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7 Things to Know About Carbon Capture, Utilization and Sequestration

  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • COP28
Smoke billows from a coal power plant that uses carbon capture technology. Yellow flowers and trees surround the front of the factory.
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • COP28
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5 Shifts Needed to Decarbonize Industry

  • industry
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • Tracking Climate Action
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climatewatch-pinned
A family walks past an industrial harbor.
  • industry
  • Energy
  • energy efficiency
  • Tracking Climate Action
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climatewatch-pinned
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5 Things to Know About Carbon Mineralization As a Carbon Removal Strategy

  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climatewatch-pinned
omani village and al-hajar mountain landscape in musandam peninsula
  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • climatewatch-pinned
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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

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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6 Things to Know About Direct Air Capture

  • carbon removal
  • land use
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
Climeworks founder C.Gebald & J.Wurzbacher in front of Climeworks plant
  • carbon removal
  • land use
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • Energy
  • Freshwater
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture

Building Direct Air Capture Responsibly from the Ground Up

  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
Climeworks direct air capture plant with mountains
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • Climate
  • U.S. Climate
  • U.S. Climate Policy-Direct Air Capture
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How are Countries Counting on Carbon Removal to Meet Climate Goals?

  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  Climeworks’ first commercial direct air capture (DAC) plant, based in Hinwil, Switzerland.
  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)

What to Know About 5 Big Plans for US Carbon Removal

  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • U.S. Climate
The Lolo National Forest planted 530,500 seedlings across 2,536 acres.
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • U.S. Climate

A New Industrial Revolution for a Livable Climate

  • U.S. Climate
  • industry
  • GHG emissions
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
The inside of a dimly lit industrial building.
  • U.S. Climate
  • industry
  • GHG emissions
  • carbon removal
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)

A Low-Carbon Future in the US Depends on Decarbonizing Petroleum Refineries

  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
A landscape view of a U.S. refinery.
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • GHG emissions
  • fossil fuels
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7 Major Transformations to Solve Urban Inequality

  • Urban Development
  • Urban Transformations
  • land use
  • data
  • infrastructure
  • Equity & Governance
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • COP26
An aerial view of a cluster of small homes next to luxury buildings, all surrounded by trees.
  • Urban Development
  • Urban Transformations
  • land use
  • data
  • infrastructure
  • Equity & Governance
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • COP26
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5 Things to Know About the IEA’s Roadmap to Net Zero by 2050

  • net-zero emissions
  • renewable energy
  • fossil fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • climate finance
Three people installing a solar panel.
  • net-zero emissions
  • renewable energy
  • fossil fuels
  • Clean Energy
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • carbon removal
  • climate finance

5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • COP26
People gather in the middle of a Monterrey street during sunset
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • Climate Resilience
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities
  • Cities
  • climate change
  • Urban Development
  • COP26
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Leveraging the Ocean's Carbon Removal Potential

  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • restoration
An ocean next to a cityscape.
  • Ocean
  • Climate
  • carbon removal
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • restoration
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Young Forests Capture Carbon Quicker than Previously Thought

  • Forests
  • carbon removal
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • restoration
  • Climate
A small sapling growing out of a piece of wood.
  • Forests
  • carbon removal
  • deforestation
  • climate change
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • restoration
  • Climate

A Fairer and More Sustainable Post-COVID World in Latin America

  • biking
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • transportation
  • Freshwater
Silhouette of a person with a bicycle overlooking Belo Horizonte's skyline. Photo by Mariana Gil/WRI.
  • biking
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • infrastructure
  • sanitation
  • Cities
  • Equity & Governance
  • Finance
  • low carbon development
  • multilateral development banks
  • transportation
  • Freshwater
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Tackling Inequality in Cities is Essential for Fighting COVID-19

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • coronavirus
Mumbai, India
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • coronavirus

7 Things to Know About Decarbonization in the American Energy Innovation Act

  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • electric grid
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
Workers checking a rotor on a marine energy system
  • U.S. Climate
  • Energy
  • carbon removal
  • electric grid
  • carbon capture and storage (CCS)
  • energy efficiency
  • renewable energy
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We're Underestimating How Many People Lack Sanitation Services—and Ignoring the Best Solution for Many Cities

  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • world resources report
Polluter waterways carry impacts of poor sanitation citywide. Photo by SusanA Secretariat/Flickr
  • Towards a More Equal City
  • sanitation
  • waste
  • Cities
  • world resources report