A Just Transition to a Zero-carbon World Is Possible. Here’s How.
The global shift to a green economy could create 18 million jobs, with the potential to provide high-quality employment and livelihoods ...
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5 Reasons the US Should Cut its GHG Emissions in Half by 2030
Climate change already affects millions of Americans, from worsening asthma and other respiratory problems to spurring destructive and costly hurricanes, ...
Brazil’s Forests Are Being Restored — Now We Can See Where
We often hear how Brazil’s deforestation crisis threatens its major ecosystems and the people who live in them. That’s an ...
How Do Countries’ New Emissions-reduction Plans Stack Up?
A new UN report finds that countries’ emissions-reduction commitments under the Paris Agreement are falling far short of what’s needed to prevent ...
Unpacking the US CLEAN Future Act
U.S. Representative Frank Pallone, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, together with subcommittee chairs Bobby Rush and Paul ...
With Patchy Guidance, Companies May Have Climate Risk Blind Spots
The record-breaking wildfires and hurricanes of 2020 may not stand out as the worst catastrophes in a year defined by compounding crises. But these ...
5 Lessons for Securing Women’s Collective Land Rights
The ability to own land and access natural resources allows women to secure food for their families, increase their agricultural productivity and ...
3 Shifts to Advance Adaptation and Resilience in 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic did not break the world, but rather revealed a world already broken. COVID-19 and the climate crisis ...
Just 7 Commodities Replaced an Area of Forest Twice the Size of Germany Between 2001 and 2015
New analysis shows that just seven agricultural commodities — cattle, oil palm, soy, cocoa, rubber, coffee and plantation wood fiber ...
What’s Next for State Climate Action in the US? 7 Areas to Watch
The Biden administration has committed to a historically ambitious climate agenda. We can expect a profound shift in U.S. federal climate ...
5 Opportunities of a Circular Economy
More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year – everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels ...
7 Things to Know About Renewable Natural Gas
The production and use of renewable natural gas made from organic waste is growing rapidly in the United States. The ...
