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Water Stewardship: Good for Business, Good for Sustainable Development

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River Hubelj in Slovenia. Photo by nejcbole/Flickr
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Win-win: Reducing Water Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in China’s Power Sector

  • Energy
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  • Climate
  • GHG emissions
China’s power sector is the nation’s largest source of greenhouse gas emissions and its biggest industrial water user. To meet increasing energy demand, the country may double its installed generation capacity by 2030. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr.
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Why Cities Need to Address River Flooding Now

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World’s 15 Countries with the Most People Exposed to River Floods

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  • floods
  • climate change
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Citizens flee floods in Sri Lanka. Photo by trokilinochchi/Wikimedia Commons.
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3 Maps Explain India’s Growing Water Risks

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In India more than 100 million people live in areas of poor water quality. Photo by Sambhaav Trust/Flickr.
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How Do You Measure the Emissions Locked in Fossil Fuel Reserves?

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  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • fossil fuels
If emissions continue unabated, the world is on track to exhaust its "carbon budget" within three decades. Photo by Mingjia Zhou/Flickr
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Scope 2: Changing the Way Companies Think About Electricity Emissions

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  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • GHG Protocol
  • greenhouse gases
Many electricity markets, including those in the United States, European Union, Australia, Japan, India and many Latin American countries, use a variety of so-called contractual instruments traded between electricity generators, utilities and consumers in order to convey emissions information about purchased power. Photo Credit: Shutterstock
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6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

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Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
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WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2014

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During "Raaghiri Days" in Indian cities, streets are closed to cars to encourage walking and biking. Photo by Carol Mitchell/Flickr
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Hundreds of Cities Poised to Replicate Rio’s Approach to Measuring and Reducing Emissions

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  • Cities
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gas accounting
Rio de Janeiro pilot-tested the Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Inventories (GPC). Photo by Rodrigo Soldon/Flickr
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Energy-gulping Desalination Can’t Solve China’s Water Crisis Alone

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Tianjin is home to the Beijiang and Dagang desalination plants, which together are expected to account for a third of China’s 1.5-2 million-ton capacity by 2015. (Tianjin, China) Photo by Sam Gao/Flickr.
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Why Community Forest Rights Should Be Part of National Climate Change Policies

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  • climate change
  • greenhouse gas accounting
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  • land rights
  • UNFCCC
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon is 11 times lower in community forests with strong legal recognition than in other parts of the region. Photo by Kate Evans/Center for International Forestry Research
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Staying on Track: A New Tool for Designing and Meeting Emissions-Reduction Goals

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  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Pollution in Beijing. China recently committed to peak its emissions by 2030. Photo by David Barrie/Flickr
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Três Mapas que Ajudam a Explicar a Crise da Água em São Paulo, Brasil

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  • deforestation
  • drought
  • global forest watch
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São Paulo, Brasil. Fonte: Fernando Stankuns/Flickr
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Water Risks Threaten Billions in U.S. Electric Sales, Farm Products

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A new report finds that $21 billion in U.S. electricity sales and $1.2 billion in farm products face water risks. Photo credit: lewsviews, Flickr
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3 Maps Help Explain São Paulo, Brazil’s Water Crisis

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São Paulo, Brazil and neighboring states are experiencing the worst drought to hit the region in the past 80 years. Photo credit: Fernando Stankuns, Flickr
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Intelligent Imagining: Scenarios to Manage Water as the Climate Changes

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  • Climate Resilience
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A watershed in the Central American Dryland Corridor, a protected area meant to foster biodiversity and sustainable development, in Trifinio, Guatemala. Photo Credit: Paul Reig/WRI
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Race to the Top: Driving Ambition in a 2015 Climate Agreement

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  • greenhouse gas accounting
  • GHG emissions
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
countries are aiming to keep global average temperature from rising 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels. Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Mike Lee/Flickr
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Tougher Greenhouse Goals Could Cut EU’s Gas Imports in Half

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  • greenhouse gases
  • international climate policy
  • fossil fuels
A new study by Ecofys under the Open Climate Network finds that by 2030, the EU can cut its natural gas consumption by almost half by cost-effectively improving energy efficiency and ramping up its use of renewable energy. Photo Credit: Justin Swan/Flickr
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  • Climate
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  • international climate policy
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Latin American Experts Need Good Data to Plan for Water Stress and a Changing Climate

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Dry conditions have already cut into Brazil’s grain and coffee production. Photo credit: Nelo Mijangos/Flickr
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Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset