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    December 14, 2023

    Post-pandemic, Public Transport Needs to Get Back on Track to Meet Global Climate Goals

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    People board a city tram next to a tall apartment building in Antalya, Turkey.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • transportation
    • Urban Mobility
    • electric mobility
    • National Climate Action
    Freshwater
    Insights
    December 13, 2023

    3 Satellite Technologies Reveal Nature’s Impact on Water

    • nature-based solutions
    • water quality
    • forest monitoring
    People in a boat on the Revantazon River in Costa Rica.
    • nature-based solutions
    • water quality
    • forest monitoring
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 11, 2023

    Fossil Fuel-producing Communities Face a 'Cumulative Burden' of Pollution, Poor Health and Job Loss in the US

    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • data visualization
    A neighborhood sits in front of an oil refinery.
    • U.S. Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Climate Equity
    • environmental justice
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. Energy Topics
    • data visualization
    Climate
    Insights
    December 8, 2023

    Oil, Gas and US Emissions: Setting the Record Straight

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    Hydraulic fracking site in Myrtle, North Dakota
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    December 7, 2023

    9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)

    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • Paying for Paris
    • National Climate Action
    • COP29
    People walk across in-ground solar panels on a seaside plaza on a sunny day.
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • Paying for Paris
    • National Climate Action
    • COP29
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 6, 2023

    5 Reasons EPA’s New Methane Rule Is a Big Deal for US Climate Action — and the World

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    Oil refinery behind a highway in Utah.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • climate policy
    Cities
    Insights
    December 6, 2023

    Mobility-as-a-Service Platforms: A New Trend in Low-carbon Transport

    • Urban Mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Integrated Transport
    A woman holds onto a yellow shared bicycle.
    • Urban Mobility
    • Electric Mobility
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Integrated Transport
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 5, 2023

    US Inflation Reduction Act Makes it Easier for Nonprofits to Go Solar — and Save Money

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Rooftop solar panels on Harbor House, a community center
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Equity
    • Equity & Governance
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Community Solar
    Climate
    Insights
    December 4, 2023

    What Exactly Are 'Nature-based Solutions'?

    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • biodiversity
    • natural infrastructure
    • COP16
    A woman reaches up to tend to a tree she's planted.
    • nature-based solutions
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • biodiversity
    • natural infrastructure
    • COP16
    Finance
    Insights
    December 1, 2023

    The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2022

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Women farmers in New Delhi, India, crouch in the fields in the summer heat.
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Energy
    Insights
    November 30, 2023

    These 10 Countries Are Phasing Out Coal the Fastest

    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    • COP28
    • data visualization
    View of two mountain bikers on a grassy hillside with a coal plant in the distance.
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • National Climate Action
    • COP28
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    • data visualization
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    • data visualization
    Cities
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Forests
    Europe
    Insights
    November 21, 2023

    Timber Harvesting and Climate Change Are Depleting Europe's Mature Forests

    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    A bulldozer harvests timber in a tall, lush pine forest.
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • global forest watch
    • forest products
    Forests
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    November 20, 2023

    Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities Are Using Satellite Data to Fight Deforestation

    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Man building a canopy blind in a tropical forest
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Climate
    Insights
    November 14, 2023

    Tracking Climate Action: How the World Can Still Limit Warming to 1.5 Degrees C

    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • transportation
    • carbon removal
    • Food
    • conservation
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • deforestation
    • COP29
    • data visualization
    People walking on a boardwalk with trees and wind turbines in front of them.
    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • transportation
    • carbon removal
    • Food
    • conservation
    • climate finance
    • International Climate Action
    • National Climate Action
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • deforestation
    • COP29
    • data visualization
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2023

    7 Things to Know About Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration

    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • COP28
    • industry
    • FIGI
    Smoke billows from a coal power plant that uses carbon capture technology. Yellow flowers and trees surround the front of the factory.
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    • carbon removal
    • COP28
    • industry
    • FIGI
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 7, 2023

    From Minibuses to 'Boda Bodas,' Informal Transport Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Freshwater
    Insights
    November 6, 2023

    5 Takeaways for Companies Setting Science-based Freshwater Targets

    • science based targets
    • water risk
    • Water Security
    • Aqueduct
    A person wearing a hat sits on the rocks overlooking Laguna Churup in Peru.
    • science based targets
    • water risk
    • Water Security
    • Aqueduct
    Climate
    Insights
    November 2, 2023

    Benchmarks for Success for COP28

    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Solar-powered water pump on a Malawi farm
    • COP28
    • United Nations
    • UNFCCC
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • international climate policy
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29

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