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    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
    Cities
    Insights
    August 10, 2023

    As the Earth Gets Hotter, Can Our Cities Get Cooler?

    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    A line of tourists await the use of the fountain at the base of Rome’s Spanish Steps to cool off.
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • nature-based solutions
    Cities
    Insights
    June 26, 2023

    Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    Cities
    Insights
    October 21, 2022

    3 Essentials for Integrated Urban Climate Action

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    Tram and buildings in Guadalajara.
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • low carbon development
    • urban water resilience
    • Cities
    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
    Forests
    Insights
    April 5, 2022

    How a New EU Regulation Can Reduce Deforestation Globally

    • deforestation
    • regulation
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Aerial footage of palm oil and the forest in Sentabai Village, West Kalimantan, 2017.
    • deforestation
    • regulation
    • Forests
    • commodities
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Cities
    Insights
    June 18, 2020

    In the Distance: Clean Air Post-COVID-19

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    mexico-city-skyline
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    October 28, 2019

    Red Alert: 3 Strategies for Reducing Toxic Ozone Pollution

    • Equity & Governance
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    Shanghai smog
    • Equity & Governance
    • Air Quality
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    Cities
    Insights
    June 5, 2019

    5 Under-recognized Impacts of Air Pollution

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Sustainable Development Goal 3
    • health
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Visible air pollution in Delhi, India
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Sustainable Development Goal 3
    • health
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Insights
    October 29, 2018

    Curbing Climate Change and Preventing Deaths from Air Pollution Go Hand-in-Hand

    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    China air pollution
    • Climate
    • Air Quality
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Energy
    Insights
    May 16, 2016

    Renewable Energy Is Soaring. Are We Ready?

    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Housekeeper cleaning solar thermal panels in India
    • Equity & Governance
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    June 15, 2015

    Jump-starting Clean Energy Access for the World

    • Energy
    • Finance
    • development
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Solar home systems in Bangladesh. Photo by ILO/Flickr/
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • development
    • climate finance
    • international climate policy
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 28, 2014

    5 Ways Arkansas Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Arkansas has already taken steps to reduce its near-term power sector CO2 emissions by implementing energy efficiency policies.
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2013

    5 Ways Wisconsin Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 21, 2013

    5 Ways Colorado Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • regulation
    By meeting renewable energy targets, Colorado can reduce its CO2 emissions by 7 percent below 2011 levels by 2020. Photo Credit: USFWS Mountain Prairie, Flickr
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • power plants
    • regulation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 8, 2013

    5 Ways Illinois Can Reduce Power Plant Emissions

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • regulation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 20, 2013

    Addressing Carbon Pollution from Power Plants Is Vital for Avoiding Catastrophic Climate Change

    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    John E. Amos coal-fired power plant. Photo credit: Wigwam Jones, Flickr
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • power plants
    • regulation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 16, 2013

    A Stronger, Cleaner Michigan: 5 Steps to Cost-Effectively Reduce Power Sector Emissions

    • U.S. policy
    • industry
    • pollution
    • regulation
    A coal-fired power plant in Marysville, Michigan. Photo credit: Sentrawoods, Flickr
    • U.S. policy
    • industry
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 11, 2013

    4 Ways North Carolina Can Reduce its Power Sector Emissions

    • climate change
    • Energy
    • pollution
    • regulation
    • U.S. policy
    Marshall Steam Station in North Carolina. Photo credit: Cdtew, Wikimedia Commons
    • climate change
    • Energy
    • pollution
    • regulation
    • U.S. policy

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