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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 15, 2021

    US Infrastructure Bill Makes Headway on Climate, But More Is Needed

    • infrastructure
    • National Climate Action
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate
    Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. on a clear day
    • infrastructure
    • National Climate Action
    • U.S. policy
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 21, 2021

    A Low-Carbon Future in the US Depends on Decarbonizing Petroleum Refineries

    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    A landscape view of a U.S. refinery.
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    October 13, 2021

    3 Ways Federal Investment in Trees and Forests Can Support Economic Growth

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • climate change
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    A landscape view of Pisgah National Forest in the North Carolina, United States
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • climate change
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 12, 2021

    3 Ways to Scale Up Nature-Based Solutions in Latin America and the Caribbean

    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    A river flowing at the base of a large mountain in Santa Cruz de Yojoa, Honduras
    • infrastructure
    • natural infrastructure
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    October 7, 2021

    How Forest Restoration Can Save Water Supply Companies $26 Million in Espírito Santo, Brazil

    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    A landscape view of Vila Velha in Espírito Santo, Brazil
    • Water Security
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 27, 2021

    How the US Can Address Legacy Fossil Fuel Sites for a Clean Energy Future

    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • infrastructure
    • GHG emissions
    An abandoned oil rig in the middle of a desert.
    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • infrastructure
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 20, 2021

    The U.S. Can Achieve Climate Commitments — With All of Society Strategy

    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • National Climate Action
    • COP26
    Architectural engineers working on solar panels
    • Climate
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • National Climate Action
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    Why the US Also Needs Carbon Pricing in the Reconciliation Bill

    • climate policy
    • electric grid
    • carbon pricing
    • renewable energy
    Xcel Energy's Sherburne County (Sherco) Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant, near Becker, Minnesota
    • climate policy
    • electric grid
    • carbon pricing
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2021

    Funding for an Equitable Clean Energy Transition Already Exists

    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    Wind turbine at dusk, Columbia Gorge, Wasco, Oregon, USA
    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • environmental justice
    • Equity & Governance
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 1, 2021

    How US Cities and Corporations Can Collaborate on Clean Energy

    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Roof top solar installation with Midtown Manhattan view as background.
    • Clean Energy
    • Business
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 30, 2021

    Improving Water Security Helps Reduce the Gender Gap in Mexico City

    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    A woman selling snacks from a cart in the middle of a busy plaza in Mexico City.
    • Forests
    • Gender
    • drought
    • infrastructure
    • water risk
    Forests
    Initiatives
    August 27, 2021

    The Verena Project

    Plants
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    August 20, 2021

    6 Ways Large Energy Buyers  Can Transform the US Electrical Grid 

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Dillon Wind Power Project
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • electric grid
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • COP26
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2021

    US Infrastructure Bill Is Good, but Not Enough to Transform the Electricity Grid

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Two people working on power lines
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 21, 2021

    How Climate Action Can Reboot Economies in Rural America

    • U.S. Climate
    • Economics
    • infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Red tractor tills fields in rural America with windmills in backdrop.
    • U.S. Climate
    • Economics
    • infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • COP26
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 19, 2021

    Voting Rights Are Fundamental to Democracy and Climate Justice

    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    A group of people sitting at desks separated by white dividers with the United States flag on them.
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 2, 2021

    Climate Benefits the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal Leaves Out

    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    Windfarm, Turlock Irrigation District
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 21, 2021

    Rosario, Argentina Uses Urban Farming to Tackle Economic and Climate Crises

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
    A man sits and plants new plants in his garden.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • Equity & Governance
    • agriculture
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 17, 2021

    Innovative US Bill Tackles Climate Change, Local Pollution and Economic Inequality

    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Smoke coming out of a factory on a cloudy day.
    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 16, 2021

    How US Companies Can Become Effective Climate Policy Advocates

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • COP26
    • Business
    Washington DC: Pennsylvania Avenue and K Street
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • COP26
    • Business

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