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    December 12, 2015

    The Paris Agreement: Turning Point for a Climate Solution

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Paris Agreement adopted. Photo credit WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Insights
    December 11, 2015

    Corporate Renewable Energy Buyers Can Support National Climate Plans

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • renewable energy
    thin-film solar
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • renewable energy
    Finance
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    3 Key Questions for the Energy Industry Around a Global Climate Agreement

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    COP21 march in London
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    December 10, 2015

    5 Numbers: What the Paris Climate Talks Have Already Delivered

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    COP21
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    December 9, 2015

    5 Principles to Guide Financial Institution Action on Climate Change

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Paris skyline
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • Business
    • climate finance
    • Finance
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2015

    4 Questions About Corporate Emissions, Answered through New Interactive Tool

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Industry
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2015

    114 Companies Commit to Set Science-Based Emissions Targets

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • emissions
    Sydney skyline
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate science
    • climate change
    • emissions
    Equity
    Insights
    December 8, 2015

    6 Ways to Make Small Businesses More Resilient to Climate Change

    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    Rural Ghana
    • Climate Resilience
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    Business and Climate Action: The Times They Are A-Changin'

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Hundreds of business leaders are gathering at COP 21 in Paris. Photo by Yann Caradec/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Finance
    Insights
    November 30, 2015

    4 Corporate Carbon Pricing Do’s and Don’ts

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • emissions
    Power plant
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • carbon pricing
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • emissions
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 12, 2015

    Greening Finance: A View from Beijing

    • Business
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    The recent CCICED meeting took place in Beijing, China. Photo by Francisco Anzola/Flickr.
    • Business
    • Finance
    • low carbon development
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    November 11, 2015

    By Taking 5 Steps, China Can Start Leading the Green Finance Revolution

    • Business
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    WRI President and CEO Andrew Steer presents Green Finance task force report at CCICED annual general meeting in Beijing, China. Photo by Lawrence MacDonald.
    • Business
    • Finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    November 5, 2015

    Science-based Emissions Targets: The Key to Sending a Strong Corporate Signal Before COP 21

    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Nearly 90 companies have committed to set a science-based emissions-reduction target. Photo by Mike Steinhoff/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Business
    • COP21
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • climate change
    • emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Business
    Insights
    October 29, 2015

    Who Is Speaking on Climate Policy for Your Company?

    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Climate
    Large companies can be involved in hundreds of trade associations around the world. Photo by Corey Seeman/Flickr
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    October 22, 2015

    Sending the Right Signals: How the Paris Agreement Can Close the Emissions Gap

    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    Setting strong short- and long-term signals in the Paris Agreement can help create a policy environment that will enable businesses and investors to reap significant benefits. Photo by Bilfinger SE/Flickr.
    • Business
    • COP21
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    Africa
    Insights
    October 5, 2015

    Can Clean Distributed Energy Solutions Close Africa’s Access Gap?

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar speciality shop in Gulu, Uganda. Photo by James Anderson/Flickr.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Business
    • Economics
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    September 25, 2015

    The Business Case for Science-Based Targets to Reduce Emissions

    • climate science
    • Business
    • emissions
    • GHG emissions
    69 companies, including Honda, Nestlé and Hewlett-Packard have committed to setting these science-based targets to cut their greenhouse emissions, and some have publicly announced them. Photo by UN/Flickr.
    • climate science
    • Business
    • emissions
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    Insights
    September 24, 2015

    How Do Companies Put a Price on Carbon?

    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    A coal-fired power plant on the Ohio River. Photo by Analogue Kid/Wikimedia Commons
    • Business
    • climate change
    • emissions
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2015

    Corporate Buyers of Renewable Energy Get Louder—and More Diverse

    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    As demand for renewable energy expands, so too are our efforts to facilitate further collaborations to open new markets for clean power. Photo by Daniel Hoherd/Flickr.
    • Business
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Equity
    Insights
    September 7, 2015

    4 Cutting-Edge Technologies to Catch Illegal Loggers

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • illegal logging
    Logging in Sarawak, Malaysia. Photo by Ben Beiske/Flickr
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • Business
    • illegal logging

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