
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  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
  • COP21

An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean Energy Solutions for Utilities and Companies

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  • Business
  • renewable energy
A solar array in California. Photo by Steve Jurvetson/Flickr.
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  • Business
  • renewable energy

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

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  • 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
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  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy

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

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  • 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
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  • 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

Tackling U.S. Corporations’ 3 Challenges to Buying Renewable Energy

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • renewable energy
Sixty percent of the largest U.S. companies have set climate and energy goals to increase their use of renewable energy. Photo credit: Thomas Rousing, Flickr
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • renewable energy

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
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  • Energy
  • U.S. policy

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

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  • 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
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  • Energy
  • climate science
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • U.S. policy
  • GHG emissions
  • power plants
  • renewable energy

How Green Tariffs Can Benefit Utilities and Consumers

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  • Energy
  • renewable energy
Duke Energy’s 16-megawatt DC (14-megawatt AC) Blue Wing Solar Project in San Antonio, Texas consists of nearly 215,000 photovoltaic solar panels and is one of the largest PV solar farms in the United States. | Photo Credit: Duke Energy/Flickr
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  • Energy
  • renewable energy

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

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  • 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
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  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • multilateral development banks

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

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  • fossil fuels
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • industry
  • pollution
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
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  • industry
  • pollution

4 Ways North Carolina Can Reduce its Power Sector Emissions

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  • Energy
  • pollution
  • regulation
  • U.S. policy
Marshall Steam Station in North Carolina. Photo credit: Cdtew, Wikimedia Commons
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  • Energy
  • pollution
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  • U.S. policy

States Can Take Action Now to Meet Future Power Plant Emissions Standards

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  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy

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

  • climate change
  • Energy
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • U.S. policy
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • U.S. policy

Mounting Evidence: Climate Change Threatens America’s Energy Sector

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  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • extreme weather
  • renewable energy
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  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • extreme weather
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Cutting Carbon through Industrial Energy Efficiency: The Case of Midwest Pulp and Paper Mills

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  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • commodities
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  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • commodities

By the Numbers: The Economic Benefits of a National Climate Action Plan

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  • Energy
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
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  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
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Why Is China Investing So Much in U.S. Solar and Wind?

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
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  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy