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    Initiatives
    January 1, 2022

    Stories to Watch

    Woman on stoop overlooking flooded street, with blue designed overlay.
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 4, 2021

    Systems Change Lab

    Person in crowd holding sign that reads "SYSTEM CHANGE NOT CLIMATE CHANGE" with Earth image on cardboard sign.
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    February 3, 2021

    Energy Access Is Key to Sub-Saharan Africa's Economic Recovery

    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    A young South African woman holds up a cloth face mask next to a sewing machine.
    • Energy Access
    • Energy
    • coronavirus
    • electric grid
    • Economics
    • agriculture
    • Finance
    • fossil fuels
    • health
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    Africa
    Insights
    January 14, 2021

    Nigeria Moves Toward a Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery

    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    A sprawling city underneath a cloudy sky.
    • Climate
    • Economics
    • Climate Resilience
    • coronavirus
    • climate change
    • fossil fuels
    • Gender
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    August 5, 2020

    COVID-19 Bailouts Should Target Oil and Gas Workers and Communities, Not Companies

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • environmental justice
    • fossil fuels
    Two workers walking to a natural gas fracking operation. Photo by Justin Woolford/Flickr.
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • coronavirus
    • environmental justice
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    July 15, 2020

    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
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 19, 2020

    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
    Climate
    Initiatives
    April 15, 2020

    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>
    Climate
    Insights
    January 5, 2020

    Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    renewable energy
    • Energy
    • Food
    • Forests
    • Freshwater
    • Cities
    • Business
    • Economics
    Climate
    Europe
    Insights
    September 19, 2019

    Low-Carbon Cities Are a $24 Trillion Opportunity

    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Riding the bus in Seattle. Increasing the share of passengers taking mass transit is worth more than $10 trillion. Flickr/Brian Glanz.
    • Cities
    • Economics
    • climate change
    • low carbon development
    Climate
    Initiatives
    August 15, 2019

    New Climate Economy

    Most of women covered by NHLP now have access to fresh vegetables for their meals and can even supply their surplus to be sold in the local market.
    Climate
    Insights
    January 15, 2019

    4 Ways to Shift from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy

    • Energy
    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • fossil fuels
    Japan solar
    • Energy
    • Economics
    • carbon pricing
    • The $26 Trillion Opportunity
    • fossil fuels

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