On Sunday, March 10, a plane crashed while taking off on its way from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to Nairobi, Kenya. At least 21 of the passengers worked for the United Nations and many were traveling to Nairobi for the UN Environment Assembly.
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WRI Board selects new members: Tammie Arnold, Stephen Brenninkmeijer, Kathleen McLaughlin and Nader Mousavizadeh.
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Cities across America look to turn ambitious renewables commitments into real action—and support is on its way.
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Statement from Dan Lashof, Director, WRI US, following Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) introduction of the Green New Deal.
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During an embargoed press call on Tuesday, February 12, experts will share findings from 114 restaurants in 12 countries that confirm restaurants joining the fight against food waste can save a significant amount of money as well as food.
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A new working paper, Upward and Outward Growth: Managing Urban Expansion for More Equitable Cities in the Global South, shows that unmanaged outward growth of cities exacerbates poverty, inequality, environmental problems.
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Ban Ki-moon, Kristalina Georgieva and Bill Gates met with global leaders at the World Economic Forum in Davos today to discuss practical solutions to respond to the growing consequences of climate change.
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Hosted by WRI Ross Center, New Urban Mobility alliance is an outgrowth of the Shared Mobility Principles for Livable Cities, which more than 170 companies and governments have signed on to as a guiding vision for more sustainable, inclusive, prosperous and resilient cities.
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WASHINGTON—Join us for World Resources Institute's Stories to Watch 2019 on Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. Dr. Andrew Steer, president & CEO, will share insights on emerging trends in the economy, politics, environment and international development that will shape the world in the coming year.
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Statement from Helen Mountford, WRI's Vice President for Global Climate and Economics, following the conclusion of COP24 in Katowice, Poland.