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    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 12, 2022

    How China Can Cut its Road Transportation Emissions by 95%

    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Beijing highway
    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Cities
    Insights
    April 21, 2022

    5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation

    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    A bike lane in NYC
    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Food
    Europe
    Insights
    April 1, 2022

    The Ukraine Crisis Threatens a Sustainable Food Future

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • agriculture
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Harvesting wheat in Ukraine
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • agriculture
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    July 29, 2020

    Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • sustainable development goals
    • electric grid
    • development
    • agriculture
    • health
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    July 25, 2016

    As Clouds Head for the Poles, Time to Prepare for Food and Water Shocks

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Energy Access
    • industry
    • water risk
    • extreme weather
    Lake Michigan sunrise
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • agriculture
    • Energy Access
    • industry
    • water risk
    • extreme weather
    Energy
    Insights
    May 16, 2016

    Renewable Energy Is Soaring. Are We Ready?

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Housekeeper cleaning solar thermal panels in India
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 14, 2016

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Insights
    September 15, 2014

    The UN Climate Summit: What's in it for Cities?

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Cities contribute 70 percent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions, despite accounting for only 2 percent of land use. The UN Climate Summit places cities high on the agenda for creating a sustainable, low-carbon future. Photo by ruimc77/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • Climate Resilience
    • Air Quality
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    North America
    News
    June 2, 2014

    STATEMENT: U.S. Puts First Ever Federal Limits on Existing Power Plant Emissions

    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 28, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Arkansas Can Reduce Emissions 39 percent by 2020

    • 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
    News
    May 13, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Tennessee Can Reduce Emissions 22 percent by 2020

    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    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
    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
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 11, 2013

    4 Ways North Carolina Can Reduce its Power Sector Emissions

    • climate change
    • Energy
    • pollution
    • regulation
    • U.S. policy
    Marshall Steam Station in North Carolina. Photo credit: Cdtew, Wikimedia Commons
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • pollution
    • regulation
    • U.S. policy
    Food
    Insights
    April 22, 2013

    Food and Fuel: 2 Grand Challenges Facing Us this Earth Day

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • food security
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    Food
    Insights
    January 31, 2013

    4 Grand Challenges to Energy, Food, and Water

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • food security
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • food security
    • natural resources
    • low carbon development

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