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    November 25, 2025

    Why COP30 Was a Breakthrough for Cities

    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • extreme heat
    • housing
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Aerial view of a city boulevard lined by skyscrapers.
    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • extreme heat
    • housing
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Africa
    Insights
    November 24, 2025

    South Africa Is Fighting Back Against Invasive Plants

    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • floods
    • Solutions in Focus
    A street in Johannesburg, South Africa, lined with jacarandas in bloom with their purple flowers and petals sprinkled on the road.
    • Water Security
    • urban water resilience
    • nature-based solutions
    • biodiversity
    • climate change
    • restoration
    • floods
    • Solutions in Focus
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Europe
    News
    November 12, 2025

    STATEMENT: COP30 Elevates Major Efforts to Unite Local, Regional and National Governments on Climate Action

    • COP30
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • extreme heat
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • extreme heat
    • Urban Development
    • Cities
    Climate
    Insights
    November 12, 2025

    Despite Some Progress, Countries’ New Climate Plans Largely Fall Short

    • NDC
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Two workers install solar panels on the corrugated metal roof of a shop.
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    News
    November 12, 2025

    STATEMENT: COP30 Action Agenda Accelerates Transition Across Major Sectors

    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Ocean
    • Food
    • Energy
    • GHG Protocol
    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Ocean
    • Food
    • Energy
    • GHG Protocol
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    November 11, 2025

    WRI Joins New Beat the Heat Initiative on Cooling Solutions for Cities, Launched at COP30

    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • extreme heat
    • COP30
    Beat the Heat Initiative launch in Belem, Brazil
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • extreme heat
    • COP30
    Climate
    News
    November 7, 2025

    STATEMENT: COP30 Leaders' Summit Concludes with Major Pledges for Climate, Nature and People

    • COP30
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • NDC
    • adaptation
    • COP30
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • NDC
    • adaptation
    Cities
    Update
    November 7, 2025

    Advancing Local Climate Action for Ambitious NDCs 3.0

    • NDC
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Aerial view of high-rise buildings on a sunny day in Nairobi.
    • NDC
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 6, 2025

    World’s Informal Housing Crisis Demands a Climate Response

    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Latin America
    News
    November 5, 2025

    RELEASE: WRI, Bloomberg Philanthropies and Partners Strengthen City and State Climate Action in Brazil and Beyond

    • Cities
    • NDC
    • COP30
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Rio skyline
    • Cities
    • NDC
    • COP30
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Cities
    Update
    October 31, 2025

    CityMetrics Dashboard Helps Cities Understand and Reduce Climate Risks

    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • data
    • data visualization
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Pedestrians sitting on benches and walking near Zocalo square in Mexico City
    • climate change
    • climate impacts
    • data
    • data visualization
    • Climate Resilience
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Ocean
    Insights
    October 30, 2025

    Modernizing Ports Is a Major Untapped Opportunity for a Healthier Planet

    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Air Quality
    • Electric Mobility
    • health
    • GHG emissions
    The Port of Valparaíso in Chile.
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Air Quality
    • Electric Mobility
    • health
    • GHG emissions
    Cities
    Data
    October 30, 2025

    CityMetrics

    • data
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • data
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    Insights
    October 23, 2025

    When Your EV Battery Expires, Who’s Responsible for It?

    • Electric Mobility
    • transportation
    Auto workers install battery packs in the frame of an electric vehicle.
    • Electric Mobility
    • transportation
    Climate
    Research
    October 22, 2025

    State of Climate Action 2025

    An employee runs diagnoses on heliostats at the Crescent Dunes Solar Thermal Facility.
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    October 21, 2025

    Improving Air Quality in Bogotá, Colombia, from the Ground Up

    • Urban Development
    • pollution
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities
    An aerial view of a street in Bogata, Colombia
    • Urban Development
    • pollution
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Cities