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    North America Equity & Governance Forests fossil fuels News
    Forests
    North America
    News
    October 26, 2021

    RELEASE: New Forest Resilience Bond will Finance $25 Million of Restoration to Reduce Wildfire Risk on the Tahoe National Forest in California

    • Cities
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Cities
    • Forests
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Climate
    North America
    News
    February 7, 2019

    STATEMENT: Green New Deal Rekindles Climate Conversation in the U.S.

    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • Equity & Governance
    • U.S. Climate
    • climate policy
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    North America
    News
    May 12, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Says New EPA Methane Standards Will Encourage Industry To Put in Place Low-Cost Safeguards

    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    April 28, 2016

    RELEASE: Analysis Shows Illinois Can Comply with Clean Power Plan Requirements, But Must Reduce Existing Barriers by Passing the Clean Jobs Bill

    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • climate change
    • energy efficiency
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Asia Latin America North America
    News
    March 21, 2016

    RELEASE: Cargill, WRI Partner to Monitor and Manage Deforestation and Water Risk Across Supply Chains

    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    • Freshwater
    • forest monitoring
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • global forest watch
    • water risk
    Climate
    North America
    News
    February 9, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI Response to Supreme Court Stay of Clean Power Plan

    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • Energy
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 10, 2015

    RELEASE: First Interactive Global Map of Indigenous and Community Territories Will Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide and Boost Forest Conservation Efforts

    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Equity & Governance
    Asia Africa Latin America
    News
    November 5, 2015

    ADVISORY: New Online Platform on Indigenous and Community Territories to Help Secure Land Rights Worldwide

    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    • mapping
    • human rights
    • land rights
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    • Equity & Governance
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 4, 2015

    RELEASE: Pennsylvania Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements by Enhancing Clean Energy Policies

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    October 6, 2015

    RELEASE: Virginia Can Surpass its Clean Power Plan Requirements with a 43 Percent Carbon Emissions Reduction by 2030

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    News
    August 18, 2015

    STATEMENT: WRI's Sam Adams Calls EPA Proposed Methane Emissions Rules “A Vital Step”

    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • U.S. Climate
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    June 23, 2015

    ADVISORY: Press Call on How States Can Prevent Methane Leaks from Natural Gas Production

    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Climate
    North America
    News
    January 14, 2015

    STATEMENT: Obama’s New Methane Goal “Critical Step” to Achieve U.S. Climate Goals

    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    • Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    North America
    News
    December 10, 2014

    RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Virginia Can Meet EPA Emissions Targets

    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    • GHG emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 5, 2014

    RELEASE: Países de Latinoamérica y el Caribe lanzan la Iniciativa 20x20 para restaurar 20 millones de hectáreas de tierra degradada

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 5, 2014

    RELEASE: Latin American and Caribbean Countries and Regional Programs Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Land

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 3, 2014

    ADVISORY: Latin American Countries to Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 23, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to Major Announcements on Cities, Forests, and Carbon Pricing at UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Economics
    • Forests
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Economics
    • Forests
    Climate
    North America
    News
    September 10, 2014

    ADVISORY: WRI Experts Explain What to Expect at the UN Climate Summit

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • climate finance
    Climate
    Africa Latin America North America Europe
    News
    September 4, 2014

    STATEMENT: Global Forest Watch Wins UN Big Data Climate Challenge Prize

    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • data
    • deforestation
    • mapping

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