Blog Posts: economics

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.

The Biden administration said it will set a new emissions-reduction target before the Leaders' Climate Summit in April 2021. A 50% reduction by 2030 is both achievable and attainable, and would provide major economic and social benefits for America.

A circular economy isn’t just about fixing environmental wrongs. Evidence shows it can bring big benefits across industries, sectors and lives.

Signals in 2021 will show whether we’re heading toward a cleaner, fairer, stronger world after the COVID-19 pandemic — or moving in the opposite direction

The global market system is designed to maximize profit while meeting people’s needs, but it's done so by becoming the single-most environmentally destructive force on the planet. It's time to change the rules.

More companies are working toward a circular economy, potentially indicating a critical shift from rapidly buying more new stuff to supporting reuse, repair and resale. Such a shift could create a turning point that puts consumerism on a more sustainable path.

A new WRI report finds that China can peak its emissions as early as 2026 and realize enormous economic benefits over the long term by strengthening its climate and energy policies. Doing so could save nearly 1.9 million lives and generate nearly $1 trillion in net economic and social benefits in 2050.

14 countries committed to 100% sustainable ocean management in their national waters. Achieving this ambitious goal will require transformations in five critical areas.

To enhance green stimulus and help deliver the jobs and income economies need for coronavirus recovery, governments should learn from the Great Recession.

An upcoming WRI report introduces the partnership continuum, which offers a framework to contextualize transformation pathways partnerships may pursue. While partnerships can find success at any point along the continuum, this research finds that partnerships often evolve as they mature, shifting the ways they drive change.