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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
    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
    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
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 22, 2015

    WRI Calls Publication of Clean Power Plan in Federal Register "A Key Milestone"

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 6, 2015

    3 Steps Virginia Can Take to Meet—and Then Exceed—its Clean Power Plan Targets

    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • power plants
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11537264@N00/241616223/">jsmjr</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • power plants
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    September 13, 2015

    Big Data Improves Renewable Power Forecasts. Will It Help India?

    • Energy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Tamil Nadu is India's leading wind power state. (Zamin Uthukuli, Tamil Nadu, India) Photo by Dhruvaraj S/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    June 17, 2015

    India’s Supreme Court Reinforces Renewable Energy Targets for Industry

    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr.
    • electric grid
    • Energy
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 9, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Highlights Opportunities for Economic Gains from Climate Action in the United States

    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • U.S. policy
    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
    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
    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
    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

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