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    Energy Insights
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 18, 2022

    3 Ways US Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Rooftop solar panels in West Seattle
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2022

    How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 6, 2022

    Beyond Highways: Funding Clean Transportation through the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Public bus and bike shares in Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    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
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    April 4, 2022

    6 Takeaways from the 2022 IPCC Climate Change Mitigation Report

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate science
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A woman cleans solar panels in Mauritania
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate science
    • climatewatch-pinned
    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
    North America
    Insights
    March 25, 2022

    3 Steps to Boost US Energy Security and Relieve Gas Price Spikes

    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    A woman pumps gas at a North Carolina gas station.
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    Insights
    January 24, 2022

    Renewable Energy Shouldn’t Be Blamed for Spiking Energy Prices — It's the Solution

    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    Windfarm in Germany
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    January 7, 2022

    What’s Needed to Modernize America’s Electricity Grid?

    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    LADWP Pine Tree Wind Project
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 22, 2021

    Implementing the Clean Energy Investments in US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Captiol Hill, Washington DC
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    December 22, 2021

    How Can Asia Achieve a Clean Energy Transition? Examples from 5 Countries

    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    Cenotaph and wind turbines
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 27, 2021

    How the US Can Address Legacy Fossil Fuel Sites for a Clean Energy Future

    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • infrastructure
    • GHG emissions
    An abandoned oil rig in the middle of a desert.
    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • infrastructure
    • GHG emissions
    Energy
    Insights
    September 20, 2021

    Explaining the Exponential Growth of Renewable Energy

    • Climate
    • renewable energy
    • Paris Agreement
    Solar plant in Antofagasta, Chile
    • Climate
    • renewable energy
    • Paris Agreement
    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
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 1, 2021

    How US Cities and Corporations Can Collaborate on Clean Energy

    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Roof top solar installation with Midtown Manhattan view as background.
    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 20, 2021

    6 Ways Large Energy Buyers  Can Transform the US Electrical Grid 

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Dillon Wind Power Project
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2021

    US Infrastructure Bill Is Good, but Not Enough to Transform the Electricity Grid

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Two people working on power lines
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    July 29, 2021

    Why the Time Is Right for Renewable Energy in the Philippines

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    A row of wind turbines along an ocean shore.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    July 26, 2021

    Integrated Planning Helps Kenya Close its Energy Access Gap

    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Kenya village
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    • Energy Access
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance

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