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International Issues

China's Green Future

China's burgeoning economy and willingness to innovate present a tremendous opportunity for environmental change that can benefit the entire world. NRDC works with the Chinese people to help the nation meet its enormous environmental challenges. Visit our website to learn about our work. (Photo Credit: Laura Kleinhenz) Read more »

Chile can meet its demand in the coming decades through a variety of "non-conventional renewable energy" (NCRE) sources and energy efficiency technologies supplementing its existing generation base. But this will only be possible if Chile strengthens its renewable energy and energy efficiency policies to remove existing barriers and more effectively promote these sectors. Read more »

Overview

NRDC's India Initiative on Climate Change and Clean Energy

NRDC's India Initiative on Climate Change and Clean Energy India is emerging both as an economic powerhouse and a global environmental leader. As India's economy charges ahead, the country needs to produce more energy to provide a better life for its people. (Photo Credit: Dan Bergstrom) Read more »

Overview

Tar Sands: Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel

Big Oil wants to turn Canada's boreal forests into America's gas tank, despoiling one of the world's last remaining intact ecosystems. Read more »

News

Bringing Safe Water to the World

What's the world's biggest health risk? Dirty water. It kills 6,000 children every day. But environmental stewardship can help eliminate it. (Photo Credit: ) Read more »