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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
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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

How "Complete Streets" Are Creating Safer, More Sustainable Cities in Brazil

  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Development
People cross the street in Belo Horizonte
  • Cities
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • Urban Mobility
  • Urban Transformations
  • Urban Development
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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

The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t

  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Development
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate impacts
  • climate science
  • COP28
Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India
  • Urban Efficiency & Climate
  • Urban Development
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • climate impacts
  • climate science
  • COP28
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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 Takeaways for Companies Setting Science-based Freshwater Targets

  • science based targets
  • water risk
  • Water Security
  • Aqueduct
A person wearing a hat sits on the rocks overlooking Laguna Churup in Peru.
  • science based targets
  • water risk
  • Water Security
  • Aqueduct
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The Next Phase of Corporate Sustainability: Addressing Consumer Water Use

  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Water Security
  • water risk
Washing dishes.
  • Freshwater
  • Aqueduct
  • Water Security
  • water risk
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25 Countries, Housing One-quarter of the Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress

  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
Women collect water near Arba Minch, Gamo Gofa Zone, Ethiopia,
  • Freshwater
  • Water Quality
  • Aqueduct
  • water risk
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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

7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Making Cities More Sustainable and Equitable

  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Urban Development
People distribute food in front of a mosque
  • Equity & Governance
  • Climate Equity
  • Urban Development
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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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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
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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

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
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Crop irrigation in an agricultural field
  • water risk
  • agriculture
  • Aqueduct
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5 Ways China’s Cities Can Drive Equitable and Sustainable Urbanization

  • Urban Development
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • nature-based solutions
  • development
  • low carbon development
A close-up of shrubbery with skyscrapers in the distant background.
  • Urban Development
  • transportation
  • public transit
  • nature-based solutions
  • development
  • low carbon development