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    Asia
    Insights
    October 24, 2023

    After a Decade of Fossil Fuel Investing, Can China Fulfill Its Promise of a "Green" Belt and Road Initiative?

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    A construction worker walks down a path between rows of solar panels installed over water.
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 31, 2023

    What’s After Coal? Accelerating China’s Overseas Investment in Renewables

    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    Aerial photo of solar power station in Hangzhou, China
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    January 17, 2022

    Mapping, Management, and Mitigation: How Peatlands Can Advance Climate Action in Southeast Asia

    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • mapping
    Peatland forest in Parupuk village, Katingan. Central Kalimantan.
    • deforestation
    • restoration
    • mapping
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    December 17, 2021

    5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
    • Urban Development
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • nature-based solutions
    • development
    • low carbon development
    Freshwater
    Asia
    Insights
    August 26, 2021

    How Water Challenges Threaten India’s Energy Security

    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    Power plant in dry land
    • water risk
    • renewable energy
    • power plants
    • drought
    • floods
    • Aqueduct
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    June 14, 2021

    South Korea and Japan Will End Overseas Coal Financing. Will China Catch Up?

    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Dump trucks and cranes carrying and extracting coal from a coal work site.
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Economics
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    How Emerging Economies Can Pursue Green Recoveries

    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Gede Pangrango National Park, Situ Gunung, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Asia
    Insights
    January 15, 2021

    The Great Reset: 7 Environment and Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2021

    • coronavirus
    • podcasts
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    People standing in line during COVID-19 using safety precautions.
    • coronavirus
    • podcasts
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 4, 2020

    In the Time of COVID-19, China Could Be Pivotal in Swapping Debt for Climate and Health Action

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • health
    A cityscape in Beijing.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • Finance
    • health
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    October 19, 2020

    Clean Energy Can Help Southeast Asia Recover After COVID-19

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Two farmers stand in their field in Thailand, in front of wind turbines.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Business
    Asia
    Insights
    September 29, 2020

    China and Big Business Give Climate Diplomacy a Kick-Start at UNGA and Climate Week

    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    UN complex in New York City
    • Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • long-term strategies
    • United Nations
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    September 15, 2020

    6 Keys to Turn Coastal Resilience Plans into Action

    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • biking
    • extreme weather
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    A man wheels a megaphone mounted on bicycle along a neighborhood path in Bangladesh.
    • Climate Resilience
    • adaptation finance
    • biking
    • extreme weather
    • climate change
    • Ocean
    Asia
    Insights
    September 10, 2020

    Powering China with Clean Energy After COVID-19

    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    Rooftop solar panels in Kunming, China
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    July 29, 2020

    Will China Finally Block “Clean Coal” from Green Bonds Market?

    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    The People's Bank of China, a key player in financial guidance and sustainability. Photo by Flickr/bfishadow
    • green bonds
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    May 29, 2020

    South Asia Confronts a Double Disaster: Cyclone and COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • extreme weather
    Boats in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • coronavirus
    • extreme weather
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    April 30, 2020

    How Korea is Winning the Fight Against COVID-19 While Ramping Up Climate Ambition

    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Korean city at night
    • Economics
    • Air Quality
    • coronavirus
    • National Climate Action
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    4 Investment Areas to Stimulate China's Economy After COVID-19

    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • coronavirus
    • low carbon development
    • natural infrastructure
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • Economics
    • Health & Road Safety
    Economics
    Asia
    Insights
    April 28, 2020

    After COVID-19, 5 Ways India Can Pursue a Sustainable and Resilient Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Person riding motorcycle in India during coronavirus pandemic
    • coronavirus
    • infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • Economics
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    April 14, 2020

    Tackling Inequality in Cities is Essential for Fighting COVID-19

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • coronavirus
    Mumbai, India
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • coronavirus

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