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    Climate
    Research
    April 28, 2015

    Tracking Adaptation Finance

    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    April 28, 2015

    Mexico City’s Car Congestion Slows Economic Growth, Costs Businesses

    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Motorized vehicles are responsible for nearly half of Mexico City's greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Curt Carnemark / World Bank
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Food
    Insights
    April 28, 2015

    “Revaluing” Ecosystems to Include Nature’s Value on Balance Sheets

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    While oceans support lucrative fisheries, these benefits are rarely accounted for in ledgers. Photo by Pedro Ramirez Jr./U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • natural infrastructure
    • Business
    • natural resources
    Climate
    Insights
    April 23, 2015

    The Costs of Climate Adaptation, Explained in 4 Infographics

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    Sea level is projected to rise by 52-98 centimeters by the year 2100, threatening billions of people in coastal communities. (Philippines) Photo by Dennison Uy/Flickr.
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    Climate
    North America
    News
    April 22, 2015

    STATEMENT: Earth Day 2015: America Should Lead on Climate Change

    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 22, 2015

    Obama’s Florida Visit Will Hopefully Bridge Local, State and National Climate Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Flooding in downtown Miami. Photo by carvalho/Flickr
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • sea level rise
    • U.S. policy
    Forests
    News
    April 22, 2015

    RELEASE: Orbital Insight and World Resources Institute Partner on Satellite Imagery to Curb Deforestation

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    Climate
    Insights
    April 22, 2015

    Let's Make It Earth and Prosperity Day

    • Finance
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • poverty
    • corporate sustainability
    You can’t tackle poverty and spur economic growth without protecting the environment, and you can’t protect the environment without finding ways to make the economy grow while improving people’s lives. Photo by Global Water Partnership/Flickr.
    • Finance
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • poverty
    • corporate sustainability
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 21, 2015

    米中気候協定を読み解く

    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    写真撮影: Bret Arnett/Flickr
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 21, 2015

    オバマ大統領の2025年GHG削減目標—野心的しかし達成は可能

    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    写真撮影: Mingia Zhou/Flickr.
    • forest monitoring
    • environmental democracy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    April 17, 2015

    Pascal Canfin: "There are no trade-offs between climate change and prosperity."

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Renewable energy represents 50% of new installed electricity generation capacity worldwide. Photo by Jimmy_Joe, Flickr
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 16, 2015

    米国と中国、数値を盛り込んだ気候目標で合意

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    写真撮影：Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 16, 2015

    米国が気候問題で合意、他国の協調に期待

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    米国は、2025年までに排出量の26%～28%削減を約束した。写真撮影：Walmart/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 16, 2015

    China’s Climate Action Is Well Underway

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    What steps are China taking to achieve pledges and provide leadership? (Shanghai, China) Photo by leniners/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Food
    Insights
    April 16, 2015

    How Food Waste Costs Our Cities Millions

    • Cities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • GHG emissions
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Urban Development
    Seoul, South Korea is one of several cities experimenting with new waste management policies that will encourage people not to buy food they don’t need. Photo by Seoul Korea/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • GHG emissions
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Urban Development
    Freshwater
    Data
    April 15, 2015

    Aqueduct Water Stress Projections Data

    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    Freshwater
    Data
    April 15, 2015

    Aqueduct Global Maps 2.1 Data

    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    • Aqueduct
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 15, 2015

    An Opportunity for Cooperative Clean Energy Solutions for Utilities and Companies

    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    A solar array in California. Photo by Steve Jurvetson/Flickr.
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Insights
    April 15, 2015

    Bonn Challenge 2.0: Forest and Landscape Restoration Emerges as a Key Climate Solution

    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests
    A farmer tends his agroforestry system in Colombia. Photo by Neil Palmer of CIAT.
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • Forests

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