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    COP23 waste Insights
    Business
    Africa
    Insights
    December 2, 2021

    How a Partnership in Kenya Recycled 100,000 Kilograms of Fashion Waste

    • waste
    • circular economy
    Three recycling bins against a wall filled with garments to be recycled.
    • waste
    • circular economy
    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
    Business
    Insights
    August 6, 2020

    How to Build a Circular Economy

    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • waste
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • natural resources
    • Climate
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Two recycling facility workers next to bales of aluminum cans. Photo by Aaron Minnick | WRI.
    • Economics
    • circular economy
    • waste
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • climate change
    • GHG emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • natural resources
    • Climate
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Cities
    Insights
    December 18, 2019

    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
    Energy
    Insights
    April 30, 2019

    Kenya’s Farmers Battle Drought through Biodiesel Made from Cotton Waste

    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • waste
    • Energy
    Abel Mutie, a Kenyan farmer
    • Humans of Clean Energy
    • waste
    • Energy
    Asia
    Insights
    March 25, 2019

    Urban Transformations: In Pune, India, Waste Pickers Go from Trash to Treasure

    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • waste
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Members of a waste-pickers cooperative push collection carts along the streets of Pune, India
    • Cities
    • Urban Transformations
    • waste
    • human rights
    • poverty
    Business
    Insights
    May 24, 2018

    Barriers to a Circular Economy: 5 Reasons the World Wastes So Much Stuff (and Why It's Not Just the Consumer's Fault)

    • circular economy
    • waste
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Plastic pollution piles up on a beach on Clipperton Atoll in the Pacific.
    • circular economy
    • waste
    • Responsible Corporate Advocacy
    • Business
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Climate
    Insights
    May 1, 2018

    At Climate Talks, a “Bicycle” Built for Bonn

    • COP23
    • Paris Agreement
    Bikes at COP23 in Bonn, Germany
    • COP23
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    November 20, 2017

    Despite Some Major Bumps, Bonn Climate Summit Got the Job Done

    • COP23
    • Climate
    Where will COP23 take us?
    • COP23
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    November 17, 2017

    If We Act Now on Climate Change, the Economic Reward Will Be Immense

    • COP23
    • Climate
    • COP23
    • Climate
    Climate
    Insights
    November 15, 2017

    $70 Trillion Investment Pool Goes Greener

    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • COP23
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    Hurricane Maria near Puerto Rico
    • Finance
    • Climate
    • Business
    • COP23
    • climate investment funds
    • climate finance
    Finance
    Insights
    November 14, 2017

    There Are Billions of Dollars Available for Climate Projects. Collaboration Can Help Countries Access It.

    • COP23
    • climate finance
    • adaptation finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • Paying for Paris
    Climate finance can help address climate impacts in places such as Senegal.
    • COP23
    • climate finance
    • adaptation finance
    • Green Climate Fund
    • Paying for Paris
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2017

    23 Terms to Know at COP23

    • COP23
    WRI's Kelly Levin speaks at a COP23 event.
    • COP23
    Climate
    Insights
    November 13, 2017

    Measuring Climate Success with New Common Reporting Framework for Cities

    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Smog in New Delhi
    • International Climate Action
    • COP23
    • Cities
    • UNFCCC
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    November 11, 2017

    By the Numbers: America’s Pledge Shows How US Is Taking Climate Action Without Trump

    • COP23
    • science based targets
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    young people preparing ground for tree planting
    • COP23
    • science based targets
    • Paris Agreement
    • Business
    • Cities
    • Climate
    • U.S. policy
    Equity & Governance
    Insights
    November 7, 2017

    Why We Need Transformative Approaches to Managing Climate Change Risks Now

    • Climate Resilience
    • COP23
    • climate change
    Farmers in Ethiopia.
    • Climate Resilience
    • COP23
    • climate change
    Climate
    Insights
    November 7, 2017

    Forests Deserve More Respect When It Comes to Climate Action

    • Forests
    • COP23
    • deforestation
    Forests are vital to climate action.
    • Forests
    • COP23
    • deforestation
    Climate
    Insights
    November 7, 2017

    4 Reasons for Countries to Enhance Their NDCs by 2020

    • Climate
    • COP23
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, Death Valley, California
    • Climate
    • COP23
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    November 6, 2017

    INSIDER: Designing the Paris Agreement’s Transparency Framework

    • COP23
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    • COP23
    • National Climate Action
    • Paris Agreement
    Climate
    Insights
    November 6, 2017

    Understanding the “Emissions Gap” in 5 Charts

    • COP23
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC
    coal power plant
    • COP23
    • Paris Agreement
    • GHG emissions
    • international climate policy
    • UNFCCC

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