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When EVs Leave Communities Behind
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While electric vehicles are spreading rapidly in the U.S., their growth is not evenly distributed. Many people of color, low-income neighborhoods and those living in rural areas face up-front financial barriers to EVs and live in “charging deserts,” without reliable, affordable methods to power their cars. WRI experts share how local governments can help ensure EV infrastructure reaches all communities. Read more
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An electric vehicle is hooked up to a pole-mounted charging station in Los Angeles. The city is adding hundreds of these chargers to streetlights to expand access to curbside charging. Photo by Emmett Werthmann/WRI.
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Record-setting Renewables Are Keeping a Clean Energy Future Within Reach
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A new report from the International Energy Agency
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(IEA), a body representing countries that make up 80% of global energy consumption, offers hope in the fight to reduce emissions and keep global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F). The report finds that while the path to net-zero has narrowed, record-setting clean energy deployment around the world means it’s still feasible. Currently, about 12% of global technology comes from wind and solar power, and that figure needs to jump to 40% by 2030. WRI experts call out eight countries making significant headway in the clean energy transition, and how they are doing it. Read more
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The Climate Debt Trap
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Between years of a global pandemic, recession, and worsening droughts, floods and storms, many developing countries face increasingly tight economic conditions. Smaller budgets and rising debt are already preventing some nations from reducing emissions and preparing for climate impacts — and yet without these investments, vulnerable countries will inevitably find themselves in even more dire financial straits. This vicious cycle is known as the climate debt trap, and countries are increasingly getting stuck in it. Read more
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Finding Environmental Allies in Faith-based Organizations
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Pope Francis issued a new papal statement
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on the protection of nature this week, as a follow up to his 2015 encyclical on the climate crisis. He calls for an end to “the senseless war on our common home.” The Pope’s letter is just one of many instances of faith-based organizations playing a role in protecting the environment. For example, from Ethiopia’s highlands to India’s villages, religious groups are playing a vital role in restoring forests and degraded landscape. Read more
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Read More EXPERT INSIGHTS
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VITAL VISUALIZATIONS
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The success and speed of the United States’ transition to EVs depends on the rapid scaling of charging infrastructure to all residents. There is progress to be made: As of July 2023, the U.S. had just 141,900 publicly accessible charging ports and 19,600 private charging, non-residential ports out of a needed 28 million.
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