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    February 10, 2020

    5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Reroroja village
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • transportation
    • wetlands
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 31, 2020

    5 Ways the US Government Can Kickstart a CarbonShot to Remove Carbon from the Atmosphere

    • carbon removal
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • U.S. policy
    carbon engineering direct air capture facility
    • carbon removal
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    January 15, 2020

    2020 Could Be the Year Carbon Removal Takes Off

    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant in Iceland
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    January 13, 2020

    This Month in Climate Science, December 2019: Pre-term Births, Fewer Fishermen and Accelerated Arctic Melt

    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • health
    • Ocean
    • Freshwater
    Two fishermen offloading lobster from their boat onto a floating dock in Maine.
    • this month in climate science
    • climate science
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    • health
    • Ocean
    • Freshwater
    Energy
    Insights
    November 4, 2019

    Buildings Are an Ideal but Overlooked Climate Solution

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    Installing a green roof. Zero carbon buildings are viable, flexible and affordable right now. Photo by Ziggy Liloia/Flickr
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    March 12, 2019

    Many Companies Inaccurately Estimate the Climate Benefits of Their Products

    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Ball bearings are one of the many products affected by unverifiable claims of avoided emissions. Flickr/jfeathersmith
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 19, 2018

    Good Climate Policy News from California

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    Tuolumne Meadows, Yosemite National Park, California
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2018

    Billion-Dollar Disasters to Disappearing Ice: 2017 Was a Year of Record-Breaking Climate Events

    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Hurricane Maria
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate impacts
    • sea level rise
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 4, 2017

    Evaluating Indonesia’s Progress on its Climate Commitments

    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    West Papua, Indonesia
    • G20
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    North America
    Insights
    August 25, 2016

    It’s Time for US Federal Contractors to Measure their Carbon Footprints

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    United States Department of Energy Forrestal Building
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • greenhouse gases
    Insights
    June 20, 2016

    Beyond CO2: China Can Curb Its Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Nearly 30 % by 2030

    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/57551150@N00/12830520323/">opalpeterliu</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    May 11, 2016

    3 Steps Wisconsin Can Take To Meet Its Clean Power Plan Targets

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines in Dane County, Wis.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 3, 2016

    Getting Over the Finish Line: 4 Ways for the Paris Agreement to Come into Effect

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry signs the Paris Agreement.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    March 11, 2016

    With New Joint Announcement with Canada, US Gets Serious About Cutting Methane Emissions

    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Natural gas well
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    January 7, 2016

    3 Steps Missouri Can Take to Meet its Clean Power Plan Targets

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Generating station in Iatan, Missouri.
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2016

    4 Steps Michigan Can Take To Exceed Its Clean Power Plan Targets

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Great wind farm near Alma, Michigan in Gratiot County, Michigan.
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    Pew Survey Finds Broad Global Support for Climate Action

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    Among the various concerns related to climate, drought tops the list, according to the survey. Photo by CAIT/Flickr.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    October 1, 2015

    South Africa Pledges to Peak Its Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2025

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    South Africa is the first country to apply a carbon budget approach to determine whether its INDC represents a fair share of global emission reductions. Photo by Lollie-Pop/Flickr.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    September 10, 2015

    Greater Efficiency in Aviation and Maritime: The Double Win Trajectory

    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    The aviation and maritime sectors are an increasingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Bridget Coila/Flickr.
    • Economics
    • GHG emissions
    • energy efficiency
    • greenhouse gases
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2015

    How Does the Clean Power Plan Help US Meet its Climate Targets?

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases
    Wind and solar energy is becoming increasingly cost competitive with coal and natural gas in many parts of the country. Photo by Jeff Kubina/Flickr.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • greenhouse gases

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