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Development Banks Are Starting to Spark Climate Action. Will They Complete the Task?

  • Climate
  • Finance
  • adaptation finance
  • development
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
Setting up a solar-powered water pump to pump groundwater in Ethiopia.
  • Climate
  • Finance
  • adaptation finance
  • development
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
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India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

  • Buildings
  • low carbon development
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
  • Buildings
  • low carbon development
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
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9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)

  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • NDC
  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
  • Paying for Paris
  • National Climate Action
People walk across in-ground solar panels on a seaside plaza on a sunny day.
  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • NDC
  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
  • Paying for Paris
  • National Climate Action
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5 Takeaways for Companies Setting Science-based Freshwater Targets

  • science based targets
  • water risk
  • Water Security
  • Aqueduct
A person wearing a hat sits on the rocks overlooking Laguna Churup in Peru.
  • science based targets
  • water risk
  • Water Security
  • Aqueduct
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Benchmarks for Success for COP28

  • COP28
  • United Nations
  • UNFCCC
  • Paris Agreement
  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
  • climatewatch-pinned
Solar-powered water pump on a Malawi farm
  • COP28
  • United Nations
  • UNFCCC
  • Paris Agreement
  • International Climate Action
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
  • climatewatch-pinned
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The Next Phase of Corporate Sustainability: Addressing Consumer Water Use

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Water Security
  • water risk
Washing dishes.
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Water Security
  • water risk
Data
  • Aqueduct
  • data
Data
  • Aqueduct
  • data
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25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
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5 Countries Taking Action to Reach Net-Zero Targets

  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climatewatch-pinned
A wind farm in Denmark is surrounded by blue seawater.
  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climatewatch-pinned
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In India, New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot or Uplift Landless Workers

  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
Agricultural workers tend crops outside the Pavagada solar park fence.
  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
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9 Charts Explain Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country

  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • data
  • International Climate Action
The main bazar in Paharganj, India, is full of people during the late afternoon.
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • data
  • International Climate Action
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What Does "Net-Zero Emissions" Mean? 8 Common Questions, Answered

  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
Countries need a variety of solutions, including renewable energy and healthy forests, to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI.
  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
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To Shift Away from Oil and Gas, Developing Countries Need a ‘Just Transition’ to Protect Workers and Communities

  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Governance
  • greenhouse gases
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
A gas extracting plant in Ukraine.
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Governance
  • greenhouse gases
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
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3 Essentials for Integrated Urban Climate Action

  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • low carbon development
  • urban water resilience
  • Cities
Tram and buildings in Guadalajara.
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • low carbon development
  • urban water resilience
  • Cities

Decarbonizing US Industry: 3 Questions, Answered

  • Climate
  • Climate Governance
  • low carbon development
A cement works plant against the backdrop of a cloudy sky
  • Climate
  • Climate Governance
  • low carbon development
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How to De-risk Low-carbon Investments

  • low carbon development
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Green Climate Fund
  • climate finance
Two men clean solar panels in Kenya
  • low carbon development
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Green Climate Fund
  • climate finance
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Crop irrigation in an agricultural field
  • water risk
  • agriculture
  • Aqueduct
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5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

  • Urban Development
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • nature-based solutions
  • development
  • low carbon development
A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
  • Urban Development
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • nature-based solutions
  • development
  • low carbon development
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3 Ways to Ensure Corporate Net-zero Targets Are Credible

  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • corporate sustainability
Wind turbines in Rubió, Spain
  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • corporate sustainability