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2021 Must Be a Turning Point for the World's Forests. 2020 Data Shows Us Why

Twenty years of data shows us just how must forest the world has lost — as well as the solutions that can help save remaining ecosystems.

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How Does Biden's Jobs Plan Stack Up on Climate?

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PODCAST: Parting Thoughts from Andrew Steer

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Indigenous People are Often Left Out of Climate Action Plans

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4 Big Outcomes the Leaders Summit on Climate Can Deliver
by David Waskow, Joel Jaeger and Joe Thwaites - April 07, 2021
World's major economies are falling short in preventing the worst effects of climate change. Will they step up at U.S. President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate?
A Just Transition to a Zero-carbon World Is Possible. Here’s How.
by Leah Lazer - April 06, 2021
Just transitions ensure people who depend on fossil fuel-intensive activities receive the support and social protection needed to thrive in a zero-carbon future.
4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution
by Carole Excell - April 06, 2021
While there's no silver bullet to solving our plastic problem, a new policy guide from WRI and UNEP offers countries a range of legal approaches to reducing plastic waste.

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President and CEO Andrew Steer to Depart WRI
After more than eight years at the helm of WRI, Dr. Andrew Steer will be departing the institute to become President and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund.

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Webinar: Land Accelerator Latin America Demo Days

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The Race to a Fossil Fuel-Free Transportation Sector: What the U.S. can learn from Nordic countries to accelerate its transition

Join WRI and the Embassies of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden to the United States for a high-level conversation with U.S. and Nordic government officials, automakers and transportation leaders on how to decarbonize the transportation sector, lessons learned from Nordic countries, and how accelerating the transition to fossil fuel-free transportation can help the U.S. build back better.
April 07, 2021 Event

Land Value Capture and Equitable Development

This webinar will bring together urban experts and city practitioners from around the world for a lively discussion on urban land value capture—a financing tool that is gaining traction in cities as an effective way to increase public revenues and advance equitable urban development.
April 07, 2021 Blog post

4 Big Outcomes the Leaders Summit on Climate Can Deliver

World's major economies are falling short in preventing the worst effects of climate change. Will they step up at U.S. President Biden's Leaders Summit on Climate?
April 07, 2021 Publication

Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation Planning and Action into Health Systems in Fiji, Ghana, and Benin

This paper shares case studies from Fiji, Ghana, and Benin, three countries making progress with mainstreaming climate change adaptation into planning and implementation in health systems. The authors outline the enabling factors, challenges and lessons learned across these three countries, followed by recommendations to mainstream climate adaptation and build climate resilience in the health sector.
April 06, 2021 Blog post

A Just Transition to a Zero-carbon World Is Possible. Here’s How.

Just transitions ensure people who depend on fossil fuel-intensive activities receive the support and social protection needed to thrive in a zero-carbon future.
April 06, 2021 Publication

Tackling Plastic Pollution: Legislative Guide for the Regulation of Single-Use Plastic Products

This report discusses different legislative approaches that governments can implement to curb the impact of plastic pollution. The approaches adopted should be a matrix of bans, economic and tax, solid waste management, extended producer responsibility, and other educational approaches that create incentives and disincentives that result in less single-use plastic being created and thrown away.

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2021 Must Be a Turning Point for the World's Forests. 2020 Data Shows Us Why

How Does Biden's Jobs Plan Stack Up on Climate?

PODCAST: Parting Thoughts from Andrew Steer

Indigenous People are Often Left Out of Climate Action Plans

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4 Big Outcomes the Leaders Summit on Climate Can Deliver

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4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

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President and CEO Andrew Steer to Depart WRI

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The Race to a Fossil Fuel-Free Transportation Sector: What the U.S. can learn from Nordic countries to accelerate its transition

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4 Big Outcomes the Leaders Summit on Climate Can Deliver

Mainstreaming Climate Adaptation Planning and Action into Health Systems in Fiji, Ghana, and Benin

A Just Transition to a Zero-carbon World Is Possible. Here’s How.

Tackling Plastic Pollution: Legislative Guide for the Regulation of Single-Use Plastic Products

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