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Initiatives
In Rwanda, women’s cooperatives organize farmers to both improve agriculture and the environment.
Insights

How the Circular Economy Can Help Nations Achieve Their Climate Goals

  • climate change
  • climate policy
  • circular economy
  • COP26
  • NDC
A beach littered with trash and windmills in the background.
  • climate change
  • climate policy
  • circular economy
  • COP26
  • NDC
Insights

4 Indicators that the Reuse and Resale Market Is on the Rise

  • circular economy
  • Economics
  • Business
Clothing on wooden hangers on the side of a street
  • circular economy
  • Economics
  • Business

Bringing New Life to Fallen Urban Trees

  • circular economy
  • Economics
  • health
  • restoration
  • illegal logging
  • Climate
A pile of logs in a forest.
  • circular economy
  • Economics
  • health
  • restoration
  • illegal logging
  • Climate
Initiatives

Coronavirus Recovery

<h2>WRI Statement in Response to COVID-19</h2><p>Statement from Dr. Andrew Steer, CEO and President of World Resources Institute, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>
Insights

Planes, Trains and (Big) Automobiles: How Heavy Transport Can Reduce Emissions and Save Money

  • Business
  • Economics
  • circular economy
  • Urban Mobility
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
A fuel-efficient airplane takes off during NASA's Green Flight competition.
  • Business
  • Economics
  • circular economy
  • Urban Mobility
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
Insights

Why Sustainable Forestry Is a Good Investment

  • Forests
  • Economics
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • climate change
Senegal villagers
  • Forests
  • Economics
  • deforestation
  • agriculture
  • restoration
  • climate change
Insights

Low-Carbon Growth Is a $26 Trillion Opportunity. Here Are 4 Ways to Seize It.

  • Business
  • Economics
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • climate change
Solar panels and wind turbines
  • Business
  • Economics
  • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
  • climate change
Insights
Anand Mahindra, chairman of Mahindra Rise
  • Business
  • Economics
  • carbon pricing
  • Finance
  • fossil fuels
Insights
World Economic Forum
  • Business
  • Economics
Insights

3 Steps to a Zero-Carbon Future

  • Paris Agreement
  • Economics
  • natural infrastructure
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
Solar panel installation in Rwanda
  • Paris Agreement
  • Economics
  • natural infrastructure
  • low carbon development
  • sustainable development goals
Insights

By the Numbers: The Business Case for Reducing Food Loss and Waste

  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • agriculture
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • sustainable development goals
Recycled bread rolls
  • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
  • Economics
  • agriculture
  • Food Loss and Waste
  • sustainable development goals

America Doesn’t Have to Choose Between the Economy and the Climate

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Economics
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
Solar panels at Curtis H. Stanton Energy Cente
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • U.S. policy
  • Economics
  • climate change
  • renewable energy
Insights

India Can Save Up to $1.8 Trillion per Year with Smart Urban Growth

  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Urban Development
A crowded Delhi street. Source: EMBARQ Sustainable Urban Mobility by WRI/Flickr
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Urban Development
Insights

Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

  • Food
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Urban Development
Cloud Gate in Chicago
  • Food
  • Cities
  • Economics
  • Energy
  • Urban Development