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WRI DIGEST
A Report Card on Global 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 through a process called the Global Stocktake. The Stocktake’s first Synthesis Report
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was released on September 8th, and the news is grim: The world is far behind where it needs to be on climate action, with a gap between where emissions should be and where they are, support for adaptation lacking, and billions of dollars in promised climate finance yet to materialize. WRI experts unpack the report’s findings and lay out how countries should respond to it to effectively confront the climate crisis. Read more
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Extreme flooding in Sylhet, Bangladesh in 2022 led to a shortage of clean drinking water. The Global Stocktake assesses the world’s progress on addressing the climate crisis and its escalating impacts. Photo by H.M. Shahidul Islam/iStock
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4 Priorities for Financing Early Coal Retirement in Developing Countries
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To avoid the worst impacts of climate change, the world needs to phase out coal power plants by 2040 and cut global coal use by 90% before 2050. These targets are particularly tricky to achieve in coal-dependent, resource-strapped countries, where retiring fossil fuel plants early can be a tricky balancing act between social, political and economic challenges. WRI experts offer advice on making early coal retirement financially feasible in developing nations. Read more
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California Is Leading the Charge in Carbon Removal
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The U.S. state of California is a global leader on climate policy, and the same is true for carbon removal, the process of physically collecting carbon dioxide (CO2) and pulling it out of the atmosphere. The state’s recent carbon removal policies are some of the first of their kind in the U.S. WRI experts break down these policies and how they ensure carbon removal complements existing emissions-reductions goals. Read more
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6 Conversations We Need to Have on the Energy Transition
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Renewable energy is becoming increasingly affordable and available. But as usage increases, policymakers are grappling with several unanswered questions: How to scale up renewables in time to meet global goals? How to put people at the center of the clean energy transition to ensure nobody is left behind? As decision-makers gear up for the next UN climate summit in November 2023 (COP28), WRI experts lay out six conversations the world needs to have about the world’s shift to a clean energy economy. Read more
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VITAL VISUALIZATIONS
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Climate change creates stronger storms and heavier rains, in turn exacerbating flood risk and threatening both human lives and entire economies.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Developing Data Stories: Using Global Forest Watch for Journalism
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September 14, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT, Online
Do Countries Have the Instruments They Need to Finance Their NDCs?
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September 19, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT, Online
Maximizing Clean Energy Opportunities in the Inflation Reduction Act: A Roadmap for U.S. Local Governments
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September 19, 2023
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM EDT, Online
Harnessing the Positive Potential of AI for Urban Climate Action
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September 21, 2023
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EDT, New School Tishman Auditorium 63 5th Avenue New York NY 10003 and Online
Food Loss & Waste: The Great Untapped Solution
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September 21, 2023
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM EDT, New York City, New York
The Ocean as a Solution to Climate Change: Updated Opportunities for Action
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September 21, 2023
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