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    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
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    April 16, 2024

    A New Program Will Bring Clean Energy to Disadvantaged Neighborhoods in the US

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Rooftop solar on a Brooklyn rowhome
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    March 25, 2024

    Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric ‘Motos’

    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
    • renewable energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • Energy Access
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 2, 2024

    A New Solution to Power Africa: Productive Use of Renewable Energy

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Malawi farmer tends her field, with solar water pumps in the background
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Freshwater
    Insights
    November 6, 2023

    5 Takeaways for Companies Setting Science-based Freshwater Targets

    • science based targets
    • water risk
    • Water Security
    • Aqueduct
    A person wearing a hat sits on the rocks overlooking Laguna Churup in Peru.
    • science based targets
    • water risk
    • Water Security
    • Aqueduct
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    October 31, 2023

    Distributed Solar Keeps Hospital Operational During Kenya’s Longest Power Blackout

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Installation of solar panels to a building roof in Africa
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Freshwater
    Insights
    October 20, 2023

    The Next Phase of Corporate Sustainability: Addressing Consumer Water Use

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    Washing dishes.
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • Water Security
    • water risk
    Energy
    Insights
    August 30, 2023

    6 Conversations We Need to Have on the Energy Transition

    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • international climate policy
    Wind turbines on top of a mountain overlooking the sea in Costa Rica.
    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • international climate policy
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 16, 2023

    25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
    • Freshwater
    • Water Quality
    • Aqueduct
    • water risk
    Energy
    Europe
    Insights
    July 12, 2023

    These 8 Countries Are Scaling Up Renewable Energy the Fastest

    • renewable energy
    • energy efficiency
    • Energy Access
    • Clean Energy
    Construction workers on a rooftop with wind turbines.
    • renewable energy
    • energy efficiency
    • Energy Access
    • Clean Energy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    March 23, 2023

    7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    People distribute food in front of a mosque
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 11, 2023

    In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    This housing in Iloilo City, Philippines was built to provide safe shelter to people previously living in flood zones.
    • Climate Resilience
    • sea level rise
    • Urban Development
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 30, 2022

    How Distributed Energy Resources Can Lower Power Bills, Raise Revenue in US Communities

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    Solar panels on a community of homes in Austin, TX
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 15, 2022

    How Local Governments Can Advance Community Solar for Low- and Moderate-Income Households

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    A construction worker secures new solar panels to a residential roof.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Cities
    Insights
    August 16, 2022

    5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Children playing in a neighborhood park in Barranquilla, Colombia.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    June 16, 2022

    How Community Solar Can Benefit Low- and Moderate-Income Customers

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Solar panels in a field of blooming flowers.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Energy Access
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Freshwater
    Insights
    January 18, 2022

    To Tackle Water Risk, Agribusinesses Need to Look to Their Supply Chains

    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • Aqueduct
    Crop irrigation in an agricultural field
    • water risk
    • agriculture
    • Aqueduct
    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

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