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As the UN Turns 75, Countries Should Embrace a Shared Vision of a Fairer, Safer and More Sustainable Future

  • coronavirus
  • Urban Mobility
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • transportation
  • United Nations
Country flags leading to the entrance of the United Nations.
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  • Urban Mobility
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7 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2019

  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • Business
  • biking
  • circular economy
  • stories to watch
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • deforestation
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • Health & Road Safety
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  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • Business
  • biking
  • circular economy
  • stories to watch
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • deforestation
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • Health & Road Safety
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Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • stories to watch
  • Air Quality
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • international climate policy
  • fossil fuels
  • pollution
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Forests
  • Freshwater
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Aqueduct
  • stories to watch
  • Air Quality
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • international climate policy
  • fossil fuels
  • pollution
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
  • water risk
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3 Things Companies Can Do in 2018 to Push Global Climate Action

  • National Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
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  • National Climate Action
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6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2017

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • stories to watch
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • food security
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
Andrew Steer
  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • stories to watch
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • fossil fuels
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • food security
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
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How Dozens of Businesses, Cities and Other Non-State Initiatives Will Help Countries Deliver Their Climate Goals

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • Business
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Wind turbines in California.
  • International Climate Action
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  • Business
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

The Roads to Decoupling: 21 Countries Are Reducing Carbon Emissions While Growing GDP

  • Economics
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
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  • Economics
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
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3 Key Questions for the Energy Industry Around a Global Climate Agreement

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • fossil fuels
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
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  • Climate
  • Energy
  • Business
  • COP21
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  • fossil fuels
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5 Numbers: What the Paris Climate Talks Have Already Delivered

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • Business
  • COP21
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
COP21
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • Business
  • COP21
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Business and Climate Action: The Times They Are A-Changin'

  • International Climate Action
  • Business
  • COP21
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Hundreds of business leaders are gathering at COP 21 in Paris. Photo by Yann Caradec/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Business
  • COP21
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Science-based Emissions Targets: The Key to Sending a Strong Corporate Signal Before COP 21

  • International Climate Action
  • Business
  • COP21
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Nearly 90 companies have committed to set a science-based emissions-reduction target. Photo by Mike Steinhoff/Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Business
  • COP21
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Supporting the New Climate Agreement: A Checklist for Business

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
The recent Business & Climate Summit took place in Paris, France. Photo by Max Mayorov/Flickr
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC

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

Al Gore: A New Kind of Tipping Point for Climate Action

  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
WRI President and CEO Dr. Andrew Steer with former Vice President Al Gore. The World Resources Institute hosts a reception and dinner, followed by a conversation with former Vice-President Al Gore at the Swedish Embassy (The House of Sweden) in Washington, DC on Wednesday, October 8, 2014.  Photo credit: James R. Brantley
  • Energy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
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Analyzing Outcomes from the UN Climate Summit

  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • Business
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
More than 125 heads of state and government officials gathered for the UN Climate Summit 2014 in New York City. Photo credit: Holger Dalkmann, WRI
  • Climate
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • Business
  • climate finance
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
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By the Numbers: The New Climate Economy

  • Energy
  • Forests
  • Cities
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • energy efficiency
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
A new report shows that economic growth and action on climate change can now be achieved together. Photo credit: Walmart, Flickr
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  • Cities
  • Business
  • Economics
  • Finance
  • climate change
  • restoration
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  • international climate policy
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Business and Government Must Come Together for Strong Climate Action

  • International Climate Action
  • Business
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy
Installing solar panels in San Jose, California. Photo credit: Photon Energy, Flickr
  • International Climate Action
  • Business
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • U.S. policy
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset