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    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2023

    The State of 24/7 Carbon-free Energy: Recent Progress and What to Watch

    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    An aerial view of a wind and solar energy farm in Oahu, Hawaii.
    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 12, 2021

    Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act

    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    The United States Capitol Building at night.
    • Buildings
    • coronavirus
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • energy efficiency
    • environmental justice
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 19, 2021

    Lessons from Texas Freeze: 5 Ways to Strengthen US Energy Resilience

    • Climate Resilience
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Workers trying to fix a power line during a snowstorm in Texas.
    • Climate Resilience
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2021

    4 Climate Finance Priorities for the Biden Administration

    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    View of the White House and surrounding Washington, D.C. streets from above.
    • Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • development
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • multilateral development banks
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    November 18, 2020

    US State and Local Ballot Measures Advancing the Energy Transition

    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate
    Multiple "I Voted" stickers on a white table.
    • Urban Mobility
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2020

    7 Ways the Trump Administration Is Harming the Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    Oil wells in North Dakota with a natural gas flare in the background.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 6, 2020

    7 Things to Know About Decarbonization in the American Energy Innovation Act

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Workers checking a rotor on a marine energy system
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • carbon removal
    • electric grid
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    January 30, 2020

    2020 Budget Shows Progress on Climate Finance, But US Continues to Fall Behind Peers

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Despite presidential rhetoric against climate finance, the US Congress still allocates money for overseas climate spending.Photo by marnie webb/Flickr.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Freshwater
    Oceania Asia North America
    Insights
    March 4, 2019

    In World That Says It’s Cutting Nutrient Pollution, Progress Is Lacking

    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Algal blooms in Florida’s Santa Fe River
    • water pollution
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2019

    After 15 Years, EPA Updates Water Quality Trading Policy. It Could Do More.

    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Wetlands like these in the Chesapeake provide cost-effective water quality services.
    • Freshwater
    • water pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 21, 2018

    Boosting the Cool Factor of Energy Efficiency

    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    An apprentice trains for a job in energy efficiency.
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2017

    How the United States Can Remain Engaged in International Climate Finance

    • U.S. Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate March in Washington DC, April 29, 2017
    • U.S. Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 18, 2017

    Trump’s Budget Blueprint Goes Backwards on Urgent Infrastructure Needs

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Train on bridge
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    May 16, 2017

    When Improving America’s Infrastructure, Don’t Forget Forests

    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Watershed
    • Freshwater
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • natural infrastructure
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 6, 2017

    What Are the Top 10 States for Clean Energy Jobs?

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    California solar plant.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • energy efficiency
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    March 22, 2017

    At G20 Finance Ministerial, US Makes an Unforced Error on Climate

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • U.S. policy
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Rooftop Solar Panel array
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • adaptation finance
    • U.S. policy
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    March 14, 2017

    PODCAST: How We Can Clean the Chesapeake and Save Money in the Process

    • Freshwater
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Marsh
    • Freshwater
    • podcasts
    • agriculture
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • Water Quality
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 16, 2017

    US Climate Finance: A Great Deal for the Nation and the World

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    School children in Kenya
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    Freshwater
    North America
    Insights
    July 11, 2016

    Guacamole Coasts: Not Just Florida, Not Just Now

    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • water pollution
    • mapping
    • pollution
    • wastewater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    May 10, 2016

    Environmental Justice and Democracy Failures at the Heart of Flint’s Water Crisis

    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Water plant in Flint, Mich.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Freshwater
    • environmental democracy
    • environmental justice
    • human rights
    • Water Quality
    • water risk

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