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    Equity & Governance Economics land use U.S. policy Insights
    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
    North America
    Insights
    August 12, 2022

    After Inflation Reduction Act: 5 Ways to Hit the US Emissions Goal

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    A construction worker carries a solar panel across a house roof for installation
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Transmission
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    July 25, 2022

    Innovative Partnerships Bring Community Solar to Low-income Households in the US

    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Solar field in Denver, Colorado
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    • Paying for Paris
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 21, 2022

    For Vibrant US Cities, Invest in Multi-modal Transportation

    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Health & Road Safety
    Cyclist using the bike lane in a busy urban street.
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Health & Road Safety
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 26, 2022

    7 Ways US Cities Can Make Clean Energy Initiatives More Equitable

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    Installing rooftop solar panels in upstate New York
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • Energy
    Cities
    Insights
    October 19, 2021

    7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 14, 2021

    Nigeria Moves Toward a Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    A sprawling city underneath a cloudy sky.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    December 8, 2020

    Building Equitable Economies by Restoring Landscapes in India

    • Economics
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Two people standing in a field at the edge of a mountain.
    • Economics
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    Insights
    July 6, 2020

    Nature Is An Economic Winner for COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Economics
    • Equity & Governance
    canada-wetlands
    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Economics
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    June 29, 2020

    Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Cross-agency collaboration and investing in blue-green infrastructure resulted in Singapore’s redesigned Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park.
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • infrastructure
    • Cities
    • natural infrastructure
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    May 14, 2020

    Designing the COVID-19 Recovery for a Safer and More Resilient World

    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    storm-surge
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    Equity & Governance
    Europe
    Insights
    May 14, 2020

    How Can Citizens Contribute to a Sustainable Recovery? Early Lessons from the French Citizens' Assembly

    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    Members of the French Citizens' Convention gathered in a meeting hall.
    • Climate
    • coronavirus
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    • climate change
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    September 16, 2019

    For Rural Communities, Protecting Land Is a Better Investment than Deforestation

    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    In India's Narmada District, legal recognition of communities' land rights have enabled villages to invest in sustainable, more productive land management. Photo by...
    • Food
    • Forests
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    September 10, 2019

    4 Things to Know About the Global Adaptation Challenge

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • climate change
    Cyclone Idai response in Mozambique
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 1
    • Sustainable Development Goal 13
    • climate change
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 15, 2018

    For a Better Climate and Economic Growth, the Future Must Be Female

    • Economics
    • Climate
    • Gender
    Women in Mityana, Uganda
    • Economics
    • Climate
    • Gender
    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
    Asia
    Insights
    July 13, 2017

    Will China and India Lead on Global Climate Action and Environmental Protection?

    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • U.S. policy
    Farming amid wind turbines in India
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    Africa Latin America
    Insights
    June 26, 2017

    Sophie's Choice for Communities: Sacrificing Land Rights to Gain Security

    • land use
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Brazilian protester
    • land use
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 10, 2017

    Will Merkel Use Next Week’s U.S. Visit to Boost the Paris Agreement?

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • G20
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • G20
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy

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