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Personalizing Carbon-Footprint from Our Travels to Mobilize Climate Action

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Different transport systems and use pattern lead to different emissions and offsetting potentials.Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
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3 Things to Consider Before Moving Indonesia's Capital from Jakarta

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Jakarta skyline. Flickr/Alex Hanoko
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3 Main Causes of Floods in Indonesia and How to Prevent Them

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  • water
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Sekitar 640.000 orang di Indonesia terdampak bencana banjir setiap tahunnya. Kredit foto: Pinot Dita/Flickr
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Flight Decisions Matter for Climate Change

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For years, airlines have experimented with biofuels, aiming to reduce both carbon emissions and their reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been a turbulent journey buffeted by inconsistent investment and the periodic lure of cheap oil. (Bloomberg/The Jakarta Post/File)
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

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  • adaptation
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  • green economy
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A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, Calif. Photo by Ringo H.W. Chiu/AP
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Forest are of Immense Value to Cities

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Half a Degree of Warming Makes a Big Difference

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Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

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IPCC 1.5° Report: We Need to Build and Live Differently in Cities

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Wiping down rooftop solar panels in Mumbai. Flickr/The Climate Group
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The world is poised to quickly blow through its "carbon budget," the amount we can emit and still keep temperature rise to 1.5°C. Photo by Marcus Wong/Wikimedia Commons
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The IPCC finds that limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C will bring less severe impacts than if the world warms by 2°C. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class William Ramsey/U.S. Navy
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8 Things You Need to Know About the IPCC 1.5˚C Report

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The world is way off track from its agreed-upon goal of limiting warming to 1.5˚C-2˚C (2.7-3.6˚ F). Photo by Chistopher Michel/Wikimedia Commons
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With Transportation Data, These Cities Became More Sustainable and Socially Inclusive

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  • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)
  • transportation
Bus in Quito. Flickr/Malcolm K.
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As Indigenous Groups Wait Decades for Land Titles, Companies Are Acquiring Their Territories

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  • palm oil
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5 Ways Indigenous Groups Are Fighting Back Against Land Seizures

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For Indigenous Peoples, Losing Land Can Mean Losing Lives

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