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by , and - Through sector-by-sector evaluation of key trends and drivers, a new report from America's Pledge finds that, despite the unprecedented public health and economic crisis, bottom-up climate action is proving resilient.
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by Miao Hong and Peng Peng - September 10, 2020Renewable energy can create jobs and long-term economic growth. Here are three ways China can remove barriers to bring more wind and solar online.
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by Ted Wong, Lacey Shaver, Eric Mackres and Yeou-Rong Jih - September 02, 2020For years, city governments in the United States have taken the lead on committing to climate action. More recently, many cities have also stepped up to addressing the related issue of structural racism. Will these ambitious goals translate into ambitious action?
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by Laura Villegas Ortiz - August 19, 2020In addition to the current health crisis, Colombia is facing simultaneous water and energy crises. Nature-based solutions that utilize forests can be a key part of creating sustainable water and energy systems in the long term.
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by Devashree Saha - August 05, 2020COVID-19 has hit the U.S. oil and gas industry hard. Rather than bailing out corporations, the government should prioritize workers and communities.
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by Lily Odarno - July 29, 2020Sustainable development depends on access to electricity. New WRI research presents four ways to better link energy and development efforts.
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by Lily Odarno - July 2020This paper proposes a framework with four important areas that we need to focus on to build an enabling ecosystem for a linked energy and development agenda. The paper also details actions that energy and development sector actors—specifically, African governments, the donor community, the private sector, and civil society can take to create better links.
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by Devashree Saha and Joel Jaeger - July 28, 2020In the United States, over four-fifths of states are debunking the myth that slashing greenhouse gas emissions comes at the expense of economic growth.
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by Lacey Shaver and Heather House - July 27, 2020As U.S. cities and counties transition to clean energy for their own operations and communities, many are finding that stakeholders and policies beyond their jurisdictions affect their ability to purchase clean energy. By removing regulatory and legislative obstacles, local governments are creating new pathways to access affordable, clean energy.
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by Chen Chen, Davida Wood, Sanjoy Sanyal and Rita Mwachandi - July 2020We urgently need to understand how to improve energy access through demand-based approaches. This new study discusses how to implement demand-based approach by examining the results of a pilot project, in which health-care providers in Kenya were able to select renewable energy options to improve the continuity of power supply.
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by Medrilzam and Helen Mountford - July 15, 2020Indonesia already has a robust sustainable development plan. By doubling down with a low-carbon stimulus, the country can create more jobs, generate more economic growth, and build back better from COVID-19.
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by Lanvin Concessao, Dheeraj Kumar Gupta and Pamli Deka - July 14, 2020Rural areas face unique risks due to COVID-19, with many rural hospitals also struggle with unreliable access to electricity, affecting the day-to-day treatment of patients. Nav Jivan Hospital in rural India shows the life-saving value of sustainable energy, especially in times of crisis.
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by Deepak Sriram Krishnan, Ashok Kumar Thanikonda, Parul Kumar and Tirthankar Mandal - July 2020This working paper discusses utility-offered RE tariffs in India, a relatively new and underdeveloped topic in the Indian energy sector. It highlights the key principles that could serve to guide the development of such tariffs in India, based on a study of the literature worldwide, as well as on an analysis of the Indian scenario and interviews conducted.
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by Noëmie Leprince-Ringuet - July 07, 2020As countries consider how to step up climate ambition while dealing with the coronavirus pandemic, Chile leads by example with a new national climate commitment, or NDC.
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by Sanjoy Sanyal, Chen Chen and Molly Caldwell - July 2020This working paper discusses investments made by impact investors in clean energy access in Kenya, which has been the hub of renewable energy access investment in Africa.
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by Lacey Shaver, Stephen Abbott and Heather House - June 2020This technical note outlines the methodology behind the Local Government Renewables Action Tracker, an interactive web tool that presents a compilation of the renewable electricity transactions and advocacy efforts that have been completed by U.S. cities, counties, municipal utilities and community choice aggregations since 2015.
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by Tatsatom Gonçalves and Yuning Liu - June 24, 2020The Local Government Renewables Action Tracker reveals the impact that U.S. cities and counties can have on national clean energy trends, climate change and GHG emissions.
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by Alexander Dane and Katie Pastor - June 16, 2020Floods, wildfires and unforeseen outbreaks of disease such as the COVID-19 pandemic are putting new and increasing stresses on U.S. cities. Investing in clean energy can help make them more resilient to these shocks.
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by Christina DeConcini and Jillian Neuberger - June 10, 2020So far, the $3 trillion meant to stimulate the U.S. economy in response to the coronavirus crisis has offered relief to oil and gas companies while largely ignoring the clean energy sector.
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by Devashree Saha - May 19, 2020U.S. policymakers must ensure low-carbon investments and a fair transition for fossil fuel workers are included in economic recovery efforts from COVID-19.