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    Insights
    November 29, 2023

    The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Development
    • Climate
    • Climate Resilience
    • climate impacts
    • climate science
    • COP28
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    January 26, 2022

    How 3 Cities Can Turn Downed Trees Into Revenue

    • circular economy
    A close-up of a stacked pile of wooden slabs.
    • circular economy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 23, 2021

    6 Words to Describe the US Pledge to Reduce Emissions 50-52% by 2030

    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    President Biden walking down a hallway with flags from different nations on both sides of him.
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    • Climate
    • climate policy
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP26
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Cities
    Initiatives
    March 1, 2021

    WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

    Ariel shot of a city with lots of trees.
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    December 16, 2020

    5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Mobility
    • Urban Transformations
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Cities
    • climate change
    • Urban Development
    • COP26
    Forests
    North America
    Insights
    October 22, 2020

    Bringing New Life to Fallen Urban Trees

    • circular economy
    • Economics
    • health
    • restoration
    • illegal logging
    • Climate
    A pile of logs in a forest.
    • circular economy
    • Economics
    • health
    • restoration
    • illegal logging
    • Climate
    Business
    North America
    Insights
    April 15, 2019

    5 Ways to Unlock the Value of the Circular Economy

    • circular economy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Recycling's good. Reducing's better. Flickr/mbeo
    • circular economy
    • Business
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    Climate
    Latin America Europe North America
    Insights
    May 5, 2016

    What’s Next? EU, US and Colombia Show They’re Moving Forward with the Paris Agreement

    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Going Green Conference
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Forests
    Europe Asia North America
    Insights
    March 21, 2016

    3 Cities Taking Urban Forestry to the Next Level

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Cherry blossoms in Washington, DC park
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • Forests
    • Urban Development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    Andrew Steer Makes the Case for Paris Talks in Congressional Testimony

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer testifies before the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology.
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    December 2, 2015

    What Do Top Emitters' Greenhouse Gas Targets Mean for Emissions? It’s Not Always Clear

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Wind turbines
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 23, 2015

    Seizing the Paris Moment

    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Paris, France
    • International Climate Action
    • COP21
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    July 8, 2015

    4 Reasons Why the US Can and Should Reduce its Emissions Now

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Installing solar panels. Photo by Dennis Schroeder/Department of Energy
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    Insights
    July 3, 2015

    What the U.S.-Brazil Joint Statement on Climate Change Means for the World

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    President Dilma Rousseff. Photo by Roberto Stuckert Filho/PR
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • renewable energy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Data
    June 3, 2015

    Comparison of Annual GHG Reduction Rates from 2020-2030 Based on Submitted or Reported Climate Commitments (2020 Pledges and INDCs) for Canada, EU, Japan and US

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    Asia North America
    Data
    June 3, 2015

    Canada, EU, Japan and US Post-2020 GHG Emissions Targets: Estimated Emissions Reductions Relative to Different Base Years

    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • International Climate Action
    • Climate
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 27, 2015

    10 Steps to Achieve the US Emissions-Reduction Target

    • International Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • NDC
    • power plants
    Coal-fired power plant in Fayette County, Texas. Photo by Larry D. Moore/Wikimedia Commons
    • International Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • climate change
    • U.S. policy
    • NDC
    • power plants

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