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Solar-Powered Battery Swap Stations Could Speed Rwanda’s Shift to Electric ‘Motos’

  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • Energy Access
People on motorcycles drive through the busy streets of Kigali, Rwanda.
  • renewable energy
  • electric grid
  • Cities
  • Energy Access
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Leveraging Energy Access Explorer to Advance Kenya’s Clean Cooking Agenda

  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency
Nairobi, Kenya skyline
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • energy efficiency

How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Development
People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Development
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A New Solution to Power Africa: Productive Use of Renewable Energy

  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
Malawi farmer tends her field, with solar water pumps in the background
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
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Leila Surratt.
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
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People walking on busy market street in San Nicolas, Argentina.
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • transportation
  • climate finance

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
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RELEASE: WRI and Partners Launch REHOUSE Initiative Linking Housing, Urban Services, Climate Action

  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
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Installation of solar panels to a building roof in Africa
  • Energy
  • Energy Access
  • renewable energy
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Mumbai city skyline behind palms.
  • Cities
  • Urban Development
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6 Conversations We Need to Have on the Energy Transition

  • renewable energy
  • Climate
  • Clean Energy
  • Energy Access
  • international climate policy
Wind turbines on top of a mountain overlooking the sea in Costa Rica.
  • renewable energy
  • Climate
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  • Energy Access
  • international climate policy
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Data for Cool Cities

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These 8 Countries Are Scaling Up Renewable Energy the Fastest

  • renewable energy
  • energy efficiency
  • Energy Access
  • Clean Energy
Construction workers on a rooftop with wind turbines.
  • renewable energy
  • energy efficiency
  • Energy Access
  • Clean Energy
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New Data Dashboard Helps Cities Build Urban Resilience in a Changing Climate

  • Cities
  • nature-based solutions
  • climate policy
  • Air Quality
  • GHG emissions
  • biodiversity
  • land use
  • Urban Development
Aerial view of skyscrapers and urban development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  • Cities
  • nature-based solutions
  • climate policy
  • Air Quality
  • GHG emissions
  • biodiversity
  • land use
  • Urban Development
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Deep Dive Cities

Deep Dive Cities
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