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    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    May 31, 2023

    In India, New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot or Uplift Landless Workers

    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Agricultural workers tend crops outside the Pavagada solar park fence.
    • renewable energy
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Insights
    May 25, 2023

    4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System

    • emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Wind turbines and solar power panels
    • emissions
    • Climate Equity
    • climate change
    • power plants
    • renewable energy
    Forests
    Insights
    May 22, 2023

    How Companies Can Use Voluntary Carbon Markets to Help Protect Tropical Forests

    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    Houses sit among a misty tropical forest.
    • deforestation
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    • Finance
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 12, 2023

    EPA’s Proposed Rules for Power Plant Emissions: 6 Key Questions, Answered

    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    A coal plant in eastern Wyoming spews emissions.
    • climate policy
    • Climate
    • emissions
    • U.S. policy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Food
    Asia
    Insights
    May 12, 2023

    China’s Diet Is Changing: Behavioral Science Can Make it Healthier and More Sustainable

    • Food
    • creating a sustainable food future
    Colorful vegetables are displayed in a Chinese market.
    • Food
    • creating a sustainable food future
    Finance
    Insights
    May 10, 2023

    What It Takes to Attract Private Investment to Climate Adaptation

    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • adaptation
    People walk down a heavily flooded market street in Lagos, Nigeria
    • adaptation finance
    • climate finance
    • adaptation
    Climate
    Insights
    May 8, 2023

    9 Charts Explain Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country

    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • data
    • emissions
    • International Climate Action
    The main bazar in Paharganj, India, is full of people during the late afternoon.
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • greenhouse gases
    • GHG emissions
    • data
    • emissions
    • International Climate Action
    Energy
    North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2023

    The State of 24/7 Carbon-free Energy: Recent Progress and What to Watch

    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    An aerial view of a wind and solar energy farm in Oahu, Hawaii.
    • 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2023

    EVs Could Create Thousands of Jobs in Michigan and Revitalize Its Auto Industry

    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    A man works on an electric vehicle in an auto repair shop
    • U.S. Climate
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • Clean Energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 3, 2023

    Overcoming Critical Minerals Shortages Is Key to Achieving US Climate Goals

    • U.S. Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Salt heaps at the Salinas Grande salt flats in Argentina, home to a large lithium mine
    • U.S. Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    Ocean
    Insights
    May 2, 2023

    What Is Kelp and Why Is it Vital to People and the Planet?

    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Water
    • Ocean
    Fish feed on a kelp forest in the ocean
    • climate change
    • Climate
    • Water
    • Ocean
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    April 26, 2023

    The State of Electric School Bus Adoption in the US

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    School bus USA
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • transportation
    Food
    Insights
    April 20, 2023

    The Global Benefits of Reducing Food Loss and Waste

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Climate
    Boxes of canned goods and other products discarded at a supermarket.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Climate
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    April 18, 2023

    8 Things to Know about Electric School Bus Repowers

    • Equity
    • electric school bus series
    • transportation
    Two yellow school buses are hoisted above the ground to be converted to electric.
    • Equity
    • electric school bus series
    • transportation
    Forests
    Insights
    April 16, 2023

    Investing in Local Communities and Entrepreneurs Offers New Hope for Africa’s Degraded Lands

    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    Local farmers help restore degraded landscapes in Africa
    • deforestation
    • Forests
    • agriculture
    • Food
    Forests
    Insights
    April 14, 2023

    Restoring Degraded Forests Could Bring Back Lost Rainfall, Cooler Temperatures

    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Water
    • Climate
    Men planting a tree.
    • Forests
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • deforestation
    • Water
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2023

    3 Reasons Why Countries Must Take Faster Action to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants

    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    Man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a foggy day.
    • pollution
    • net-zero emissions
    • emissions
    • food security
    • health
    • NDC
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    Climate
    Insights
    April 10, 2023

    4 Things to Know About New Developments in Carbon Dioxide Removal

    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    A researcher collects sediment from a patch of mangroves to study its carbon sequestration rate. Mixing ground rock with sand locks away carbon dioxide while also restoring eroded coastlines.
    • carbon removal
    • Climate
    Water
    Insights
    March 30, 2023

    UN Water Conference 2023: Not Enough Game-changing Commitments

    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Girls collect water in Rajasthan, India
    • Corporate Water Stewardship
    • Water Quality
    • water risk
    • floods
    • drought
    Equity
    Insights
    March 23, 2023

    7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

    • Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development
    People distribute food in front of a mosque
    • Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • Urban Development

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