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STATEMENT: WRI Response to EU 2030 Climate and Energy Framework

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January 22, 2014

7 Stories to Watch in 2014

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As host of the 2014 World Cup, all eyes will be on Brazil's cities to see how they deal with their sustainability challenges and opportunities. Photo credit: Crystal Davis, WRI

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Brazil has 12% of the world's freshwater resources, but its industries, farms, and communities are concentrated along the coasts, unable to access much of the country's plentiful resources. Photo credit: Flickr/John Wiseman

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RELEASE: New Analysis Shows Minnesota Can Reduce Emissions 31 percent by 2020

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Between 2005 and 2011, Minnesota coal-fired generation decreased 14 percent while natural gas generation nearly doubled and renewable generation more-than-tripled. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

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New analysis reveals that 37 countries face extremely high levels of water stress, including Qatar (shown here). Photo credit: Neil Palmer/ CIAT

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New research shows that the world loses 50 soccer fields' of forest every minute of every day. Photo credit: Daniel Murdiyarso, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

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President Barack Obama at the DeSoto Next Generation Solar Energy Center (Photo Credit: Wikipedia)

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A Business Case for Building Climate Resilience

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WRI’s Top Outcomes of 2013

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WRI measures its success through positive, on-the-ground change. Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons

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According to recent estimates, roughly 15 percent of all global greenhouse gas emissions originate from deforestation and land use change. Photo credit: Nick Hogarth for Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

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India has long-battled its water scarcity issues throughout an approach called watershed development. Photo credit: M. DeFreese/CIMMYT

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