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    Food
    North America
    Outcomes
    February 13, 2024

    US Hospitals Reduce Emissions Through Plant-based Foods

    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Food
    • health
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    Hospital dining workers.
    • Top Outcome: 2023
    • Food
    • health
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    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
    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
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    February 1, 2019

    Q&A: How a Cuban Name Change Boosted Panera’s Soup Sales

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    Black bean soup
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    February 22, 2018

    This Flavor-Packed Burger Saves As Many Emissions As Taking 2 Million Cars Off the Road

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    mini burgers
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    January 24, 2018

    2018 Will See High Meat Consumption in the U.S., but the American Diet is Shifting

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Food
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Food
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 8, 2017

    Mere Steps from the Oval Office, a Growing Solution to Climate Change

    • Food
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • U.S. policy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Children plant vegetables in the White House Kitchen Garden
    • Food
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • U.S. policy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    Food
    North America
    Insights
    February 10, 2017

    In a Broken Food System, Consumers Have More Power Than They Realize

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Farmers’ market in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • agriculture
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Food
    North America
    News
    January 26, 2017

    RELEASE: New Partnership Working to Reduce U.S.Food Waste by 50 Percent

    • Business
    • agriculture
    • U.S. policy
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • Business
    • agriculture
    • U.S. policy
    • Food
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Food
    Europe North America
    News
    August 11, 2016

    RELEASE: New “Better Buying Lab” to Develop Sustainable Food Strategies

    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Food
    • agriculture
    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
    Cities
    North America
    News
    December 18, 2014

    ADVISORY: Transforming Transportation 2015: Smart Cities for Shared Prosperity

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    • Health & Road Safety

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