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    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    March 14, 2022

    5 Challenges the UNFCCC Must Overcome To Spur Climate Action

    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    The background of the opening plenary, COP26.
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Climate
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    Finance
    Asia
    Technical Perspectives
    March 16, 2021

    INSIDER: Can a Traffic-light System Help China End Environmentally Harmful Overseas Investments?

    • fossil fuels
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    A hanging traffic light with a clear blue sky in the background.
    • fossil fuels
    • Finance
    • renewable energy
    News
    May 28, 2020

    STATEMENT: COP26 Delayed Until November 2021

    • United Nations
    • COP26
    • United Nations
    • COP26
    Climate
    News
    November 15, 2019

    ADVISORY: WRI Press Call: What to Expect at COP25 Climate Negotiations in Madrid

    • COP25
    • climate change
    • United Nations
    • COP25
    • climate change
    • United Nations
    Forests
    Technical Perspectives
    August 26, 2019

    INSIDER: Green Infrastructure Can Save Water Suppliers Money. Now You Can Estimate How Much.

    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Riverside trees in Atlanta's 4th Ward Park. Flickr/DeepRoot
    • Freshwater
    • Economics
    • Sustainable Development Goal 9
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • water pollution
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    July 8, 2019

    Natural Gas Beat Coal in the US. Will Renewables and Storage Soon Beat Natural Gas?

    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Wind turbines north of Corpus Christi, Texas.
    • Energy
    • electric grid
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    Freshwater
    Technical Perspectives
    March 6, 2019

    INSIDER: Using Nature to Prevent Disasters

    • natural infrastructure
    Kallang River at Bishan Park
    • natural infrastructure
    Climate
    North America
    News
    November 23, 2018

    STATEMENT: Fourth National Climate Assessment Confirms Climate Change Will Affect All Regions and All Sectors of U.S. Economy

    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    • Air Quality
    • Water Security
    • fires
    • climate science
    • natural infrastructure
    • Climate Resilience
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • health
    • climate impacts
    • water pollution
    • pollution
    • sea level rise
    • Ocean
    Climate
    News
    September 12, 2018

    RELEASE: 45 Cities Pledge to Conserve and Restore Forests, Citing Public Health, Water and Climate Benefits

    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • green bonds
    • Climate
    • natural infrastructure
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    News
    September 21, 2016

    STATEMENT: Paris Climate Agreement Approaches Threshold to Take Full Effect

    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    Climate
    News
    September 12, 2016

    ADVISORY: Press Call: Expectations from UN General Assembly

    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • United Nations
    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
    News
    May 3, 2016

    RELEASE: Patricia Espinosa “the Right Person at the Right Time” to Head UNFCCC

    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    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
    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
    News
    January 12, 2016

    STATEMENT: WRI's Steer "Delighted" Obama Considering Additional Action on Climate

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • fossil fuels
    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
    Equity & Governance
    News
    September 25, 2015

    WRI Calls SDGs "A Bold New Agenda For International Development"

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • United Nations

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