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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
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India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

  • Buildings
  • low carbon development
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
  • Buildings
  • low carbon development
  • GHG emissions
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
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9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)

  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • NDC
  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
  • Paying for Paris
  • National Climate Action
People walk across in-ground solar panels on a seaside plaza on a sunny day.
  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • NDC
  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
  • Paying for Paris
  • National Climate Action
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5 Countries Taking Action to Reach Net-Zero Targets

  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climatewatch-pinned
A wind farm in Denmark is surrounded by blue seawater.
  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climatewatch-pinned
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In India, New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot or Uplift Landless Workers

  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
Agricultural workers tend crops outside the Pavagada solar park fence.
  • renewable energy
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
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9 Charts Explain Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country

  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • data
  • International Climate Action
The main bazar in Paharganj, India, is full of people during the late afternoon.
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • data
  • International Climate Action
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What Does "Net-Zero Emissions" Mean? 8 Common Questions, Answered

  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
Countries need a variety of solutions, including renewable energy and healthy forests, to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI.
  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
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To Shift Away from Oil and Gas, Developing Countries Need a ‘Just Transition’ to Protect Workers and Communities

  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Governance
  • greenhouse gases
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
A gas extracting plant in Ukraine.
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Governance
  • greenhouse gases
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28

4 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2023

  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • stories to watch
People dressed in warm clothes on bicycles carrying reusable shopping bags.
  • Energy
  • Clean Energy
  • Forests
  • deforestation
  • Finance
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • stories to watch

Decarbonizing US Industry: 3 Questions, Answered

  • Climate
  • Climate Governance
  • low carbon development
A cement works plant against the backdrop of a cloudy sky
  • Climate
  • Climate Governance
  • low carbon development
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From Promises to Action: 6 Sustainability Stories to Watch in 2022

  • net-zero emissions
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • National Climate Action
  • International Climate Action
  • adaptation finance
  • environmental justice
  • health
  • deforestation
  • electric mobility
  • electric grid
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • stories to watch
A solar farm in the forefront with a coal plant in the distance.
  • net-zero emissions
  • climate change
  • fossil fuels
  • National Climate Action
  • International Climate Action
  • adaptation finance
  • environmental justice
  • health
  • deforestation
  • electric mobility
  • electric grid
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • stories to watch
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3 Ways to Ensure Corporate Net-zero Targets Are Credible

  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • corporate sustainability
Wind turbines in Rubió, Spain
  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • corporate sustainability
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Ambitious Climate Action by G20 Countries Can Limit Global Warming to 1.7 Degrees C

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate science
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP26
Solar panels on the Werkspoorfabriek in Utrecht
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate science
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP26

Going Low-Carbon Can Help Brazil Build Back Better

  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • low carbon development
A Brazilian flag in front of a city.
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • low carbon development
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How to Build a Circular Economy

  • Economics
  • circular economy
  • waste
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • natural resources
  • Climate
  • Food Loss and Waste
Two recycling facility workers next to bales of aluminum cans. Photo by Aaron Minnick | WRI.
  • Economics
  • circular economy
  • waste
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Business
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • natural resources
  • Climate
  • Food Loss and Waste
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Missing Links Between Electricity Access and Development Priorities in Africa

  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • sustainable development goals
  • electric grid
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • low carbon development
Nurses care for newborns at a maternity hospital in Sierra Leone. Photo by Dominic Chavez/World Bank.
  • Energy Access
  • Energy
  • sustainable development goals
  • electric grid
  • development
  • agriculture
  • health
  • low carbon development
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A Low-Carbon Recovery Can Create Jobs and Boost Indonesia’s Economy

  • Climate
  • coronavirus
  • fossil fuels
  • Economics
  • development
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • low carbon development
  • commodities
  • renewable energy
Aerial view of people and goods in a busy Jakarta street market. Photo by Henry Sudarman/Flickr.
  • Climate
  • coronavirus
  • fossil fuels
  • Economics
  • development
  • Energy
  • Forests
  • low carbon development
  • commodities
  • renewable energy
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Germany’s COVID-19 Stimulus Prioritizes Low-carbon Investments

  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • climate change
  • low carbon development
electric vehicle charging station
  • Economics
  • coronavirus
  • climate change
  • low carbon development

Ensuring a Fair Transition for US Fossil Fuel Workers in Economic Recovery

  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Economics
  • fossil fuels
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
Three workers pulling machinery on an oil rig.
  • Energy
  • coronavirus
  • Economics
  • fossil fuels
  • low carbon development
  • renewable energy
  • U.S. policy
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Raising Climate Ambition in the Time of COVID-19

  • Economics
  • Climate Resilience
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • coronavirus
  • National Climate Action
  • low carbon development
People working on solar panels
  • Economics
  • Climate Resilience
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • coronavirus
  • National Climate Action
  • low carbon development
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset