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Current Projects China Program Helping decision makers better understand the environmental challenges and opportunities facing China. MORE Nourishing the Planet Evaluating environmentally sustainable solutions to reduce global hunger and rural poverty. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: Agriculture Emissions Increased growth in agricultural production has resulted in increased global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. MORE Vital Signs: The Triple Bottom Line The recent growth of "benefit corporations" and other sustainably minded businesses signals that companies are beginning to look beyond simple profit-driven models. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs Just One Word: Plastics Camu Camu: A Little Fruit that Packs a Big Punch State of the World 2013 Launch and Seminar Report EU Bans Class of Pesticides Thought Harmful to Bees Kenya’s Solar Lamp Market: Illuminating and Overcoming Institutional Voids Emissions from Agriculture and Livestock Continue to Grow Hundreds of Billions Now Flowing to Clean Energy Drawing a Truer Picture of Carbon Emissions	Vital Signs Online Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions More Businesses Pursue Triple Bottom Line for a Sustainable Economy Global Food Prices Continue to Rise Advertising Spending Continues Gradual Rebound Driven by Growth in Internet Media The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity Smart Grid and Energy Storage Installations Rising Hydropower and Geothermal Growth Slows Wage Gap Widens as Wages Fail to Keep Pace with Productivity
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Current Projects China Program Helping decision makers better understand the environmental challenges and opportunities facing China. MORE Sustainable Energy Roadmaps Providing realistic and practicable avenues toward sustainable energy in the Caribbean and Central America. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: Smart Grids Around the world, public and private investors are making efforts to update aging energy infrastructure. MORE Vital Signs: Hydropower/Geothermal With installed capacity more than twice as great as all other renewables combined, hydropower is still on top. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs Kenya’s Solar Lamp Market: Illuminating and Overcoming Institutional Voids Hundreds of Billions Now Flowing to Clean Energy No “LAC” of Leadership: Conference Highlights Renewable Energy Success in Latin America and Caribbean Having Trouble Reaching Rural Solar Customers? Just Text Them. Curtailed Wind to Curtail Coal Heating in China: A Double Advantage? Transforming Transatlantic Power Systems Can China’s Emergence as a Carbon Market Boost the Certified Emissions Reduction Price? From the Back Seat to Behind the Wheel: Poland and the Climate Negotiations	Vital Signs Online Smart Grid and Energy Storage Installations Rising Hydropower and Geothermal Growth Slows Global Coal and Natural Gas Consumption Continue to Grow Continued Growth in Renewable Energy Investments Fossil Fuel and Renewable Energy Subsidies on the Rise Growth in Global Oil Market Slows China Drives Global Wind Growth Carbon Capture and Storage Experiences Limited Growth in 2011
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Current Projects Nourishing the Planet Evaluating environmentally sustainable solutions to reduce global hunger and rural poverty. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: Agriculture Emissions Increased growth in agricultural production has resulted in increased global agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. MORE Vital Signs: Food Prices Food price volatility has increased dramatically since 2006 and can be traced to various forces affecting global supply and demand. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs Camu Camu: A Little Fruit that Packs a Big Punch EU Bans Class of Pesticides Thought Harmful to Bees Emissions from Agriculture and Livestock Continue to Grow Global Food Prices Continue to Rise Aquaponics: An Interview with Sweet Water Organics’ Matt Ray The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity World Water Day Infographic: Why Plumbers are Heroes Readers’ Responses: Curbing Food Waste to Improve Human and Environmental Health	Vital Signs Online Agriculture and Livestock Remain Major Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Global Food Prices Continue to Rise Organic Agriculture Contributes to Sustainable Food Security Area Equipped for Irrigation at Record Levels, But Expansion Slows Disease and Drought Curb Meat Production and Consumption Global Grain Production at Record High Despite Extreme Climatic Events Aquaculture Tries to Fill World’s Insatiable Appetite for Seafood Investing in Women Farmers
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Current Projects Sustainable Prosperity Charting a path toward an economic system that promotes the health of both people and ecosystems. MORE Transforming Cultures Turning a critical eye to how we can shift today's consumer cultures toward cultures of sustainability. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: The Triple Bottom Line The recent growth of "benefit corporations" and other sustainably minded businesses signals that companies are beginning to look beyond simple profit-driven models. MORE Vital Signs: Advertising Advertisers are adapting to changing media environments, spreading ads around the world at a fast rate. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs Just One Word: Plastics State of the World 2013 Launch and Seminar Report Drawing a Truer Picture of Carbon Emissions Four Score and Seven Years From Now This Land is Our Land, Your Land is Our Land Dismantling the Global Debt-based Ponzi Scheme Letting Nature Take Its Course? Launching State of the World 2013	Vital Signs Online More Businesses Pursue Triple Bottom Line for a Sustainable Economy Advertising Spending Continues Gradual Rebound Driven by Growth in Internet Media The Looming Threat of Water Scarcity Wage Gap Widens as Wages Fail to Keep Pace with Productivity Urbanizing the Developing World Climate Change Migration Often Short-Distance and Circular Auto Production Roars to New Records Municipal Solid Waste Growing
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Climate and Energy Security 2.0

Researching the security implications of transitioning international energy, industrial, and transportation systems toward green technologies.

ReVolt

A blog that provides cutting-edge commentary on international climate and energy policy as well as updates on the work of Worldwatch’s Climate & Energy team.

New Economy Council

Connecting green industry players and sustainability champions with policymakers and experts from Europe and the United States.

China Program

Helping decision makers in China and around the globe better understand China’s environmental challenges and opportunities, including in the areas of renewable energy and energy efficiency.

Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Reports

Providing an integrated picture of the global renewable energy and energy efficiency situations, including reports for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP), and REN 21.

Natural Gas and Sustainable Energy Initiative

Investigating the latest natural gas sources and extraction technologies, their environmental impact, and their potential to reduce greenhouse gases and enable widespread adoption of renewable energy.

Low-Carbon Development Strategies

Providing nations with policy advice and research on the potential and deployment of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and transportation, in order to support achievement of low-carbon development goals.

Environment & Society

Population, Climate Change and the Environment

Exploring the influence of population change on the world's climate and environment, and the ways that access to family planning and improving women’s lives can slow population growth.

Green Transport Jobs

Exploring policies that encourage investments in rail and transit manufacturing.

Transforming Cultures

Examining how we can shift today's consumer cultures to cultures of sustainability.

Sustainable Prosperity

Offering solutions that enhance human wellbeing and reduce inequities while protecting the planet, and acknowledging that the global environmental and economic crises have common origins and must be tackled together.

Food & Agriculture

Farming in Cities

Highlighting the innovative ways that urban gardeners and livestock keepers in cities from Accra to Rio are finding to feed their communities, as more of humanity lives in cities than rural areas for the first time in history.

Agriculture and Climate Change

Raising awareness of the food and agricultural community's important role in stabilizing the world's climate, including by eating to reduce our "foodprint" and using farming methods that create "carbon sinks.

Nourishing the Planet

Chronicling agricultural innovations from Africa and around the world that reduce rural poverty and provide safe, nutritious food to the planet's nearly 1 billion hungry people, while also enhancing ecological sustainability. Visit our blog.

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