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    Buildings
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 2, 2024

    India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Research
    November 14, 2023

    State of Climate Action 2023

    Wind turbines on grassy field at golden hour.
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Cities
    Latin America
    Update
    October 18, 2022

    Bogotá and Cali Connect Local Action to National Ambition to Transform the Buildings Sector

    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Aerial view of Bogota, Colombia
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • development
    • Cities
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Cities
    Europe
    Update
    September 21, 2022

    Stakeholder Engagement Underpins a Bold Roadmap to Zero-carbon Buildings in Türkiye

    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Buildings
    A photo of Istanbul, Turkey from the water
    • low carbon development
    • Cities
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • Buildings
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2022

    How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Cities
    Update
    April 27, 2022

    6 Cities and Local Governments Accelerating Zero Carbon Buildings

    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Buildings
    Sitabuldi Market in Nagpur, India
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Buildings
    News
    June 22, 2021

    RELEASE: WRI, UNEP, GEF and Partners Launch Zero Carbon Building Accelerator

    • Buildings
    • energy efficiency
    • Cities
    • Buildings
    • energy efficiency
    • Cities
    Cities
    Initiatives
    June 14, 2021

    Zero Carbon Building Accelerator

    The Solar Settlement with the Sun Ship in the background: Freiburg, Germany
    Ocean
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    14 World Leaders Commit to a Sustainable Ocean Economy

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    A seaweed farmer in Nusa Penida, Indonesia. Photo by pradeep_kmpk14/iStock
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Climate
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    Important Countries Identify Opportunities for Climate Action

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    A factory worker assembles solar panels in Dezhou, China. Photo by Cultura Creative RF/Alamy
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Cities
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    Cities Prioritize Public Transportation and Cycling in Response to COVID-19

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    • Health & Road Safety
    Bikers are protected by road barriers in India. Photo by Rajeev Malagi/WRI India.
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    • Health & Road Safety
    Food
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    Nearly 200 Food Suppliers Commit to Cut Food Loss and Waste in Half

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    A chef composts vegetable scraps. Photo by stockstudioX/iStock
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Equity & Governance
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    12 Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean Ratify Escazú Agreement

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Climate activist in Mexico City, Mexico. Photo by Diego Rodriguez via 350.org/Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Cities
    Latin America
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    Mexico Adds Fundamental Right to Mobility to Its Constitution

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    • Urban Mobility
    Bikers, skateboarders and cars coexist in Merida, Mexico. Photo by Megapress/Alamy
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    • Urban Mobility
    Energy
    Asia
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    Indonesia and the Philippines Take Action to Accelerate Clean Energy Transition

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Government-installed solar panels in the village of Weepatando in Sumba island, Indonesia. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Cities
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    Countries and Cities Embrace a New UN Decade for Road Safety

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    • Health & Road Safety
    A woman paints pedestrian lanes on a road in São Paulo, Brazil. Photo by Victor Moriyama/WRI Brasil
    • Top Outcome: 2020
    • Health & Road Safety
    Freshwater
    Outcomes
    April 6, 2021

    World Bank Unlocks $2 Billion for Integrated Green and Gray Infrastructure

    • Top Outcome: 2020
    Coastal town in Silhouette, Seychelles. Photo by Ian Badenhorst/Unsplash
    • Top Outcome: 2020

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