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    Climate Insights
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    June 9, 2023

    Poor Air Quality Isn’t the Only Way Wildfires Affect Cities

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • fires
    • Climate
    • Cities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 12, 2023

    EPA’s Proposed Rules for Power Plant Emissions: 6 Key Questions, Answered

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    A coal plant in eastern Wyoming spews emissions.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Ocean
    Insights
    May 2, 2023

    What Is Kelp and Why Is it Vital to People and the Planet?

    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Water
    • Ocean
    Fish feed on a kelp forest in the ocean
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Water
    • Ocean
    Food
    Insights
    April 20, 2023

    The Global Benefits of Reducing Food Loss and Waste

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Climate
    Boxes of canned goods and other products discarded at a supermarket.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Climate
    Forests
    Insights
    April 14, 2023

    Restoring Degraded Forests Could Bring Back Lost Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Water
    • Climate
    Men planting a tree.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Water
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    April 10, 2023

    4 Things to Know About New Developments in Carbon Dioxide Removal

    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    A researcher collects sediment from a patch of mangroves to study its carbon sequestration rate. Mixing ground rock with sand locks away carbon dioxide while also restoring eroded coastlines.
    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    March 9, 2023

    5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Forests
    Insights
    March 1, 2023

    Global Emissions and Local Deforestation Are Combining to Create Dangerous Levels of Heat Stress in the Tropics

    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • health
    • agriculture
    A woman harvests acai berries from the Amazon in the traditional way, using a palm tool.
    • deforestation
    • Climate
    • health
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Insights
    February 15, 2023

    5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Water
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    A new electric bus in New Delhi, India
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Water
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • nature-based solutions
    • poverty
    • human rights
    Climate
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    To Shift Away from Oil and Gas, Developing Countries Need a ‘Just Transition’ to Protect Workers and Communities

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Governance
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A gas extracting plant in Ukraine.
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Climate Governance
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    January 26, 2023

    4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 23, 2023

    Tracking Progress: Climate Action Under the Biden Administration

    • National Climate Action
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climatewatch-pinned
    President Joe Biden visits Flatirons Campus of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Arvada, Colorado.
    • National Climate Action
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • Climate
    • carbon removal
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Equity
    Insights
    December 15, 2022

    What the World Really Needs to Adapt to Climate Change

    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    • adaptation finance
    • climate change
    Women transplanting rice in flooded paddy field.
    • Equity
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    • adaptation finance
    • climate change
    Forests
    Insights
    November 29, 2022

    How Forests Near and Far Benefit People in Cities

    • Water
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    urban forest
    • Water
    • Cities
    • Water Quality
    • Water Security
    • health
    • Climate
    • biodiversity
    Climate
    Insights
    November 1, 2022

    5 Things Vulnerable Countries Need from Policymakers at COP27

    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • Paris Agreement
    • paris rulebook
    • climate finance
    • COP27
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Ambulance driving through flood water on road in Mumbai, India, 2018.
    • Climate
    • climate impacts
    • Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • Paris Agreement
    • paris rulebook
    • climate finance
    • COP27
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Finance
    Insights
    October 28, 2022

    COP27’s Success Hinges on Loss and Damage Finance Discussions

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    A Pakistani woman cooks bread outside her tent after escaping floods.
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate finance
    • adaptation
    • COP27
    Finance
    Insights
    October 25, 2022

    Adaptation Finance: 11 Key Questions, Answered

    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • adaptation
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Woman pumps water on a flooded street in Dhaka, Bangladesh
    • Climate Resilience
    • Climate
    • adaptation
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Forests
    Insights
    October 23, 2022

    Policies Underestimate Forests’ Full Effect on the Climate

    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • Paris Agreement
    • emissions
    Amazon rainforest
    • Climate
    • deforestation
    • Paris Agreement
    • emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    October 18, 2022

    9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)

    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Protected wetland area in the Netherlands featuring wind turbines
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    October 18, 2022

    Tamil Nadu, India Takes an Innovative Approach to Climate Adaptation

    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Equity
    Women working in a paddy field in Tamil Nadu, India
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • Equity

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