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    Energy environmental justice Freshwater Insights News
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2023

    US Communities Dependent on Fossil Fuels and Coal Face a “Cumulative Burden” of Pollution, Poor Health and Job Loss

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A neighborhood sits in front of an oil refinery.
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 25, 2023

    Many Underserved Communities Face EV ‘Charging Deserts.’ These 5 Strategies Can Help.

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    A young man plugs in an electric vehicle in a city neighborhood with apartment buildings in the background.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 31, 2023

    US Clean Energy Projects Need Public Buy-in. Community Benefits Agreements Can Help

    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Two workers in hardhats install solar panels on a sunny day.
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 24, 2023

    2 Years of Justice40: Integrating Environmental Justice into US Climate Policy

    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Smokestacks in the background of a neighborhood with rowhouses in Baltimore, MD
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    • infrastructure
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    Climate
    Insights
    May 2, 2022

    6 Things to Know About Direct Air Capture

    • carbon removal
    • land use
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Climeworks founder C.Gebald & J.Wurzbacher in front of Climeworks plant
    • carbon removal
    • land use
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    Funding for an Equitable Clean Energy Transition Already Exists

    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    Wind turbine at dusk, Columbia Gorge, Wasco, Oregon, USA
    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    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
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 19, 2020

    How to Use Forests to Fend Off a Water and Energy Crisis in Colombia

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    The Sumapaz Páramo landscape near Bogotá, Colombia.
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Water Security
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    July 7, 2020

    Chile's Enhanced Climate Plan Sets an Example for Other Countries

    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    The buildings and roads of Santiago with the Andes mountains in the background.
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    Energy
    Insights
    May 10, 2018

    These 20 Water-Stressed Countries Have the Most Solar and Wind Potential

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Solar panels in Utah
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • Equity & Governance
    • Finance
    • Ocean
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    • Aqueduct
    • stories to watch
    • Air Quality
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    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
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 17, 2017

    Wastewater: The Best Hidden Energy Source You’ve Never Heard Of

    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    The Xiangyang sludge-to-energy plant in China.
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    Cities
    News
    October 14, 2016

    RELEASE: Cities Need to Focus on Equitable Access to Core Services to Achieve Economic Prosperity and Environmental Sustainability

    • land use
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • world resources report
    • land use
    • Urban Mobility
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • poverty
    • Urban Development
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • world resources report
    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
    January 26, 2016

    Solving the Twin Crises of Energy and Water Scarcity

    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Power plant and water
    • Freshwater
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    News
    September 25, 2015

    WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    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

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