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    Energy
    Insights
    January 17, 2025

    ‘Direct Pay’ Tax Credits Bring Clean Energy and So Much More to US Communities

    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    Workers installing solar panels at elementary school.
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Clean Power
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    Finance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 17, 2025

    Foreign Investors Could Stall Coal Plant Closures in Asia

    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • net-zero emissions
    A cyclist passes by large cooling stacks of a coal-fired powerplant.
    • Clean Energy
    • Finance
    • net-zero emissions
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    January 14, 2025

    4 Graphics Explain Los Angeles’ Rare and Devastating January Fires

    • fires
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • data visualization
    People take photos of a wildfire blazing over the L.A. hills.
    • fires
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • data visualization
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    January 9, 2025

    US States Are Creating a Pipeline of Trained EV Workers — Here Are the Emerging Trends

    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • electric mobility
    A worker evaluates an electric vehicle on the assembly line.
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    • electric mobility
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America
    Insights
    January 8, 2025

    How Global Climate Initiatives Can Risk Indigenous Women’s Land Rights

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Gender
    • Climate Equity
    A woman cooks in La Guajira, Colombia.
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • land rights
    • Gender
    • Climate Equity
    Energy
    Insights
    January 7, 2025

    More Than Ore: The Pivotal Role Recycled Copper Can Play in the Energy Transition

    • Clean Energy
    • circular economy
    • Energy
    Copper wires are tangled in a recycling bin.
    • Clean Energy
    • circular economy
    • Energy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 23, 2024

    Why Broken Resolutions Are Not (Entirely) Your Fault

    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • biking
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • health
    Cyclists and pedestrians on a street in Dublin.
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • biking
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • health
    Insights
    December 19, 2024

    2024 in Review: Our Biggest Stories on People, Nature and the Climate

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Ocean
    • Freshwater
    • Food
    Three workers installing solar panels on a roof.
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Finance
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Ocean
    • Freshwater
    • Food
    Cities
    Insights
    December 19, 2024

    4 Cities Looking Beyond Rider Fares to Fund Better, More Resilient Public Transit

    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Integrated Transport
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Riders wait for an approaching metro train.
    • Cities
    • Urban Mobility
    • Integrated Transport
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Climate
    Insights
    December 18, 2024

    Tackling Climate and Nature Together in 2025

    • climate change
    • biodiversity
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Climate
    • COP29
    Women working on restoration project in Kenya.
    • climate change
    • biodiversity
    • development
    • climate finance
    • Climate
    • COP29
    Cities
    Insights
    December 16, 2024

    After a Tumultuous 2024, What’s Next for Cities?

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    People walk through a debris-filled street after severe flooding in Valencia, Spain.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • extreme weather
    • nature-based solutions
    • adaptation
    • health
    • COP16
    • COP29
    • housing
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    December 10, 2024

    Next-Generation Geothermal Can Help Unlock 100% Clean Power

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    Aerial view of a large geothermal powerplant with mountains in the background.
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    Climate
    Insights
    December 5, 2024

    Where Do Emissions Come From? 4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector

    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Busy traffic on a highway.
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • data visualization
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 4, 2024

    Detroit Passed the First Law Giving Communities a Say in Development Projects. Here’s What Happened

    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    Scaffolding being constructed for a large industrial building.
    • climate policy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • Climate Equity
    • development
    • U.S. Community Benefits Frameworks
    Ocean
    Insights
    December 3, 2024

    Indigenous Knowledge Is Key to Better Ocean Management

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Ocean
    A man pushes a boat to shore in Bali, Indonesia
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Ocean

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