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    Equity & Governance climate science GHG emissions international climate policy Insights
    Climate
    Insights
    March 10, 2022

    5 Ways the Glasgow Climate Pact Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Governance
    • international climate policy
    • COP26
    An aerial view of a grid of solar panels.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • Climate Governance
    • international climate policy
    • COP26
    Forests
    Insights
    January 21, 2021

    Forests Absorb Twice As Much Carbon As They Emit Each Year

    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • Forests
    • COP26
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Ocean
    Insights
    April 24, 2020

    The Ocean Genome Helps Fight Disease: Here's How We Save It

    • conservation
    • coronavirus
    • biodiversity
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    Algae, corals and fish in an ocean gully.
    • conservation
    • coronavirus
    • biodiversity
    • Equity & Governance
    • international climate policy
    • Ocean
    • protected areas
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    April 21, 2020

    Earth Day at 50: Five Ways to Honor the Legacy and Change the World

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Black and white photo of a crowd and speaker outside the University of Michigan for the first Earth Day in 1970.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    August 8, 2019

    The IPCC Calls for Securing Community Land Rights to Fight Climate Change

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Women of Peru's Awajun Native Community of Shampuyacu
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    July 10, 2019

    Climate Action Will Shape People’s Lives. They Should Have a Chance to Shape Climate Action

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    climate migration
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate
    • long-term strategies
    • Sustainable Development Goal 16
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    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
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    April 18, 2017

    March for Science? Sure, but then Walk the Talk

    • Climate
    • Food
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • climate science
    • agriculture
    Image of satellite map of science marches
    • Climate
    • Food
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • climate science
    • agriculture
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    January 30, 2017

    President Trump’s First Week: Is Environmental Democracy in Jeopardy?

    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Protest sign from the Women’s March in Washington, D.C
    • U.S. policy
    • climate science
    • environmental democracy
    • human rights
    • public participation
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 28, 2016

    Using Open Government for Climate Action

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • environmental democracy
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Meeting on climate change in Burkina Faso
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • environmental democracy
    • climate change
    • human rights
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    July 7, 2016

    Cutting Your Corporate Carbon Footprint? Why You Should Use Science-Based Targets

    • Climate
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Renewable energy can help companies reach carbon-cutting goals. Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/92688599@N00/2302264331/">Wavy1</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 24, 2015

    When Adaptation Is Not Enough: Paris Agreement Recognizes “Loss and Damage”

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Flooding in Sri Lanka
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 23, 2015

    What Does the Paris Agreement Mean for Climate Resilience and Adaptation?

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    India farmers
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 22, 2015

    After Paris, Making Good on Climate Commitments Requires Good Governance

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Eiffel Tower
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • public participation
    • UNFCCC
    Equity & Governance
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    Time for Leaders to Lead on Climate

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    December 4, 2015

    What’s In a Name? Paris Agreement's Legal Form Explained in 7 Questions

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    Green Zone at COP21, Paris. Credit Deborah Zabarenko
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 3, 2015

    Phasing Down HFCs: Good for the Climate and the Economy

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    HFCs are found in air conditioners, refrigerants, insulating foams and solvents. Image credit: Jan Tik - Flickr
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    October 27, 2015

    Paris Countdown: Where Things Stand 5 Weeks Before Climate Summit

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/81376552@N00/473338364/">jbvkoos</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    Equity & Governance
    Africa
    Insights
    October 19, 2015

    Jump-starting the SDGs: 4 Lessons from Early Adopters

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/14610739@N07/15625929161/">versello</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    • NDC
    • sustainable development goals
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

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

    • Finance
    • 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
    • Finance
    • 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

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