Plus, the climate action “check-up” happening this year
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WRI DIGEST
Poor Air Quality Isn’t the Only Way Wildfires Affect Cities
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Choking smog
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disrupted life for millions across the U.S. eastern seaboard last week. This unhealthy — and at points, dangerous — air quality was due to wildfires hundreds of miles away in Quebec, Canada. The dirty air underscored the fact that a wildfire’s impact extends far beyond the limits of the forest, but pollution is hardly its only effect. WRI experts offer five examples of how wildfires can impact life in cities located even thousands of miles away. Read more
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Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse
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Last week’s forest fires in Canada were not an anomaly. WRI analysis of data from 2001-2021 finds that fires are burning nearly twice as much forest today as they did 20 years ago. While fires are part of the natural ecosystem in boreal forests, deforestation and warmer, drier conditions fueled by climate change are now causing them to burn out of control. Read more
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WRI’s Top Outcomes from 2022
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WRI measures its impact by the change we make in the world. From saving hundreds of lives in Bogotá, Colombia
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, WRI’s Top Outcomes are our biggest success stories. Learn more about our Top 10 over the last year. Read more
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Explaining the First “Global Stocktake” of Climate Action
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When countries adopted the Paris Agreement on climate change in 2015, they agreed to collectively reduce emissions enough to hold global temperature rise well below 2 degrees C (3.6 degrees F). They also agreed to assess their progress toward this goal and others every five years. This regular check-up is known as the “Global Stocktake,” and it will happen for the first time ever at the UN climate summit (COP28) in November 2023. WRI experts explain the process and why it is so critical for advancing international climate action. Read more
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Read More EXPERT INSIGHTS
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VITAL VISUALIZATIONS
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Forest fires now result in 3 million more hectares of tree cover loss per year compared to 2001 and are responsible for a quarter of all tree cover loss over the past 20 years.
UPCOMING EVENTS
3 Breakthroughs to Transform Climate Finance in 2023
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June 15, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT, Online
DigitalTransport4Africa (DT4A) Webinar Series: Building Mobility Justice in Informal Transport – A Practical Intervention
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June 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT, Online
Land & Carbon Lab's 2023 Summit Livestream
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June 27-29, 2023
9:00 AM CEST / 7:00 AM UTC, Online
The New Electric Economy: Supporting America’s Auto Workers in the EV Transition
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June 27, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EDT, Online
What Happened to the World’s Forests in 2022?
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June 27, 2023
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM CEST, Brussels and Online
Blue Carbon as a Nature-based Solution for Climate Action and Sustainable Development
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June 28, 2023
All day, Online
How the Grid, Regulators, and Wholesale Markets Affect Local Solar Goals
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June 28, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EDT, Online
Realizing Net Zero: Moving from Targets to Action
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June 29, 2023
3:00 PM - 4:15 PM CEST, Online
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