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    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 21, 2023

    The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    School bus USA
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2023

    EVs Could Create Thousands of Jobs in Michigan and Revitalize Its Auto Industry

    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    A man works on an electric vehicle in an auto repair shop
    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    Energy
    Initiatives
    April 18, 2023

    Equitable Clean Energy for Communities

    Solar panels in Minneapolis, MN.
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    August 30, 2022

    How Nature-based Solutions Can Protect Businesses from Water Risks

    • Cities
    • Forests
    A "restoration in progress" sign against the backdrop of a wetland
    • Cities
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2022

    4 Quick and Sustainable Solutions to High Gas Prices in the US

    • transportation
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    A close-up photo depicting gas prices above four dollars
    • transportation
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 6, 2022

    Beyond Highways: Funding Clean Transportation through the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Public bus and bike shares in Pittsburgh, PA.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Finance
    North America
    Insights
    April 7, 2022

    Biden’s Budget Request: Does It Make Good on Climate Finance Pledges?

    • climate finance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    National mall in Washington, D.C.
    • climate finance
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 29, 2021

    The US Clean Energy Transition Isn’t Equitable — But it Could Be

    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • renewable energy
    • climate finance
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    Two stacked rows of electrical fuse boxes with different numbers on them.
    • Clean Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • renewable energy
    • climate finance
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    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
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 6, 2021

    6 Innovative Ways to Fund Climate Action and Equity in US Cities

    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate finance
    Solar panels on homes in Boulder, Colorado.
    • Climate
    • Climate Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate finance
    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
    October 29, 2020

    How Some U.S. Cities Are Working to Align Energy Markets with Their Clean Energy Goals

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Power lines at sunset.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 2, 2020

    3 Hurdles to Racial Justice in Clean Energy – and 3 Ways U.S. Cities Can Overcome Them

    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    Orlando at night
    • Cities
    • Energy
    • Equity & Governance
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    July 24, 2020

    Brooklyn Bridge Could Be a Landmark for Forest Conservation

    • Cities
    • Forests
    Rendering of the proposed Brooklyn Bridge Forest
    • Cities
    • Forests
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 24, 2020

    How US Cities and Counties Are Getting Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    wind turbines
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Initiatives
    April 10, 2020

    Electric Vehicles in the U.S.

    Electric Vehicle plugged in and charging in CT
    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
    Cities
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    December 12, 2019

    How to Prevent City Climate Action from Becoming "Green Gentrification"

    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn, New York. Photo by Robert Wolcheck/Flickr
    • Climate Equity
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 9, 2019

    Accelerating America's Pledge: How U.S. States, Cities and Businesses Can Deliver Ambitious Climate Action

    • U.S. Climate
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    Rooftop solar panels
    • U.S. Climate
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy

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