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Stabilizing the global climate is the greatest challenge of the 21st century. Temperatures have exceeded global annual averages for 38 consecutive years. The impacts are being felt all around the world.

Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and severe. Heat waves and drought plague many countries, destroying agriculture, increasing the risk of wildfires and endangering lives. Rising sea level threatens coastal communities and infrastructure by amplifying flooding and storm surge.

But there are approaches and technologies available now to overcome this global challenge. WRI engages businesses, policymakers and civil society at the local, national and international levels to advance transformative solutions that mitigate climate change and help communities adapt to its impacts.

Our international climate work uses analysis, innovation and partnerships to achieve effective national policies and implement the Paris Agreement on climate change. Our U.S. Climate Action Initiative identifies cost-effective solutions for the United States to reduce its emissions in the short- and long-term. CAIT provides a platform for stakeholders to explore, understand and communicate climate and emissions data. And the Greenhouse Gas Protocol helps hundreds of companies and organizations measure, manage, and report their greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • International Climate Action

    The International Climate Action Initiative uses analysis, innovation and partnerships to achieve effective national policies and ambitious, equitable international climate action

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  • Adaptation Finance

    Reducing the vulnerability of local communities exposed to climate change by increasing the volume and effectiveness of finance directed towards adaptation.

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International Climate Action

  • NDC Partnership

    The NDC Partnership is a global initiative to help countries achieve their national climate commitments and ensure financial and technical assistance is delivered as efficiently as possible.

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  • Open Book

    Enhancing the transparency of countries’ pledges to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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  • International Low-Carbon Clubs

    WRI’s analysis and outreach supports the development of transformational low-carbon clubs—smaller groups of countries serious about combating climate change—that will drive emissions reductions and complement the multilateral UN climate regime.

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  • ACT 2015

    Developing a proposal for designing a new international climate agreement that can catalyze climate action and move the world onto a low-carbon and climate resilient pathway.

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  • The New Climate Economy

    Bringing together some of the world’s foremost economic experts to contribute to the global debate about climate change and economic policy, and to inform government, business and investment decisions.

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  • Climate Equity

    Working toward an equitable and ambitious international climate agreement in 2015 that is informed by science, considers the specific needs of the most vulnerable populations, and catalyzes sustainable development.

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  • Climate Finance

    Stabilizing the global climate is one of the most urgent challenges in coming decades. Our warming world affects all people and ecosystems, particularly the poor who already suffer disproportionately from climate-change impacts.

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  • Open Climate Network

    Bringing together independent research institutes and civil society groups from key countries around the world to monitor national progress on climate change policy.

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  • Carbon Dioxide Capture and Storage (CCS)

    WRI provides strategic advice on the development of best practices, regulations, and standards for CCS and participates in the development of national and international strategies for CCS deployment, consistent with environmental and social integrity.

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Emissions Tracking

  • CAIT Climate Data Explorer

    CAIT provides free access to comparable greenhouse gas emissions data sets, as well as other climate-relevant indicators, to enable analysis on a wide range of climate-related data questions.

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  • Greenhouse Gas Protocol

    Standards and tools for companies and organizations to manage their GHG emissions and become more efficient, resilient, and prosperous.

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  • India Greenhouse Gas Program

    India’s GHG Program is an industry-led voluntary framework aiming to help Indian companies monitor progress towards measurement and management of GHG emissions using tools and methodologies from WRI’s GHG Protocol.

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