Understanding Soil Carbon Science To Identify Strategies For Climate Mitigation And Adaptation

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Soil scientists disagree about whether soil carbon sequestration can effectively help decarbonize the atmosphere, but this debate does not undermine the substantive body of science supporting immediate, widespread adoption of practices protecting and restoring soil carbon.

The Paris Agreement, Five Years Later: What Research Says About Future Directions

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The Paris Agreement’s five year anniversary was marked by governments enacting policy to meet their Nationally Determined Contributions, as well as the U.S. announcing it will re-enter the pact. But what exactly does the U.S. stand to gain by rejoining, and what can nations gain from renewed ambition?

Climate Impacts Of Scaling Up Biofuels And Bioenergy

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Research demonstrates well-designed policies can help biofuels and bioenergy meet niche energy needs sustainably, while alternative technologies mature and deploy at scale.

Understanding California Wildfires: Climate Trends And Response Options

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Scientific studies demonstrate how climate change is shaping wildfire activity in California, but additional research also shows aggressive action to reduce elevated fuel availability may reduce risk.

COVID-19 Recovery, Climate Impacts, And Co-Benefits: Stimulus Policies That Can Multi-Solve

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This research review outlines opportunities for climate-friendly stimulus packages to help economies recover and reduce emissions while promoting social and environmental co-benefits.

Coal Exit: Different Approaches To Determining Costs, Benefits, And Justice Implications

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This research review details the costs, benefits, and justice implications of a rapid coal exit scenario and find it produces net societal benefits of $3.4 trillion, or 1.5 percent of global GDP.

What Rooftop Solar Tells Us About Who’s Participating (And Who Is Not) In The Clean Energy Transition

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This research review details financial, racial, and partisan rates of rooftop solar adoption across the United States and recommendations to overcome these divides.

How Much Energy Do Data Centers Really Use?

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This research review says that while data center energy usage is lower than estimated, clean energy technology must reduce their growing climate impact.

Negative Emission Technologies And Land Use

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This research review discusses how potential use of negative emission technologies to meet climate change goals could impact land use.

Energy Justice: A Complex But Vital Piece To A Clean Energy Transition

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This research review discusses how energy justice can be achieved for communities and ecosystems as part of a clean energy transition.