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    Asia Insights
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    April 17, 2018

    2 Ways for China to Play a Bigger Role in Protecting Global Forests

    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    China is the world's largest timber market.
    • Forests
    • illegal logging
    Freshwater
    Europe Asia
    Insights
    April 11, 2018

    It's Not Just Cape Town: 4 Shrinking Reservoirs to Watch

    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Al Massira dam, Morocco
    • Aqueduct
    • drought
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 4, 2018

    How Did Shenzhen, China Build World’s Largest Electric Bus Fleet?

    • public transit
    • transportation
    Electric buses in China
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Asia
    Insights
    April 4, 2018

    4 Ways Companies Can Price Carbon: Lessons from India

    • carbon pricing
    • Business
    • Climate
    Indian factory worker
    • carbon pricing
    • Business
    • Climate
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    March 30, 2018

    Smallholder Farmers Are Key to Making the Palm Oil Industry Sustainable

    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Indonesian palm oil
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 27, 2018

    To Supercharge Chinese Renewables, Fix Their Financing

    • Climate
    • Energy
    Wind turbines in Ningxia, China.
    • Climate
    • Energy
    Forests
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    March 20, 2018

    Places to Watch: 3 Forest Regions at Risk Right Now

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Palm Oil Plantations in Papua, New Guinea
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    Asia
    Insights
    February 12, 2018

    3 Issues to Watch as China and India Move Toward Sustainable Development

    • climate change
    Solar project in India.
    • climate change
    Asia North America
    Insights
    February 7, 2018

    There Are Still Opportunities for US-China Climate Cooperation

    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Solar installation in Shanghai.
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 1, 2018

    Vietnam: An Up-and-Coming Clean Energy Leader?

    • renewable energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    Offshore wind farm in Vietnam
    • renewable energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 31, 2018

    Photo Essay: How Climate Change Affects the Urban Poor in India and Indonesia

    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • climate change
    Asian man standing by waterway
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • climate change
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 29, 2018

    To Save Indonesia’s Carbon-Rich Peatlands, Start by Mapping Them

    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    Peat swamp forest in Central Kalimantan, Indonesia
    • deforestation
    • agriculture
    • mapping
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    India power plant
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • mapping
    • power plants
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 12, 2018

    Chinese Cities Aim to Rein in Bike-Sharing Boom

    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bike sharing in China
    • biking
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 3, 2018

    Indonesia Has a Carrot to End Illegal Logging; Now It Needs a Stick

    • Business
    • deforestation
    • illegal logging
    Indonesian sawmill
    • Business
    • deforestation
    • illegal logging
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 19, 2017

    India Can Meet Climate Goals and Sustain Economic Growth

    • Climate
    • NDC
    The India One Solar plant.
    • Climate
    • NDC
    Asia
    Insights
    December 14, 2017

    Q&A with Andrew Steer: China Plays Big Climate Role on Global Stage

    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • international climate policy
    solar-powered electric vehicle in China
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • international climate policy
    Asia
    Insights
    December 5, 2017

    3 Ways Governments Can Prevent Fake Data on Forests

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    November 22, 2017

    India’s Renewable Energy Push: A Win-Win for Job Creation and Electricity Access

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Solar engineers in Tinginaput, India
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • poverty
    • renewable energy

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