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    Forests
    Africa
    Insights
    June 28, 2024

    Kenya’s Farmers Restore Lands — and Hope — After Floods

    • floods
    • extreme weather
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Kenyan farmers harvest avocados
    • floods
    • extreme weather
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    June 27, 2024

    Canada's Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfires Released Nearly 4 Times More Carbon than Global Aviation

    • Forests
    • fires
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    Smoke from forest fires in Sparwood, British Columbia, Canada in 2023
    • Forests
    • fires
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 26, 2024

    How Faith Communities in Latin America Are Defending Land and Lives

    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • natural resources
    A group of demonstrators hold a sign protesting an oil project in Colombia.
    • Equity & Governance
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • natural resources
    Cities
    Insights
    June 25, 2024

    As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • data visualization
    A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    • data visualization
    Forests
    Insights
    June 18, 2024

    4 Growing Threats to Europe’s Forests: Logging, Bioenergy, Wildfires and Pests

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • fires
    Logging spruce forest in Germany
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • fires
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 13, 2024

    Navigating the EV Transition: 4 Emerging Impacts on Auto Manufacturing Jobs

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    An autoworker moves a lithium-ion battery into position at a car manufacturing plant in Detroit.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Ocean
    Insights
    June 7, 2024

    4 Ways to Pursue a Sustainable Seafood Diet

    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • greenhouse gases
    • fisheries
    • aquaculture
    Fish for sale are displayed on ice at an Italian fish market.
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • greenhouse gases
    • fisheries
    • aquaculture
    Freshwater
    Insights
    June 5, 2024

    As Water Shortages Plague Bogotá and Other Cities, Nature-Based Solutions Can Help

    • Water Security
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • drought
    • climate change
    • urban water resilience
    • COP16
    People stand in line with buckets for water rations.
    • Water Security
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • drought
    • climate change
    • urban water resilience
    • COP16
    Climate
    Insights
    June 3, 2024

    The History of Carbon Dioxide Emissions

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Aerial view of smoke coming from a coal-fired power plant on the banks of a river.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Finance
    Insights
    May 29, 2024

    What Could the New Climate Finance Goal Look Like? 7 Elements Under Negotiation

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • COP29
    A man stands between two rows of solar panels.
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • COP29
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    May 23, 2024

    Dual Harvest: Agrivoltaics Boost Food and Energy Production in Asia

    • agriculture
    • renewable energy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    A man bends down near an orange tree in front of solar photovoltaic panels.
    • agriculture
    • renewable energy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 16, 2024

    What Climate-Vulnerable Countries Need on the Road to COP29

    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Equity & Governance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • COP29
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • NDC
    A man sits on a tire while wading with sticks through flood waters.
    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Equity & Governance
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • COP29
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • NDC
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    May 10, 2024

    Tragic Flooding in Brazil; a Wake-Up Call for the World

    • floods
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    floods in Porto Alegre, Brazil
    • floods
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 9, 2024

    The US Needs to Lower Cement Emissions — ‘Blended Cement’ Can Help

    • industry
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • low carbon development
    • FIGI
    Cement is poured while two workers spread it onto the ground.
    • industry
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • low carbon development
    • FIGI
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 9, 2024

    Under New Guidance, 'Sustainable' Aviation Fuel in the US Could Be Anything But

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    A man in a neon vest stands under the wing of a commercial plane to fill its fuel tank.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    May 8, 2024

    8 Things to Know about Electric School Bus Repowers

    • Equity & Governance
    • electric school bus series
    • transportation
    Two yellow school buses are hoisted above the ground to be converted to electric.
    • Equity & Governance
    • electric school bus series
    • transportation
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    May 8, 2024

    Mexico Made Safe Mobility a Human Right — Here’s How Its Streets Can Become Safer

    • Cities
    • road safety
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Integrated Transport
    A person runs across a wide street.
    • Cities
    • road safety
    • Urban Mobility
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Integrated Transport
    Finance
    Insights
    May 6, 2024

    Corporate Climate Disclosure Has Passed a Tipping Point. Companies Need to Catch Up

    • Finance
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    The Battery Park Underpass in New York is seen completely submerged because of flooding from Hurricane Sandy.
    • Finance
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2024

    4 Things to Know About US EPA’s New Power Plant Rules

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    A coal plant in eastern Wyoming spews emissions.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Freshwater
    Insights
    May 2, 2024

    The Impacts of El Niño Go Far Beyond Water

    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • Energy
    An Indonesian fisherman prepares a boat in the drying Gajah Mungkur Reservoir
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • Energy

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