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    North America circular economy industry Urban Development
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2024

    Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Update
    July 25, 2023

    Unlocking Clean Hydrogen Investments in U.S. Climate Policy

    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Hydrogen
    • industry
    A worker in a neon construction vest stands in front of a large fuel storage tank labeled H2.
    • Climate
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Hydrogen
    • industry
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    April 25, 2023

    What does ‘green’ procurement mean? Initiatives and standards for cement and steel.

    • Climate
    • infrastructure
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    • Paying for Paris
    Workers in hard hats installing energy
    • Climate
    • infrastructure
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    • Paying for Paris
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    January 19, 2023

    Next Steps on the US Journey Toward Industrial Decarbonization

    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    Seven construction workers stand on building foundation of steel bars and cement
    • Climate
    • Climate Governance
    • GHG emissions
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    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
    December 7, 2021

    A New Industrial Revolution for a Livable Climate

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon removal
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    The inside of a dimly lit industrial building.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • GHG emissions
    • carbon removal
    • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
    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
    Climate
    North America
    Technical Perspectives
    March 25, 2021

    INSIDER: Designing Low-carbon Product Standards for Cement and Steel in the United States

    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    • Climate
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    • low carbon development
    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
    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

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