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    renewable energy Insights
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    February 26, 2019

    4 Creative Ways Cities Are Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future

    • Energy
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar in Washington, DC. Flickr/Adam Fagen
    • Energy
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Insights
    February 13, 2019

    Electrification Doesn't Make Sense Everywhere—Yet

    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Where cities have relatively clean grids, they should electrify as much as possible.
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    • electric mobility
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 6, 2019

    In Afghanistan, Bhutan and Nepal, Off-Grid Renewables Bring Power to Remote Villages

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    solar panels in Ghandruk, Nepal
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 4, 2019

    5 Things to Look for in the Green New Deal

    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    wind farm
    • U.S. Climate
    • carbon pricing
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    January 28, 2019

    PODCAST: What's Next for U.S. Renewables?

    • Energy
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • renewable energy
    Rooftop solar at National Renewable Energy Lab.
    • Energy
    • podcasts
    • Sustainable Development Goal 7
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Insights
    January 23, 2019

    The US Underwent a Quiet Clean Energy Revolution Last Year

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbine technician
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Africa
    Insights
    November 29, 2018

    How Distributed Solar Helps Pregnant Women in Rural Kenya

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Maasai woman
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • health
    • poverty
    • renewable energy
    Asia
    Insights
    August 29, 2018

    Distributed Solar PV in China: Growth and Challenges

    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    Solar photovoltaic panels in Shanghai, China
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    Energy
    Insights
    August 17, 2018

    In Iraqi Kurdistan, Solar Offers Hope to the Powerless

    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Iraqi Kurdistan
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 17, 2018

    Opinion: Lessons from India’s Climate Moonshot

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • electric mobility
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    A view of the India One solar thermal power plant in Abu Road
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate Resilience
    • electric mobility
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    May 29, 2018

    7 Signs of Progress: A Year of National Climate Action

    • Energy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Electric vehicles
    • Energy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 17, 2018

    As Apple, Google and Others Promote Renewable Power, What Is the Best Way to Evaluate Corporate Energy Leadership?

    • adaptation finance
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels installed at the Googleplex.
    • adaptation finance
    • Business
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Insights
    May 10, 2018

    These 20 Water-Stressed Countries Have the Most Solar and Wind Potential

    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Solar panels in Utah
    • Freshwater
    • Aqueduct
    • electric grid
    • renewable energy
    • water risk
    Asia
    Insights
    April 30, 2018

    Vietnam's Champion for Renewable Energy: Q&A with Goldman Prize Winner Khanh Nguy Thi

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    April 25, 2018

    The US Has Millions of Tons of a Low-Carbon Fuel Source—but It's Being Thrown Away

    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    Garbage trucks
    • renewable energy
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    March 19, 2018

    Taking Greenhouse Gases from the Sky: 7 Things to Know About Carbon Removal

    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Cleared land in Costa Rica
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • carbon removal
    • Paris Agreement
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • GHG emissions
    • restoration
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Asia North America
    Insights
    February 7, 2018

    There Are Still Opportunities for US-China Climate Cooperation

    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Solar installation in Shanghai.
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    • climate change
    • renewable energy
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    February 1, 2018

    Vietnam: An Up-and-Coming Clean Energy Leader?

    • renewable energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    Offshore wind farm in Vietnam
    • renewable energy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 30, 2018

    Powering Ahead with Solar, Despite Trump Tariffs

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Solar panels at Nevada Crescent Dunes
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • low carbon development
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 29, 2017

    Of Venomous Toads and Precious Jewels -- Farewell 2017!

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Business
    Cane toad
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate science
    • climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • Business

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