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    Research Insights
    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
    Climate
    Insights
    November 27, 2024

    Key Outcomes from COP29: Unpacking the New Global Climate Finance Goal and Beyond

    • Climate
    • COP29
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • UNFCCC
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • adaptation
    People walk under an ornate archway labeled "COP29."
    • Climate
    • COP29
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • UNFCCC
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • adaptation
    Cities
    Europe
    Insights
    November 27, 2024

    Europe’s Cities Should Prepare for Hotter, More Hazardous Days Ahead

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    People stand near a fountain during a London heat wave.
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • climate change
    • health
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Forests
    Insights
    November 25, 2024

    Finance for Women Is Key to Restoring Africa’s Degraded Lands

    • restoration
    • Gender
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    A member of the Paran Women Group at a tree planting site on the slopes of the Mau Forest in Narok County, Kenya.
    • restoration
    • Gender
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Food
    Insights
    November 25, 2024

    How Much Food Does the World Really Waste? What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Food
    • agriculture
    A farm worker empties crates of produce onto a compost heap.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Food
    • agriculture
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 22, 2024

    Protecting Biodiversity Hinges on Securing Indigenous and Community Land Rights

    • biodiversity
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • COP16
    A man in red tribal dress looking at a giraffe.
    • biodiversity
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • COP16
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2024

    How Ride- and Bike-Share Programs Can Play an Important Role in Latin America

    • Integrated Transport
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Electric Mobility
    Bicycles are lined up in a row on a street in Mexico City.
    • Integrated Transport
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • Cities
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Electric Mobility
    Finance
    Insights
    November 19, 2024

    Getting a New Climate Finance Deal this Week Hinges on 3 Elements

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Climate
    • COP29
    COP29 banner in Baku, Azerbaijan
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • Climate
    • COP29
    Forests
    Latin America
    Insights
    November 19, 2024

    On Former Palm Oil Plantations, Small Farmers Are Bringing Brazil’s Forests Back to Life

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    Aerial view of two farmers on a small plot.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • agriculture
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    November 18, 2024

    The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    School bus USA
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    Finance
    Insights
    November 14, 2024

    Multilateral Development Bank Climate Finance: The Good, Bad and the Urgent

    • climate finance
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • adaptation finance
    • COP29
    Workers installing solar panels.
    • climate finance
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • adaptation finance
    • COP29

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