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    coronavirus multilateral development banks pollution Insights
    Finance
    Insights
    April 17, 2024

    Development Banks Are Starting to Spark Climate Action. Will They Complete the Task?

    • Climate
    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Setting up a solar-powered water pump to pump groundwater in Ethiopia.
    • Climate
    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    • development
    • low carbon development
    • multilateral development banks
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 17, 2024

    Fossil Fuels Are in Everything from Plastics to Makeup, but Cleaner Alternatives Are Emerging

    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    A young woman peruses the cosmetics aisle.
    • U.S. Climate
    • industry
    • fossil fuels
    • pollution
    Ocean
    Insights
    April 11, 2024

    4 Ways Ocean Health Is Critical to Human Health Everywhere

    • Ocean
    • health
    • pollution
    Fishermen in Indonesia haul in their nets on a beach.
    • Ocean
    • health
    • pollution
    Finance
    Insights
    December 1, 2023

    The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2022

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Women farmers in New Delhi, India, crouch in the fields in the summer heat.
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    Cities
    Insights
    November 28, 2023

    Southeast Asian Cities Have Some of the Most Polluted Air in the World. El Niño Is Making it Worse

    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    People in Jakarta wait for a train while wearing face masks to reduce air pollution exposure
    • Cities
    • Air Quality
    • pollution
    • Energy
    • fossil fuels
    Climate
    Insights
    April 13, 2023

    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
    Cities
    Asia
    Insights
    January 3, 2023

    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
    Finance
    Insights
    November 11, 2022

    The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2021

    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    Restoration of a preserve in FL
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    Ocean
    Insights
    December 13, 2021

    Decoding Coral Reefs: Exploring Their Status, Risks and Ensuring Their Future

    • coral reefs
    • climate change
    • pollution
    A vibrant coral reef with orange fish swimming along it.
    • coral reefs
    • climate change
    • pollution
    Finance
    Insights
    November 11, 2021

    G20 Economies Have Tools for Green Recovery — They Just Aren’t Using Them Yet

    • COP26
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    Wind turbines in Germany
    • COP26
    • coronavirus
    • Economics
    Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    July 29, 2021

    Why the Time Is Right for Renewable Energy in the Philippines

    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    A row of wind turbines along an ocean shore.
    • renewable energy
    • Clean Energy
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    Finance
    Insights
    July 28, 2021

    The Good, the Bad and the Urgent: MDB Climate Finance in 2020

    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    • COP26
    Farmers check crops
    • climate finance
    • multilateral development banks
    • climate change
    • COP26
    Cities
    Insights
    June 24, 2021

    5 Ways to Shape a Greener, More Equitable Recovery Through Transport

    • transportation
    • coronavirus
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate finance
    • COP26
    • Health & Road Safety
    A group of people boarding a bus.
    • transportation
    • coronavirus
    • electric mobility
    • Urban Mobility
    • climate finance
    • COP26
    • Health & Road Safety
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    June 17, 2021

    Innovative US Bill Tackles Climate Change, Local Pollution and Economic Inequality

    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Smoke coming out of a factory on a cloudy day.
    • Climate
    • environmental justice
    • pollution
    • climate policy
    Finance
    Insights
    June 9, 2021

    How Domestic Budget Shortfalls Due to COVID-19 Impact Climate Action

    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    A man selling masks on a busy street in Varanasi, India.
    • climate finance
    • climate change
    • coronavirus
    Economics
    Asia Latin America
    Insights
    May 27, 2021

    How Emerging Economies Can Pursue Green Recoveries

    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Gede Pangrango National Park, Situ Gunung, Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia.
    • Climate
    • restoration
    • coronavirus
    Climate
    Insights
    May 10, 2021

    5 Ways the World Bank’s Climate Action Plan Could Go Further

    • multilateral development banks
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    Wind Park near Kavarna, Bulgaria.
    • multilateral development banks
    • International Climate Action
    • Finance
    • adaptation finance
    Freshwater
    Africa
    Insights
    April 22, 2021

    Restoring Ethiopia's Ecosystems Can Support Livelihoods and COVID-19 Recovery

    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    A degraded landscape in Ethiopia under a cloudy sky.
    • coronavirus
    • Water Security
    • natural infrastructure
    • restoration
    • Forest and Landscape Restoration
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    April 21, 2021

    Electrifying the US School Bus Fleet: How to Put Children First in the Zero-emission Transition

    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    An electric school bus waiting in a parking lot.
    • electric grid
    • transportation
    • U.S. policy
    • pollution
    Equity & Governance
    Latin America Oceania North America Europe
    Insights
    April 6, 2021

    4 Ways to Reduce Plastic Pollution

    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation
    Plastic waits for recycling landfill in the Philippines.
    • Business
    • circular economy
    • coronavirus
    • waste
    • Ocean
    • pollution
    • regulation

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