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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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4 Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Countries and Sectors

  • Energy
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
Emissions rising from a factory with a sunset in the background.
  • Energy
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • climate change
  • GHG emissions
  • greenhouse gases
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5 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • wetlands
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
Reroroja village
  • Climate
  • Climate Resilience
  • restoration
  • climate change
  • greenhouse gases
  • renewable energy
  • transportation
  • wetlands
  • Indigenous Peoples & Local Communities
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9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)

  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • NDC
  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
  • Paying for Paris
  • National Climate Action
People walk across in-ground solar panels on a seaside plaza on a sunny day.
  • Climate
  • greenhouse gases
  • NDC
  • International Climate Action
  • international climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
  • Paying for Paris
  • National Climate Action
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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 Countries Taking Action to Reach Net-Zero Targets

  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climatewatch-pinned
A wind farm in Denmark is surrounded by blue seawater.
  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate policy
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate finance
  • climatewatch-pinned
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9 Charts Explain Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Country

  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • data
  • International Climate Action
The main bazar in Paharganj, India, is full of people during the late afternoon.
  • climate change
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • greenhouse gases
  • GHG emissions
  • data
  • International Climate Action
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What Does "Net-Zero Emissions" Mean? 8 Common Questions, Answered

  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
Countries need a variety of solutions, including renewable energy and healthy forests, to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions. Photo by Aaron Minnick/WRI.
  • climate science
  • carbon removal
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate policy
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • COP28
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To Shift Away from Oil and Gas, Developing Countries Need a ‘Just Transition’ to Protect Workers and Communities

  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Governance
  • greenhouse gases
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
A gas extracting plant in Ukraine.
  • Climate
  • climate policy
  • Climate Governance
  • greenhouse gases
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP28
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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
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Crop irrigation in an agricultural field
  • water risk
  • agriculture
  • Aqueduct
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3 Ways to Ensure Corporate Net-zero Targets Are Credible

  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • corporate sustainability
Wind turbines in Rubió, Spain
  • net-zero emissions
  • greenhouse gases
  • corporate sustainability
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Climate Benefits of Iconic Protected Forests Are Under Threat

  • deforestation
  • global forest watch
  • greenhouse gases
Man looks over river and World Heritage forest.
  • deforestation
  • global forest watch
  • greenhouse gases
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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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Ambitious Climate Action by G20 Countries Can Limit Global Warming to 1.7 Degrees C

  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate science
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP26
Solar panels on the Werkspoorfabriek in Utrecht
  • International Climate Action
  • Paris Agreement
  • climate science
  • greenhouse gases
  • climate impacts
  • climatewatch-pinned
  • COP26
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How Water Challenges Threaten India’s Energy Security

  • water risk
  • renewable energy
  • power plants
  • drought
  • floods
  • Aqueduct
Power plant in dry land
  • water risk
  • renewable energy
  • power plants
  • drought
  • floods
  • Aqueduct
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Climate-friendly Food Is Easier Than We Think

  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • Paris Agreement
  • Food
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26
  • Climate-Friendly Diets
  • Paris Agreement
  • Food
  • greenhouse gases
  • COP26

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
Silhouettes of children playing swing in turbine wind park at sunset