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by and - The developing world is facing a major debt crisis, limiting their ability to spend on economic recovery for COVID-19 or climate action. Creditor countries — specifically China, the largest bilateral creditor to developing countries — can exchange this for clear, verifiable climate action and investments in healthcare.
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by and - The cities and communities responsible for consuming and setting clean energy targets have historically had little influence on their wholesale electricity markets’ policies and operations. That may change with the emerging PJM Cities and Communities Coalition, a growing coalition dedicated to removing and preventing barriers to decarbonization in the PJM territory.
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by - Like many coffee-growing regions, Costa Rica is already dealing with the impacts of climate change. But farmers in the Coto Brus region are finding ways to adapt.
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by , and - When climate-related natural disasters -- like wildfires and hurricanes -- strike in the United States, state and local governments need to consider new tools to raise cash. International experience with parametric insurance products offers some innovative options.
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by , and - Coastal areas are at risk as rising populations and growing urbanization prompt significant losses and damages to coastal habitats, impacting coastal and climate resilience. A new paper by the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy explores four opportunities to ensure sustainable and resilient coastal zones.
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by , and - Identifying partnerships on a transformative pathway and accelerating their progress offers the best opportunity to effectively meet the world's most pressing challenges. WRI’s new report explores transformative partnerships and how to best set them on a pathway for change.
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by and - Forest products are already a staple of Ethiopia's economy, adding more than $2.6 billion to Ethiopia’s GDP. Almost three-fourths of Ethiopia's land could benefit from more trees, offering a massive opportunity for Ethiopia's economic wellbeing.
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by and - Cities are stuck with a lot of dead trees every year, which often go to waste. Reforestation hubs are a new model that can help cities find new uses from urban wood, which can save cities money, create new jobs, address long-term public health goals and mitigate climate change.
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by and - Around the world, communities of color and marginalized groups disproportionately feel the effects of pollution and other environmental impacts. And yet, groups around the world treat environmental injustice and racial injustice as separate issues, when environmental injustices often spring from systemic racism.