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by , and - What consitutes safe geologic storage? This is a key question for the IRS as it considers how to account for carbon capture and sequestration.
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by Gaia Larsen, Giulia Christianson and Niranjali Amerasinghe - October 15, 2019The demand for green bonds is high, but only 3-5% of the proceeds go to climate resilience. That's in part because there hasn't been a standard for how to evaluate whether a project will increase resilience to climate change — until now.
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Financial Implications of Parched Power: Insights from an Analysis of Indian Thermal Power Companies
This paper provides quantitative evidence to help investors better understand and measure the financial impacts from water shortages in the thermal power sector, drawing on data and analysis of Indian companies. It introduces a new methodology to estimate the water shortage-induced impacts to earnings on five Indian thermal power companies from FY 2014-2017. It also uses outputs from climate models to analyze potential future changes to water availability in India, which could increase the risk of water shortages.
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by Ariel Pinchot, Ichiro Sato, Giulia Christianson and Lihuan Zhou - October 2019As of July 2019, 23 major banks have made sustainable finance commitments. This technical note presents a framework for interpreting and comparing the commitments using information published by committing banks. The framework focuses on aspects of the commitment design, accountability, and transparency, as well as the portfolio context of the banks.
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A statement from Dr. Andrew Steer, President & CEO, World Resources Institute, on the Market Choice Act.
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by Helen Mountford, David Waskow, Molly Bergen, Joe Thwaites and Rhys Gerholdt - September 25, 2019The UN Climate Action Summit 2019 was jam-packed with heads of states’ speeches about climate change, but too many were devoid of new commitments to actually address the emergency.
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by Kelly Levin and Eliza Northrop - September 25, 2019The ocean has absorbed 20-30% of our carbon emissions since the 1980s. It's feeling the effects.
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by Kelly Levin and Dennis Tirpak - September 24, 2019This Month in Climate Science summarizes significant new research and provides a clearer picture of the threats posed by climate change. Studies published in August 2019 reveal disappearing sea ice, changing harvest seasons and more turbulence for airplane passengers.
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Statement by Andrew Steer, WRI President & CEO, following the conclusion of the UN Climate Action Summit where 66 countries indicated their intention to enhance the ambition of their climate plans by 2020.
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by Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Eliza Northrop, Joyashree Roy, Mansi Konar and Jane Lubchenco - September 23, 2019A new analysis reveals that the ocean is not just a victim of climate change, it is also a powerful source of solutions. Given political will, appropriate policy and investment in technology, the ocean could be a new ally in the fight.
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by Taryn Fransen and David Waskow - September 20, 2019So far, 23 nations have committed to enhance their national climate commitments by 2020. Will others join them at next week's UN Climate Action Summit?
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by Leah Lazer, Catlyne Haddaoui and Jake Wellman - September 19, 2019Investment in urban measures like efficient appliances, mass transit, walkable cities and more sustainable building materials could garner massive returns, some on relatively short payback periods. And the true scale of benefits goes beyond money: Low-carbon cities are essential to meeting the climate challenge.
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by Kevin Kennedy - September 19, 2019In the global battle to rein in greenhouse gas emissions and prevent disasters, most economists agree that a carbon price is a key tool in the toolbox. But what’s less commonly discussed are what policies are needed in addition to a carbon price.
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by Devashree Saha - September 18, 2019The latest anti-climate proposal from the Trump administration would weaken regulations on methane from oil and natural gas. Colorado, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and California offer innovative solutions for curbing this growing emissions source.
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by Manish Bapna, Christina Chan and Carter Brandon - September 10, 2019One new finding from the Global Commission on Adaptation: Investing $1.8 trillion globally in adaptation from 2020 to 2030 could generate $7.1 trillion in total net benefits.
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by Ranping Song and Rhys Gerholdt - September 05, 2019If China's non-CO2 emissions were a country, they would be the 7th largest emitter of total GHGs in the world. Here's how China can clean them up.
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by Yamide Dagnet, Nathan Cogswell and Jemima Marie Mendoza - September 03, 2019Data is a key area where business and governments can collaborate to accelerate climate action. In fact, data transparency can make countries more ambitious about climate action.
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by Sophie Attwood, Jillian Holzer and Daniel Vennard - August 26, 2019More and more fast food restaurants are adding plant-based meals to menus. Behavioral science research reveals five quick, low-cost tips to boost sales.
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by Mikaela Weisse and Sarah Ruiz - August 23, 2019The thousands of fires burning in the Brazilian Amazon got global attention this week, both in the media and online, where the hashtag #prayforamazonia earned more than 150,000 mentions in one day. But what can satellite data tell us about what is really happening in Brazil’s forests?
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by Kelly Levin - August 22, 2019The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the world. One climate researcher experienced some of the impacts firsthand in Svalbard.