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Climate
Insights
May 25, 2021

What Is Carbon Lock-in and How Can We Avoid It?

  • carbon
  • carbon monitoring
  • emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • infrastructure
  • power plants
  • National Climate Action
A power plant with wind mills and a smoke column in the center.
  • carbon
  • carbon monitoring
  • emissions
  • fossil fuels
  • infrastructure
  • power plants
  • National Climate Action
Asia
Insights
December 2, 2019

China Faces 4 Big Risks if it Continues Building More Coal Plants

  • Energy
  • coal
  • China
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • Energy
  • coal
  • China
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
Energy
North America
Insights
October 10, 2019

Pennsylvania is Joining RGGI. Here’s Why That Matters

  • Energy
  • electricity
  • emissions
  • power plants
  • United States
Appalachian Trail in Pennsylvania
  • Energy
  • electricity
  • emissions
  • power plants
  • United States
Energy
Asia
Insights
January 16, 2018

40% of India’s Thermal Power Plants Are in Water-Scarce Areas, Threatening Shutdowns

  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • India
  • maps
  • power plants
  • water risk
  • water stress
India power plant
  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • India
  • maps
  • power plants
  • water risk
  • water stress
Energy
Insights
January 4, 2018

Power Plants Use Water, But We Have No Idea How Much

  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • coal
  • maps
  • oil and gas
  • power plants
  • water risk
  • water stress
Power plant in Germany
  • Water
  • Aqueduct
  • coal
  • maps
  • oil and gas
  • power plants
  • water risk
  • water stress
Energy
Asia
Insights
July 26, 2017

Droughts and Blackouts: How Water Shortages Cost India Enough Energy to Power Sri Lanka

  • Water
  • Energy
  • India
  • power plants
  • water
  • water risk
  • water stress
A power plant in India.
  • Water
  • Energy
  • India
  • power plants
  • water
  • water risk
  • water stress
Climate
North America
Insights
March 13, 2017

Rolling Back the Clean Power Plan Is a Losing Proposition for America

  • Energy
  • clean power plan
  • the trump administration
  • coal
  • Economics
  • environmental protection agency
  • fossil fuels
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Installing solar panels
  • Energy
  • clean power plan
  • the trump administration
  • coal
  • Economics
  • environmental protection agency
  • fossil fuels
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • United States
Climate
Insights
January 19, 2017

No Evidence for Scott Pruitt’s Claims that U.S. Clean Power Plan Will Make Electricity Unaffordable

  • Economics
  • clean power plan
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
coal plant
  • Economics
  • clean power plan
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
Climate
North America
Insights
June 1, 2016

Former Energy CEO David Crane Envisions a Future without Fossils

  • Energy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • coal
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • wind
Coal-fired power plant in Ohio
  • Energy
  • Business
  • Corporate Climate Policy Leadership
  • coal
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • solar
  • wind
Climate
Insights
May 11, 2016

3 Steps Wisconsin Can Take To Meet Its Clean Power Plan Targets

  • Energy
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental protection agency
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • us policy
Wind turbines in Dane County, Wis.
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • environmental protection agency
  • greenhouse gases
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • United States
  • us policy
Climate
North America
Insights
February 26, 2016

4 Reasons States and Utilities Should Continue Reducing Power Emissions, Despite Clean Power Plan Stay

  • U.S. Climate
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • us policy
solar panels
  • U.S. Climate
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • us policy
Climate
North America
Insights
February 10, 2016

Despite Stay, America’s Economy and Climate Need the Clean Power Plan

  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • us policy
Power plant
  • International Climate Action
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • us policy
Climate
North America
Insights
November 18, 2015

5 Reasons Why US Climate Progress Will Continue Long After Paris

  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • international climate policy
  • power plants
  • UNFCCC
  • us policy
Wind turbines in California. Photo by Vlasta Juricek/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • international climate policy
  • power plants
  • UNFCCC
  • us policy
Climate
North America
Insights
October 6, 2015

3 Steps Virginia Can Take to Meet—and Then Exceed—its Clean Power Plan Targets

  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • power plants
Photo Credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/11537264@N00/241616223/">jsmjr</a> via <a href="http://compfight.com">Compfight</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/">cc</a>
  • GHG emissions
  • Energy
  • power plants
Energy
Asia
Insights
September 13, 2015

Big Data Improves Renewable Power Forecasts. Will It Help India?

  • India
  • Energy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
  • wind
  • WRI India
Tamil Nadu is India's leading wind power state. (Zamin Uthukuli, Tamil Nadu, India) Photo by Dhruvaraj S/Flickr.
  • India
  • Energy
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
  • wind
  • WRI India
Climate
North America
Insights
August 3, 2015

Interactive Graphic: What Do Your State’s Emissions Look Like?

  • data visualization
  • coal
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • United States
  • us policy
Electricity is the largest source of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. Photo byJarrett Callahan/Flickr
  • data visualization
  • coal
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • United States
  • us policy
Climate
North America
Insights
July 27, 2015

5 Questions to Ask About EPA’s Forthcoming Clean Power Plan

  • coal
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • us policy
Power plant in Springfield, Illinois. Photo by straightedge217/Flickr
  • coal
  • climate change
  • emissions
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • us policy
Energy
Asia
Insights
June 17, 2015

India’s Supreme Court Reinforces Renewable Energy Targets for Industry

  • India
  • electricity
  • Energy
  • improving electricity governance
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
  • solar
  • WRI India
Solar panels in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India. Photo by Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr.
  • India
  • electricity
  • Energy
  • improving electricity governance
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • renewables
  • solar
  • WRI India
Climate
North America
Insights
May 27, 2015

10 Steps to Achieve the US Emissions-Reduction Target

  • International Climate Action
  • reducing methane emissions
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • GHG emissions
  • INDC
  • power plants
  • us policy
Coal-fired power plant in Fayette County, Texas. Photo by Larry D. Moore/Wikimedia Commons
  • International Climate Action
  • reducing methane emissions
  • climate change
  • environmental protection agency
  • GHG emissions
  • INDC
  • power plants
  • us policy
Climate
North America
Insights
May 14, 2015

Déjà vu: Pushback to U.S. Clean Power Plan Reminiscent of 2011 Mercury Rule

  • Energy
  • electricity
  • climate change
  • carbon
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • us policy
Kentucky power plant. Photo by Cindy Cornett Seigle/Flickr
  • Energy
  • electricity
  • climate change
  • carbon
  • environmental protection agency
  • power plants
  • renewable energy
  • us policy

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