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    Initiatives Insights
    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
    Business
    Insights
    January 10, 2019

    By the Numbers: The Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of “Fast Fashion”

    • circular economy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    A close-up of multiple different colored button-ups on hangers.
    • circular economy
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    Freshwater
    Insights
    August 24, 2017

    7 Reasons We're Facing a Global Water Crisis

    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    A flooded river in an open field.
    • Freshwater
    • water risk
    Business
    Insights
    July 5, 2017

    The Apparel Industry’s Environmental Impact in 6 Graphics

    • climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    Various piles of clothing strewn across a factory floor with two people sorting through the piles.
    • climate policy
    • low carbon development
    • Freshwater
    Energy
    Insights
    October 9, 2024

    To Green the Industrial Sector, Countries Must Break Down Silos

    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    Motorcycles pass flyover construction in Bihar, India
    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • industry
    Climate
    Insights
    October 2, 2024

    How Countries Can Use Behavior Change to Further Reduce Emissions

    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    People shop for produce at a market.
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    Forests
    Insights
    September 30, 2024

    5 Things Countries Can Do this Year to Stop Biodiversity Loss

    • biodiversity
    • COP16
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    People unload tree saplings from a river boat in the Amazon.
    • biodiversity
    • COP16
    • deforestation
    • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
    Business
    Insights
    September 25, 2024

    3 Businesses Transforming Food Waste into Profit

    • Business
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • agriculture
    Hands holding various fruits.
    • Business
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • agriculture
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 23, 2024

    How Local Banks Can Unlock Africa's Clean Energy Future

    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    One person hands a solar panel to another on a roof waiting to install it.
    • Energy
    • renewable energy
    • Energy Access
    Forests
    Insights
    September 19, 2024

    6 Graphics Explain South America’s Forest Fires

    • Forests
    • fires
    • data visualization
    Smoke in La Paz, Bolivia from nearby forest fires
    • Forests
    • fires
    • data visualization
    Forests
    Insights
    September 19, 2024

    Amid Record-breaking Fires, Will Brazil Confront Its Climate Challenges?

    • Forests
    • fires
    A plane drops water over forest fires in Brazil
    • Forests
    • fires
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America North America Europe
    Insights
    September 17, 2024

    What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal

    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    A woman carries water during a blistering hot day in New Delhi, India.
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • Equity & Governance
    • climate change
    • health
    • data visualization
    Climate
    Insights
    September 17, 2024

    Why the Next 3 Months Are Critical for People, Nature and Climate

    • Climate
    • COP29
    • COP16
    • NDC
    Villagers plant trees in southern Ethiopia
    • Climate
    • COP29
    • COP16
    • NDC
    Finance
    Insights
    September 17, 2024

    Which Countries Should Pay for International Climate Finance?

    • COP29
    • climate finance
    • development
    • Climate
    Solar panels at a market in Nigeria
    • COP29
    • climate finance
    • development
    • Climate
    Energy
    Africa
    Insights
    September 13, 2024

    One County in Rural Kenya Is Using Clean Energy to Close its Electricity Gap

    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • electric grid
    Rooftop solar installation on a rural hospital in Kenya.
    • Energy
    • Energy Access
    • health
    • electric grid
    Cities
    Initiatives
    September 9, 2024

    Urban Heat and Passive Cooling

    Woman walking wearing covering for heat and umbrella.
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    September 4, 2024

    Lessons from China’s Growing Adoption of Zero-emission Trucks

    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Three zero-emission trucks parked on the street with powerlines and trees.
    • Cities
    • electric mobility
    • net-zero emissions
    • Urban Mobility
    • transportation
    Cities
    North America
    Insights
    September 3, 2024

    A Community Program Is Transforming New York Schoolyards into Climate-Resilient Spaces

    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Children enjoy the vibrant new playground in the recently redesigned green schoolyard at P.S. 38K in New York, where fresh equipment and engaging spaces foster creativity and play.
    • Cities
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Climate Resilience
    • Urban Transformations
    • Urban Development
    Finance
    Insights
    August 30, 2024

    How the Climate Finance Puzzle Fits into the Global Financial System

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • adaptation finance
    • COP29
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    Motorcyclists, buses and pedestrians navigate a flooded, hectic city street.
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • adaptation finance
    • COP29
    • Paris Agreement
    • International Climate Action
    Cities
    Latin America
    Insights
    August 15, 2024

    Empowering Residents Helped Buenos Aires Transform Rodrigo Bueno Into a Climate-Resilient Community

    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations
    People wait at a bus top with trees and apartment buildings in the background.
    • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Climate Resilience
    • housing
    • Urban Transformations

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