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Next-generation Climate Targets: A 5-Point Plan for NDCs

  • NDC
  • net-zero emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • climatewatch-pinned
Boy washing rooftop solar panel.
  • NDC
  • net-zero emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • climatewatch-pinned
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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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What Is the "Global Stocktake" and How Can It Accelerate Climate Action?

  • Paris Agreement
  • International Climate Action
  • National Climate Action
  • NDC
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
Planting mangroves.
  • Paris Agreement
  • International Climate Action
  • National Climate Action
  • NDC
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
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Cities Need a Systems-change Approach to Build Climate-resilient Communities

  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
Looking down at city buildings, some with green roofs and the street below.
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Mobility
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Climate Resilience
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3 Reasons Why Countries Must Take Faster Action to Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants

  • pollution
  • net-zero emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • food security
  • health
  • NDC
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
Man wearing a face mask rides a bicycle on a foggy day.
  • pollution
  • net-zero emissions
  • GHG emissions
  • food security
  • health
  • NDC
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
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Paris’ Vision for a ‘15-Minute City’ Sparks a Global Movement

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • transportation
A street closed off for pedestrians to explore a market in Paris
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • transportation
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Inclusive Design Creates a Safer Transportation System for All Residents of Peshawar, Pakistan

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
Inside a Zu Peshawar bus with women seated.
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • transportation
  • Urban Mobility
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In Iloilo City, Philippines, an Inclusive Housing Program Protects Vulnerable Communities from Flood Risks

  • Climate Resilience
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Development
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
This housing in Iloilo City, Philippines was built to provide safe shelter to people previously living in flood zones.
  • Climate Resilience
  • sea level rise
  • Urban Development
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
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An Innovative Jobs Program in Odisha, India Helped Informal Workers Through COVID-19 and Beyond

  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Workers build steps in Odisha, India
  • poverty
  • coronavirus
  • Climate Resilience
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

In Barranquilla, Colombia, Urban Parks Revitalize a Declining City

  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Urban Transformations
Parque Sagrado Corazon in Barranquilla, Colombia
  • Cities
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Urban Transformations
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Sea vegetation and fish under the ocean.
  • NDC
  • GHG emissions
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Where Do We Stand on COP26 Climate Promises? A Progress Report

  • NDC
  • climate finance
  • net-zero emissions
  • electric mobility
  • renewable energy
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • Forests
  • climatewatch-pinned
A group of volunteers plant mangroves
  • NDC
  • climate finance
  • net-zero emissions
  • electric mobility
  • renewable energy
  • Cities
  • Climate Resilience
  • Forests
  • climatewatch-pinned
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5 Cities Show How to Thrive in Turbulent Times

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
Children playing in a neighborhood park in Barranquilla, Colombia.
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities

Tracking Latin America’s Progress on Climate Action

  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
  • NDC
  • COP26
  • climatewatch-pinned
Glacier in Argentina
  • Climate
  • National Climate Action
  • NDC
  • COP26
  • climatewatch-pinned
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Your Country Set a Net-Zero Target: What's Next?

  • net-zero emissions
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • NDC
  • climatewatch-pinned
Solar park in Germany
  • net-zero emissions
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • NDC
  • climatewatch-pinned
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COP26: Key Outcomes From the UN Climate Talks in Glasgow 

  • COP26
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • COP27
12/11/2021. Glasgow, United Kingdom. The Rt Hon Alok Sharma MP, President of the 26th United Nations Climate Conference (COP26) hosts the 26th UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow. The COP26 summit looks to bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change.
  • COP26
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • adaptation finance
  • climate finance
  • NDC
  • COP27
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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
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Can Cities Thrive in Turbulent Times? 3 Questions for Cities in 2022

  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
Overhead view of a city
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Urban Transformations
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We’re Not on Track for 1.5 Degrees C. What Will it Take?

  • COP26
  • International Climate Action
  • NDC
  • Paris Agreement
A firefighter walks through the Donnell Fire in the Stanislaus National Forest, California.
  • COP26
  • International Climate Action
  • NDC
  • Paris Agreement
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Making Sense of Countries’ Paris Agreement Climate Pledges

  • NDC
  • Climate
  • COP26
  • climatewatch-pinned
Paris COP21
  • NDC
  • Climate
  • COP26
  • climatewatch-pinned