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Lessons from South Africa: Mobilizing Investment in Renewable Energy

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  • Climate
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  • renewable energy
  • low carbon development
When it comes to renewable energy, South Africa has considerable, unrealized potential. Some estimate that wind power generation potential in South Africa could reach 80.54 TWh, which could be realized with an installed capacity of 30.6 GW. Photo credit: Lollie-Pop/Flickr
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3 Tales of Hope for a Low-Carbon Future

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  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • low carbon development
  • commodities
At last week's "Ascent" meeting in Abu Dhabi, clubs of countries and companies committed to double the share of renewable energy and the pace of energy efficiency gains. Photo credit: CoCreatr, Flickr
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Q&A with Dr. Karin Kemper: How Is the World Bank Addressing Climate Change?

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  • multilateral development banks
Dr. Kemper shared plans to more fully incorporate sustainability—including climate change mitigation and adaptation—into its international development agenda. Photo credit: Dhilung Kirat, Flickr 2008
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Forest Fires, Water Security, and China’s Sustainability Challenges: WRI’s 11 Most Popular Blog Posts of 2013

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  • Forests
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  • Cities
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New analysis reveals that 37 countries face extremely high levels of water stress, including Qatar (shown here). Photo credit: Neil Palmer/ CIAT
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5 Things We Learned in 2013 that Could Move the Needle on Sustainability

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  • Forests
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  • agriculture
  • climate change
  • deforestation
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • water risk
New research shows that the world loses 50 soccer fields' of forest every minute of every day. Photo credit: Daniel Murdiyarso, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

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  • climate change
  • food security
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WRI measures its success through positive, on-the-ground change. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons
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3 Ways to Make Progress on Climate Finance at COP 19

  • International Climate Action
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  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • climate finance
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Scaling up finance for climate adaptation is a key area for progress at COP 19. Photo credit: P. Casier, CGIAR
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Is Adaptation Short-Changed? The Imbalance in Climate Finance Commitments

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  • International Climate Action
  • climate finance
  • Finance
  • multilateral development banks
At COP19, negotiators should decide how climate funding is “balanced” between adaptation and mitigation. Credit: UNclimatechange, Flickr
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Fast-Start Finance Contributions

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  • UNFCCC
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3 Lessons for Long-Term Climate Finance

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  • UNFCCC
Developed countries pledged to deliver US$ 100 billion per year by 2020 to help developing nations mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Photo credit: M. Tall, CCAFS West Africa
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5 Issues to Watch at COP 19, the “Construction COP”

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  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Addressing the needs of communities harmed by climate impacts that are difficult or impossible to adapt to--known as "loss and damage"--is one of the key issues up for discussion at COP 19 in Warsaw. Photo credit: International Rice Research Institute, Flickr
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U.S. Signals the End of Public Money for Coal-Fired Power

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  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • multilateral development banks
U.S. public financing for overseas coal-fired power is likely coming to an end. Photo credit: Mike_tn, Flickr
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2 Ways to Ensure the Adaptation Fund’s New Safeguard Policy Protects People and Planet

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  • climate change
  • climate finance
Kenyan farmers must adapt to altered conditions brought on by climate change. Photo credit: P. Casier, CGIAR
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IMF Experts and Others Envision a World without Energy Subsidies

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  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
When factoring in externalities, fossil fuel subsidies ring in at $2 trillion per year. Photo credit: Steven Straiton, Flickr
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  • fossil fuels
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STATEMENT: World Bank: Promote Clean Energy Sources to End Energy Poverty

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  • development
  • climate finance
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  • poverty
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Helping Clean Energy Entrepreneurs Turn on the Lights in Poor Countries

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  • electric grid
  • Energy Access
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