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    July 21, 2016

    Making the Links Real: Connecting Development and Climate Action at the Country Level

    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • National Climate Action
    sdg-conference
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • National Climate Action
    Business
    Insights
    July 20, 2016

    3 Considerations When Solving the “Stuff Conundrum”

    • Economics
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • sustainable development goals
    landfill
    • Economics
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • sustainable development goals
    Climate
    Insights
    July 6, 2016

    How to Finance a New Climate Economy

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • sustainable development goals
    Rooftop solar panel in Khulna District, Bangladesh
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • natural infrastructure
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • sustainable development goals
    Finance
    Insights
    July 1, 2016

    New Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Starts Building a Green Future

    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Indonesia slums
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Freshwater
    Latin America
    Insights
    June 8, 2016

    A History of Untreated Sewage Sours Tobago’s Waters

    • Economics
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Store Bay, Tobago
    • Economics
    • wastewater
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    June 8, 2016

    23 Chinese Cities Commit to Peak Carbon Emissions by 2030

    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    U.S.-China Climate Leaders Summit in Beijing. Photo credit: Wee Kean Fong
    • Climate
    • low carbon development
    Energy
    Insights
    May 16, 2016

    Facebook and Microsoft Want More Renewable Energy. REBA Can Help Them Get It

    • Business
    • Economics
    • renewable energy
    Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/94745953@N04/15076905811/">Trevor Bexon</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Business
    • Economics
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Insights
    May 11, 2016

    4 Surprising Ways Energy-Efficient Buildings Benefit Cities

    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Poznan, Poland
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    A New Coalition Will Prove Sustainable Cities Are Better for Growth, Better for Climate

    • Economics
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Bus Rapid Transit system in Bogota, Colombia.
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    April 14, 2016

    Brazilian State Becomes First in the Country to Set Carbon-Neutral Goal

    • GHG emissions
    • low carbon development
    Mato Grosso do Sul
    • GHG emissions
    • low carbon development
    Food
    Insights
    April 8, 2016

    3 Steps for Tackling Food Loss and Waste

    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    Wasted vegetables and fruits of a hypermarket from one or two days.
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Sustainable Development Goal 2
    Climate
    Europe North America
    Insights
    April 5, 2016

    The Roads to Decoupling: 21 Countries Are Reducing Carbon Emissions While Growing GDP

    • Economics
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines
    • Economics
    • Business
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Asia
    Insights
    March 18, 2016

    5 Questions: What Does China’s New Five-Year Plan Mean for Climate Action?

    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Installation of solar photovoltaic panels on the roofs of the Hongqiao Passenger Rail Terminal in Shanghai, China.
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Asia
    Insights
    March 16, 2016

    A Golden Opportunity for China to Embrace Green Growth

    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Manufacturing solar cells in Wuxi, China.
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    Finance
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 7, 2016

    How Uruguay Became a Wind Power Powerhouse

    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Sierra de los Caracoles wind farm in Uruguay.
    • climate finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    March 4, 2016

    Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank Releases New Environmental and Social Standards. How Do They Stack Up?

    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Redevelopment of Dachong Village, Nanshan, Shenzhen
    • climate finance
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    Insights
    February 3, 2016

    Andrew Steer Tells U.S. Lawmakers: Paris Agreement Is a “Big Deal for the World; Good Deal for America”

    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • International Climate Action
    • U.S. Climate
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Insights
    January 25, 2016

    The Smart Money Is Going Green

    • Paris Agreement
    • renewable energy
    • Economics
    10 four panels installed from ground level
    • Paris Agreement
    • renewable energy
    • Economics
    Cities
    Insights
    January 13, 2016

    Transforming Transportation: From Global Targets to Local Action

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bus rapid transit (BRT) in Curitiba, Brazil
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • transportation
    • Health & Road Safety
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 8, 2016

    With New Guidelines, China’s Green Bond Market Poised to Take Off in the Year of the Monkey

    • green bonds
    • COP21
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development
    Solar cell manufacturing center in Wuxi, China.
    • green bonds
    • COP21
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • low carbon development

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