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This is the last of a five-part blog series, Aligning Profit and Environmental Sustainability. Each installment has explored key…

The rapid expansion of natural gas development in the United States has been a double-edged sword. While natural gas supporters are quick to point out its economic benefits and green attributes—natural gas produces roughly half the carbon dioxide…

Six years after the release of the landmark Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change, Lord Nicholas Stern revealed…

Natural gas is booming in the United States. Production has increased by 20 percent in the last five years, fueled largely by technological advances in shale gas extraction…

Developing countries will need about $531 billion of additional investments in clean energy technologies every year in order to limit global temperature rise to 2° C…

New data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) reveals a troubling trend: Coal-fired power generation—and its associated greenhouse gas emissions—were on the rise…

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This is Part Four of a five-part blog series,…

The private sector is a crucial partner in advancing sustainable development, and bilateral aid agencies are grappling with ways to learn from and leverage the activities of companies and markets. As the worlds of business and of aid increasingly…

Agriculture is a major actor in spurring global climate change. The sector is already responsible for at least…