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    climate policy Insights
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 4, 2024

    Detroit Passed the First Law Giving Communities a Say in Development Projects. Here’s What Happened

    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    Scaffolding being constructed for a large industrial building.
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    Food
    Europe
    Insights
    November 12, 2024

    Denmark’s Groundbreaking Agriculture Climate Policy Sets Strong Example for the World

    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • pollution
    • COP29
    • greenhouse gases
    A farmer watches over his cows as they eat.
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • pollution
    • COP29
    • greenhouse gases
    Climate
    Insights
    November 4, 2024

    What Is 'Loss and Damage' from Climate Change? 8 Key Questions, Answered

    • climate impacts
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • COP29
    Rising water levels submerging a house as heavy monsoon rains cause major floods in Baco, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines on July 23, 2021.
    • climate impacts
    • climate policy
    • Climate Resilience
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • COP29
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    November 1, 2024

    Vietnam’s Renewable Energy Policy Is Spurring Decarbonization of Global Brands

    • Clean Energy
    • corporate sustainability
    • renewable energy
    • energy efficiency
    • climate policy
    • Business
    People on motorcycles ride past a Samsung store in Vietnam.
    • Clean Energy
    • corporate sustainability
    • renewable energy
    • energy efficiency
    • climate policy
    • Business
    Climate
    Insights
    August 14, 2024

    What 2024’s Historic Elections Could Mean for the Climate

    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • COP29
    • international climate policy
    • climate policy
    People cast their votes in Mexico's presidential election in June, 2024.
    • Climate
    • climate finance
    • COP29
    • international climate policy
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 17, 2024

    Cutting-Edge Projects Aim to Decarbonize US Cement Emissions

    • industry
    • U.S. Climate
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • FIGI
    People wearing construction vests and hard hats look out at the Fortera cement plant.
    • industry
    • U.S. Climate
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • mapping
    • FIGI
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    July 15, 2024

    Oslo's 'Climate Budget' Is Building a Cleaner City

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    Oslo construction site
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate policy
    • greenhouse gases
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 9, 2024

    The US Needs to Lower Cement Emissions — ‘Blended Cement’ Can Help

    • industry
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • low carbon development
    • FIGI
    Cement is poured while two workers spread it onto the ground.
    • industry
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • low carbon development
    • FIGI
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 9, 2024

    Under New Guidance, 'Sustainable' Aviation Fuel in the US Could Be Anything But

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    A man in a neon vest stands under the wing of a commercial plane to fill its fuel tank.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Finance
    Insights
    May 6, 2024

    Corporate Climate Disclosure Has Passed a Tipping Point. Companies Need to Catch Up

    • Finance
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    The Battery Park Underpass in New York is seen completely submerged because of flooding from Hurricane Sandy.
    • Finance
    • Business
    • corporate sustainability
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2024

    4 Things to Know About US EPA’s New Power Plant Rules

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    A coal plant in eastern Wyoming spews emissions.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Insights
    January 23, 2024

    4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    A family covers their heads with cloth for sun protection while walking near the Ganges river during a heatwave.
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 6, 2023

    5 Reasons EPA’s New Methane Rule Is a Big Deal for US Climate Action — and the World

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    Oil refinery behind a highway in Utah.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    Climate
    Insights
    November 2, 2023

    Benchmarks for Success for COP28

    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Solar-powered water pump on a Malawi farm
    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 11, 2023

    Lessons From California’s Carbon Dioxide Removal Policies

    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    • climate policy
    A flagpole with three flags including U.S. and California, stands next to the dome of the California State Capitol building in Sacramento.
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    • climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 31, 2023

    US Clean Energy Projects Need Public Buy-in. Community Benefits Agreements Can Help

    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    Two workers in hardhats install solar panels on a sunny day.
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • environmental justice
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 9, 2023

    One Year In, How the Inflation Reduction Act Is Creating a Manufacturing Resurgence in the US

    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Battery factory in Texas
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • Economics
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 31, 2023

    Redefining America’s ‘Energy Communities’ Can Boost Clean Energy Investment Where It’s Needed Most

    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • Clean Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • data visualization
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    A train carrying coal in front of houses in Thurmond, West Virginia.
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • Clean Energy
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • data visualization
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    Climate
    Insights
    July 6, 2023

    5 Countries Taking Action to Reach Net-Zero Targets

    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    A wind farm in Denmark is surrounded by blue seawater.
    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2023

    EPA’s New Renewable Fuel Standard Will Increase Carbon Emissions — Not Lower Them

    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    Cars drive down a California highway with farm fields on either side.
    • U.S. Climate
    • biofuels
    • transportation
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions

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