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    land use pollution Insights News
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2024

    Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Ocean
    Insights
    April 11, 2024

    4 Ways Ocean Health Is Critical to Human Health Everywhere

    • Ocean
    • health
    • pollution
    Fishermen in Indonesia haul in their nets on a beach.
    • Ocean
    • health
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    News
    March 29, 2024

    STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Trucks and Buses

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    February 27, 2024

    Increased Biofuel Production in the US Midwest May Harm Farmers and the Climate

    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    A farmer stands on top of a truck while a tractor unloads the crops into it.
    • biofuels
    • agriculture
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 25, 2024

    4 Priorities for Managing US Lands in the Face of Climate Change

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A tractor and trucks drive through soy bean fields.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    • land use
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Cities
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Forests
    Asia
    Insights
    October 2, 2023

    What Is Peat Subsidence and How Can Countries Prevent this Environmental Disaster?

    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • land use
    Local people in a boat survey the Singkil Peat Swamp in Indonesia.
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • restoration
    • land use
    Food
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    An aerial view of a section of rain forest cleared for agriculture.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Forests
    Insights
    July 5, 2023

    Harvesting Wood Has Overlooked Carbon Costs

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • Food
    A loading dock filled with timber on the coast in China.
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • land use
    • deforestation
    • Food
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2023

    3 Reasons Why Countries Must Take Faster Action to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants

    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a foggy day.
    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    Food
    Insights
    February 27, 2023

    The Ukraine War at One Year: Resilient Food Systems Can't Wait Any Longer

    • Food
    • food security
    • land use
    A man carries a cart in Bakhmut, Ukraine during the Russian invasion
    • Food
    • food security
    • land use
    Climate
    Insights
    May 2, 2022

    6 Things to Know About Direct Air Capture

    • carbon removal
    • land use
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Climeworks founder C.Gebald & J.Wurzbacher in front of Climeworks plant
    • carbon removal
    • land use
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • Energy
    • Freshwater
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
    Food
    Insights
    February 24, 2022

    5 Takeaways on Cropland Expansion and What It Means for People and the Planet

    • agriculture
    • land use
    • food security
    A farmer surveying a soybean crop in Colombia.
    • agriculture
    • land use
    • food security
    Ocean
    Insights
    December 13, 2021

    Decoding Coral Reefs: Exploring Their Status, Risks and Ensuring Their Future

    • coral reefs
    • climate change
    • pollution
    A vibrant coral reef with orange fish swimming along it.
    • coral reefs
    • climate change
    • pollution
    Forests
    News
    November 2, 2021

    STATEMENT: Glasgow Leaders Issue Declaration on Forests and Land Use

    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land use
    • COP26
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • land use
    • COP26
    Cities
    Insights
    October 19, 2021

    7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Transformations
    • land use
    • data
    • infrastructure
    • Equity & Governance
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • COP26
    North America
    News
    September 23, 2021

    STATEMENT: U.S. Phase-Down of HFCs Good for Climate and American Industry

    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    News
    September 15, 2021

    ADVISORY: Press Call on UN Food Systems Summit – Expectations and Ideal Outcomes

    • Food
    • land use
    • restoration
    • Ocean
    • Food
    • land use
    • restoration
    • Ocean

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