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STATEMENT: US and China Resume Climate Cooperation Ahead of Biden-Xi Meeting

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  • COP28
  • international climate policy
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5 Ways the Glasgow Climate Pact Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Climate Governance
  • international climate policy
  • COP26
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  • Climate
  • climate change
  • Climate Governance
  • international climate policy
  • COP26
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5 Keys to a Climate-resilient Recovery After COVID-19

  • Climate
  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • Water Security
  • food security
  • climate impacts
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  • Climate
  • adaptation finance
  • Climate Resilience
  • Water Security
  • food security
  • climate impacts
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INSIDER: By Stress-Testing with Different Scenarios, Countries’ Long-Term Climate Strategies Can Plan for an Uncertain Future

  • Climate
  • long-term strategies
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
Railroad intersection from above. Projecting different future pathways can help governments come up with robust policy options. Photo by Stephen Hanafin/Flickr.
  • Climate
  • long-term strategies
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
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INSIDER: Climate Change Requires Long-Term Action. How Can Policymakers Deal with Uncertainty When Planning Far Ahead?

  • Climate
  • long-term strategies
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
The extent of sea level rise is a major uncertainty policymakers face. Aaron Spence/Underwater Earth/XL Catlin Seaview Survey
  • Climate
  • long-term strategies
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
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INSIDER: Long-term Strategies: Climate Action Today with Tomorrow in Mind

  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
Long-term strategies will help countries deal with long-term issues, like sea level rise.
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
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G20 Economies Must Lead on Climate Despite U.S. Position on Paris Agreement

  • Climate
  • G20
  • U.S. policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
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  • Climate
  • G20
  • U.S. policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy

How Do New 2050 Climate Strategies from Canada, Mexico and the US Stack Up?

  • Climate
  • COP22
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate change
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
  • U.S. policy
From left to right: President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau, U.S. President Barack Obama
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  • Paris Agreement
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  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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Germany Becomes First Country to Release a 2050 Emissions-Reduction Plan

  • Climate
  • Energy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
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  • Energy
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  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • renewable energy
  • UNFCCC
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RELEASE: Helping Developing Countries Track and Report Their Climate Actions

  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • international climate policy

Initiative 20x20: A Landscape Restoration Movement Rises in Latin America and the Caribbean

  • Forests
  • COP21
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • climate change
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  • Forests
  • COP21
  • deforestation
  • restoration
  • climate change

STATEMENT: At COP21, Heads of State and Institutions Call for Pricing Carbon

  • carbon pricing
  • COP21
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • carbon pricing
  • COP21
  • Business
  • GHG emissions
  • international climate policy
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
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Building Efficiency Finally Gets its Day in the Sun at COP 21

  • International Climate Action
  • Cities
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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  • Cities
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • energy efficiency
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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4 Reasons to Be Hopeful About Forests at COP 21

  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • mapping
  • UNFCCC
Agroforestry
  • International Climate Action
  • Forests
  • COP21
  • Paris Agreement
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • mapping
  • UNFCCC
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COP 21: An Opportunity to Put Cities Squarely on the Climate Agenda

  • Cities
  • COP21
  • climate change
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • climate impacts
  • UNFCCC
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  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • climate impacts
  • UNFCCC
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INSIDER: How Transparent Have Countries Been About the Fairness and Ambition of their National Climate Contributions (INDCs)?

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  • climate policy
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
A fair and ambitious contribution should seek to maximize a country’s mitigation potential and opportunities to act given its technological and economic capabilities. Photo by Asian Development Bank/Flickr
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  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • NDC
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  • UNFCCC

STATEMENT: WRI Reacts to EU’s Climate Plan Announcement

  • NDC
  • international climate policy
  • NDC
  • international climate policy

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

Landscape Restoration—A Winning Strategy in a Warmer World

  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
Costa Rica has built its economy by rebuilding forests. Photo by Geoff Gallice/Flickr
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • restoration
  • international climate policy
  • UNFCCC
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WRI’s Andrew Steer on Eve of UN Climate Summit

  • climate change
  • Economics
  • international climate policy
  • climate change
  • Economics
  • international climate policy