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Building Efficiency Finally Gets its Day in the Sun at COP 21

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Wall Street
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4 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Forests at COP 21

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Agroforestry
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Setting the Mood for a Strong Global Climate Agreement

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COP 21: An Opportunity to Put Cities Squarely on the Climate Agenda

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Paris traffic
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With New Climate Plans, Adaptation Is No Longer an Overlooked Issue

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Climate-smart agriculture
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Seizing the Paris Moment

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Paris, France
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New GFW Maps Show Vast Logging, Oil Palm and Plantation Concessions in Sarawak

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Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Wakx/Flickr.
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With Latest Climate Commitments, How Much Will the World Warm? It's Complicated.

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Black Rock Solar educational field trip
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5 Reasons Why US Climate Progress Will Continue Long After Paris

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Wind turbines in California. Photo by Vlasta Juricek/Flickr
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Peru’s Illegal “Ghost Trees”: What U.S. Buyers Need to Know

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While not a new problem, the scale and pervasiveness of timber laundering in Peru is astounding.  Photo by CIFOR/Flickr.
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Video: What Are the Ingredients for a Successful Climate Agreement at COP 21?

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Does Coal Always Mean Water Stress Along With Economic Growth?

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By adopting water conservation technologies, water saved in the agriculture sector can be transferred to the coal sector, however, with high cost. Photo by Yuan Wang.
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Science-based Emissions Targets: The Key to Sending a Strong Corporate Signal Before COP 21

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Nearly 90 companies have committed to set a science-based emissions-reduction target. Photo by Mike Steinhoff/Flickr
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Total Renewable Energy from 8 Top GHG Emitters Set to Double by 2030

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Beyond Conflict, Water Stress Contributed to Europe’s Migration Crisis

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National Climate Plans (INDCs), by the Numbers

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More than 150 countries have submitted INDCs, representing 87 percent of global emissions. Photo by Tim Green/Flickr
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What Effect Will National Climate Plans (INDCs) Have on Global Emissions? 5 Things to Know

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More than 150 countries have now submitted their INDCs ahead of COP 21 in Paris later this year. Photo by Taylor Miles/Flickr
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Paris Countdown: Where Things Stand 5 Weeks Before Climate Summit

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Increasing Forest Transparency through the Open Government Partnership

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Open government often translates to good forest governance. Photo by Nanang Sujana/Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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3 Ways Obama Could Help Fight Indonesia's Massive Fires

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Fires in Indonesia are creating haze throughout Southeast Asia. Photo by Rini Sulaiman/ Norwegian Embassy for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
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