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    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2024

    In a Clean Energy Future, What Happens to California’s Thousands of Oil Refinery Workers?

    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    Oil refinery in Los Angeles County, California
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    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
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    December 14, 2023

    Post-pandemic, Public Transport Needs to Get Back on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    People board a city tram next to a tall apartment building in Antalya, Turkey.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    Freshwater
    Insights
    December 13, 2023

    3 Cutting-Edge Satellite Technologies Showcase Nature’s Impact on Water

    • nature-based solutions
    • water quality
    • forest monitoring
    People in a boat on the Revantazon River in Costa Rica.
    • nature-based solutions
    • water quality
    • forest monitoring
    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
    Europe
    Insights
    November 21, 2023

    Timber Harvesting and Climate Change Are Depleting Europe's Mature Forests

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    A bulldozer harvests timber in a tall, lush pine forest.
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 7, 2023

    From Minibuses to “Boda Bodas,” Informal Transport Systems Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    October 24, 2023

    After a Decade of Fossil Fuel Investing, Can China Fulfill Its Promise of a "Green" Belt and Road Initiative?

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    A construction worker walks down a path between rows of solar panels installed over water.
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Clean Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    October 12, 2023

    Ways the US Can Electrify Its Public Fleets, from City Buses to Garbage Trucks

    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    A blue and yellow city bus with the words "clean energy bus" on the side driving in downtown New York.
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    Forests
    Europe
    News
    May 16, 2023

    STATEMENT: Landmark European Union Deforestation Regulation is Formally Adopted, Will Enter into Force 

    • deforestation
    • Forest Legality
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    • deforestation
    • Forest Legality
    • forest monitoring
    • forest products
    Climate
    Insights
    March 9, 2023

    5 Shifts to Transform Transportation Systems and Meet Climate Goals

    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    The VLT train inRio de Janeiro, Brazil is one of the city’s central modes of transport.
    • Climate
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • Urban Mobility
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 31, 2023

    What’s After Coal? Accelerating China’s Overseas Investment in Renewables

    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    Aerial photo of solar power station in Hangzhou, China
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    Forests
    Insights
    November 2, 2022

    The World’s Last Intact Forests Are Becoming Increasingly Fragmented

    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • forest monitoring
    A car makes its way down a road that winds through woods
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • forest monitoring
    Forests
    Insights
    August 11, 2022

    8 Ways Cities Can Access Sustainable Wood

    • forest products
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Stacked wood planks ready for construction use
    • forest products
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    July 12, 2022

    How China Can Cut its Road Transportation Emissions by 95%

    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Beijing highway
    • transportation
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Electric Mobility
    • public transit
    • Air Quality
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Forests
    Insights
    June 28, 2022

    36 Countries Are Gaining More Trees than They’re Losing

    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Saplings in Ireland
    • forest monitoring
    • Forests
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • restoration
    Forests
    Insights
    April 27, 2022

    6 Ways the G20 Can Maximize the Role of Forests in Climate Action

    • G20
    • forest monitoring
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Leaders at the G20 summit in Rome 2021
    • G20
    • forest monitoring
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Cities
    Insights
    April 21, 2022

    5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation

    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    A bike lane in NYC
    • Cities
    • biking
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    Insights
    April 19, 2022

    3 Essentials to Make Climate Action Stick

    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • environmental justice
    A man installs solar panels
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • net-zero emissions
    • Paris Agreement
    • environmental justice

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