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Research

October 28, 2021

State of Climate Action 2021: Systems Transformations Required to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C

A firefighter walks through the Donnell Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest, California.

Asia Africa Latin America

Research

August 25, 2021

Repurposing Agricultural Subsidies to Restore Degraded Farmland and Grow Rural Prosperity

Farmer with cacao tree

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

Insights

January 5, 2020

Collective Action at the Crossroads: What to Watch in 2020

Energy
Food
Forests
Water
Cities
Business
Economics

renewable energy

Energy
Food
Forests
Water
Cities
Business
Economics

Insights

September 25, 2018

Making Food Production and Land Use More Sustainable Could Yield $2.3 Trillion in Economic Benefits

Food
Economics
Climate-Friendly Diets
The $26 Trillion Opportunity
deforestation
agriculture
Food Loss and Waste
health
restoration

Harvesting oil palm in Indonesia.

Food
Economics
Climate-Friendly Diets
The $26 Trillion Opportunity
deforestation
agriculture
Food Loss and Waste
health
restoration

Insights

January 16, 2018

Bad Air to Better Oceans: 6 Environment and Development Stories to Watch in 2018

Equity
Finance
Ocean
Climate
Energy
Food
Forests
Water
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
Finance
Ocean
Climate
Energy
Food
Forests
Water
Cities
Business
Economics
Aqueduct
stories to watch
Air Quality
climate change
restoration
international climate policy
fossil fuels
pollution
UNFCCC
U.S. policy
water risk

Insights

October 24, 2016

Taming Bigfoot to Safeguard the Global Commons

Food
Cities
Economics
creating a sustainable food future
Energy
Urban Development

Cloud Gate in Chicago

Food
Cities
Economics
creating a sustainable food future
Energy
Urban Development

Research

August 18, 2016

Universality, Integration, and Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development: Early SDG Implementation in Selected OECD Countries

Insights

June 30, 2015

Carbon Pricing Gains Popularity with Governments, Businesses

Energy
Economics
Climate
GHG emissions
emissions
greenhouse gases
low carbon development

Photo by Uwe Hermann/Flickr.

Energy
Economics
Climate
GHG emissions
emissions
greenhouse gases
low carbon development

Food

Research

April 28, 2015

Revaluing Ecosystems: Pathways For Scaling up the Inclusion of Ecosystem Value in Decision Making

Food

Insights

February 18, 2014

Making Economic Valuation Count for Coastal Ecosystems in the Caribbean

Water
coral reefs
natural infrastructure
Economics
fisheries
Food
Ocean

People and economies across the Caribbean are dependent on coastal ecosystems—including coral reefs, mangroves, and beaches. These ecosystems provide critical habitat to commercial fisheries, attract tourists from around the world, and protect coastal communities and infrastructure. Photo Credit: Katina Rogers

Water
coral reefs
natural infrastructure
Economics
fisheries
Food
Ocean

Food

Research

February 18, 2014

Coastal Capital: Ecosystem Valuation for Decision Making in the Caribbean

News

September 17, 2013

MEDIA ADVISORY: New Global Commission to Analyze Economic Risks and Benefits of Climate Action

climate change
Energy
Economics
greenhouse gases

climate change
Energy
Economics
greenhouse gases

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