2021 Top Outcomes

Following groundbreaking WRI research, the transformation of the global food system claimed a prominent position among tactics to tackle the climate crisis.

WRI experts inform South Africa’s decision to cut its emissions a decade earlier than planned.

WRI research and engagement helped secure an impactful outcome at COP26. The Glasgow Climate Pact pushes countries for more ambitious emissions cuts, while leaders from 141 countries announced unprecedented action on forests and land use.

After years of investing in coal power in other countries, China announced an end to building coal-fired plants abroad.

Thanks in part to WRI research and partnerships, the U.S. Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act includes more than $20 billion for carbon removal and electric school buses.

Using research and engagement, WRI helped improve Brazil’s national road safety plan, which is projected to save 120,000 lives.

After 36 Indigenous communities in the Peruvian Amazon used satellite-based alerts from Global Forest Watch, deforestation rates declined by 52% in one year.

Following guidance from the Science Based Targets Initiative, seven private equity firms’ set ambitious, near-term climate targets, demonstrating leaders hip in prioritizing sustainability and low-emissions practices in their sector.

After a campaign underpinned by WRI research, the Biden administration offered an ambitious and achievable 2030 emissions-reduction goal.