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    Latin America public transit UNFCCC
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 6, 2024

    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
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 7, 2023

    From Minibuses to “Boda Bodas,” Informal Transport Systems Could Be an Untapped Climate Change Solution

    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Passengers on a busy Bangkok street ride on colorful three-wheeled tuk-tuks.
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • Integrated Transport
    Cities
    Asia
    Update
    July 25, 2023

    Celebrating 10 Years of Collaboration on Public Transportation from WRI and FedEx

    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    Avenue in Mexico City
    • Cities
    • transportation
    • public transit
    • Urban Mobility
    Cities
    Initiatives
    June 15, 2021

    TUMI E-Bus Mission

    Transmilenio electric transit bus charging at an electric bus depot in Bogota, Colombia
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 2, 2017

    3 Ways Brazil Can Be a Global Leader in Turning Sustainability Commitments into Action

    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Local community in the Tapajós National Forest in Pará
    • Forests
    • Cities
    • Paris Agreement
    • restoration
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 22, 2016

    Rio Olympics’ Legacy: Urban Mobility

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Highway in Brazil
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • transportation
    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
    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
    Africa
    Latin America Africa Asia
    Insights
    December 1, 2015

    New Platform Reveals How Much Carbon Is Locked in Tropical Forests – and How Much Was Lost

    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    GFW Climate will help measure emissions from tropical deforestation. Photo credit: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cifor/14626255095/in/album-72157645614284212/">M. Edliadi for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)</a> <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/">cc</a>
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Forests
    • forest monitoring
    • deforestation
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • mapping
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    September 27, 2015

    WRI Says Brazil is "Building Momentum" With New INDC

    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    Latin America
    Insights
    September 14, 2015

    Colombia First South American Country to Release New Climate Plan Ahead of Paris

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    Colombia is the first South American country to submit its post-2020 climate action plan. Photo by Tijs Zwinkels/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • UNFCCC
    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
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 24, 2015

    3 Ways Sao Paulo's Companies Helped Curb Traffic Congestion

    • public transit
    • transportation
    Sao Paulo is partnering with private companies to reduce the number of cars on the road, making streets more people-oriented. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil
    • public transit
    • transportation
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    March 23, 2015

    4 Inspirations for Sustainable Transport from Rio de Janeiro

    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    BRT in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Photo by Benoit Colin/EMBARQ.
    • Urban Mobility
    • public transit
    • Cities
    • transportation
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    February 3, 2015

    Transport Plays a Key Role in Urban Air Quality

    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Transport plays a growing role in both the global climate and public health in cities like Londrina, Brazil. Photo by Mariana Gil/EMBARQ Brasil.
    • public transit
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • road safety
    • health
    • transportation
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 9, 2015

    6 Stories to Watch in 2015: Global Climate Deal, Sustainable Development Goals, Rising Water Risks and More

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer presented 2015's Stories to Watch before a packed house at the Press Club in Washington, D.C. Photo by Bill Dugan/WRI
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Aqueduct
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • sustainable development goals
    • UNFCCC
    • United Nations
    • U.S. policy
    • water risk
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Latin America North America
    News
    December 11, 2014

    STATEMENT: WRI Responds to Secretary Kerry’s Speech at Lima Climate Talks

    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    • International Climate Action
    • climate change
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • U.S. policy
    Climate
    Latin America
    News
    December 3, 2014

    ADVISORY: Latin American Countries to Launch Initiative 20x20 to Restore 20 Million Hectares of Degraded Land

    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    • Forests
    • Equity & Governance
    • COP20
    • restoration
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC

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