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    Climate
    Insights
    January 23, 2024

    4 Climate Stories that Will Define 2024

    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    A family covers their heads with cloth for sun protection while walking near the Ganges river during a heatwave.
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • International Climate Action
    • climate policy
    • Food
    • Clean Energy
    • electric grid
    • Cities
    • stories to watch
    Cities
    Initiatives
    August 4, 2021

    Data Portal for Cities

    Aerial view of suburbs next to croplands
    Cities
    Insights
    December 18, 2019

    We're Underestimating How Many People Lack Sanitation Services—and Ignoring the Best Solution for Many Cities

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • world resources report
    Polluter waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • world resources report
    Cities
    Asia Latin America
    News
    December 18, 2019

    RELEASE: Safe, Affordable Sanitation a Pipe Dream for Too Many Households in Global South

    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • health
    • Towards a More Equal City
    • sanitation
    • waste
    • Cities
    • health
    Asia
    Insights
    March 25, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Pune, India, Waste Pickers Go from Trash to Treasure

    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • waste
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Members of a waste-pickers cooperative push collection carts along the streets of Pune, India
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • waste
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Insights
    January 11, 2019

    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
    California wildfire
    • 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
    Insights
    January 16, 2018

    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
    Finance
    Insights
    January 11, 2017

    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
    Equity & Governance
    Asia
    Insights
    January 14, 2016

    6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2016

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Andrew Steer
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Paris Agreement
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Green Climate Fund
    • renewable energy
    • U.S. policy
    • stories to watch
    Asia
    News
    December 22, 2015

    ADVISORY: WRI Presents Stories to Watch 2016

    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • stories to watch
    • COP21
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • stories to watch
    Climate
    Insights
    January 14, 2015

    Why Cities are the Solution to Climate Change: Q&A with Ani Dasgupta

    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    The ‘smart city’ has become quite a buzzword, but there’s still not enough clarity around what it means for a city to be truly smart. Photo by EMBARQ/Flickr.
    • Cities
    • public transit
    • climate change
    • transportation
    • Urban Development
    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
    Insights
    September 22, 2014

    Climate Summit: Creating Better and More Sustainable Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Beijing bicyclists. Photo Credit: Rich Bee/Flickr
    • International Climate Action
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Paris Agreement
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    • Urban Development
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    January 8, 2013

    Zipcar’s Purchase by Avis: Car Sharing Success or Failure?

    • transportation
    • transportation

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