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    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
    Food
    Insights
    April 3, 2024

    To Make Good on Sustainable Food Commitments, Countries Must Do 4 Things

    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    A woman harvests sweet potatoes
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • agriculture
    • Climate
    Climate
    North America
    News
    March 29, 2024

    STATEMENT: U.S. EPA Issues New Pollution Standards for Trucks and Buses

    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    • transportation
    • electric mobility
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric School Buses
    • pollution
    • Air Quality
    Freshwater
    Insights
    March 20, 2024

    The Inequity of Water: While Scarcity Is Felt Locally, its Causes Are Increasingly Global

    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Water Security
    • food security
    Amhara farmers carrying corn crop near Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve.
    • Freshwater
    • agriculture
    • Water Security
    • food security
    Climate
    Asia
    Insights
    January 2, 2024

    India’s Shift to Low-carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Construction workers in colorful clothes stand near a cement mixer.
    • Buildings
    • low carbon development
    • GHG emissions
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    Food
    Insights
    December 15, 2023

    6 Major Food Breakthroughs at COP28 — and What Comes Next

    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    Farmers harvesting rice in a large field in India.
    • Food
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • International Climate Action
    • COP28
    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
    Food
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    How to Manage the Global Land Squeeze? Produce, Protect, Reduce, Restore

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    An aerial view of a section of rain forest cleared for agriculture.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • land use
    • agriculture
    • restoration
    • nature-based solutions
    • conservation
    • Climate
    • Forests
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Lands
    Forests
    Insights
    July 20, 2023

    Wood Is Not the Climate-friendly Building Material Some Claim it to Be

    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    unloading log truck at lumber processing mill
    • Food
    • land use
    • Climate
    • commodities
    • Buildings
    Food
    Insights
    April 20, 2023

    The Global Benefits of Reducing Food Loss and Waste, and How to Do It

    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Climate
    Boxes of canned goods and other products discarded at a supermarket.
    • Food Loss and Waste
    • food security
    • Climate
    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
    Food
    Insights
    February 27, 2023

    The Ukraine War at One Year: Resilient Food Systems Can't Wait Any Longer

    • Food
    • food security
    • land use
    A man carries a cart in Bakhmut, Ukraine during the Russian invasion
    • Food
    • food security
    • land use
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    September 23, 2022

    The Health, Economic and Community Benefits of Zero-carbon Buildings

    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    An apartment building roof in Manhattan has been converted to offer residents the opportunity to garden.
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • Cities
    • renewable energy
    Climate
    North America
    Insights
    May 10, 2022

    How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure

    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Electric vehicle charging station in Austin, TX
    • Energy
    • Clean Energy
    • U.S. policy
    • Climate
    • Buildings
    • infrastructure
    • carbon removal
    • U.S. Climate Policy-Electric Vehicles
    Food
    Europe
    Insights
    April 1, 2022

    The Ukraine Crisis Threatens a Sustainable Food Future

    • Energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • agriculture
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Harvesting wheat in Ukraine
    • Energy
    • Climate
    • Clean Energy
    • energy efficiency
    • renewable energy
    • agriculture
    • Climate-Friendly Diets
    • food security
    • Food Loss and Waste
    Europe
    News
    March 15, 2022

    ADVISORY: Press Call on Energy and Food Implications of Ukraine Invasion 

    • WRI Europe in London
    • international climate policy
    • Energy
    • food security
    • Food
    • WRI Europe in London
    • international climate policy
    • Energy
    • food security
    • Food
    Climate
    Insights
    March 7, 2022

    6 Pressing Questions About Beef and Climate Change, Answered

    • Food
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    Six cows grazing in an open field.
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • climate change
    • food security
    Food
    Insights
    February 24, 2022

    5 Takeaways on Cropland Expansion and What It Means for People and the Planet

    • agriculture
    • land use
    • food security
    A farmer surveying a soybean crop in Colombia.
    • agriculture
    • land use
    • food security
    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

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