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*In this issue:*

* What Cities Look Like at 1.5 vs. 3 Degrees C of Warming ( #blurb1 )
* Understanding South America’s Record Forest Fires ( #blurb2 )
* 3 Companies Turning Food Waste into Profit ( #blurb3 )
* A Recycling Revolution in Fortaleza, Brazil ( #blurb4 )

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What Would Cities Look Like With 3 Degrees C of Warming vs. 1.5? Far More Hazardous and Vastly Unequal ( [link removed] )
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The world is on track for around 3 degrees C (5.4 degrees F) of temperature rise by 2100 — double the global target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F). But how would an additional 1.5 degrees really affect people’s lives?

New data ( [link removed] ) from WRI — which projects climate risks for nearly 1,000 of the world’s largest cities — shows that under 3 degrees of warming, heat waves would be longer and more deadly. Cooling demand would push energy use skyward while many who cannot afford air conditioning would be left to swelter. Warmer conditions would breed mosquito-borne diseases like malaria around the globe, including in places they aren’t seen today. People in the world’s poorest cities would likely feel the brunt of these effects — sometimes all at once.

WRI experts mapped out how these differences could play out across cities, regions and income levels.

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6 Graphics Explain South America’s Record Forest Fires ( [link removed] )
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Bolivia is battling its worst wildfires in over 20 years. São Paulo, Brazil recently recorded the most dangerous air quality ( [link removed] ) in the world due to stifling smoke. Parts of the Amazon rainforest are engulfed by flames. WRI experts compared historical and near-real-time data to show just how unusual these fires are — and why this worrying trend is likely to continue.

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How 3 Businesses Are Turning Food Waste into Profit ( [link removed] )
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Three unique startups have figured out how to turn spoiled and surplus food into profit using methods ranging from fly larvae to AI. They’re showing that tackling the world’s massive food waste problem is not only good business, but can also create jobs, fight hunger and reduce emissions.

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E-Tricycles Are Powering a Recycling Revolution in Fortaleza, Brazil ( [link removed] )
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Each year, WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities ( [link removed] ) searches the globe for changemakers creating greener, healthier and more inclusive cities. This year’s winner ( [link removed] ) hails from Fortaleza, Brazil: The Re-Ciclo program uses electric tricycles to increase recycling, expand urban biking and create better jobs for the city’s stigmatized waste pickers.

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**World Leaders Call for All Ocean States to Join New Alliance For 100% Sustainable Ocean Management* ( [link removed] )*

“We will need concrete solutions and commitments to enhance the power of our ocean to fight climate change ... To protect the ocean’s long-term health, all coastal and ocean states must commit to sustainable management.”

*— Emmanuel Macron
* *—* President of France

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New WRI data shows that, without action to rapidly curb climate change, global temperature rise of around 3 degrees C could drive longer, more severe heat waves around the globe. The Middle East and North Africa would see some of the most intense increases.

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*Aligning NDCs with 1.5°C, Net Zero and LT-LEDS ( [link removed] )*

A new WRI Expert Note explores how countries can align their next Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), due in early 2025, with actions needed to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C and reach net-zero emissions by mid-century.

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Ani Dasgupta ( [link removed] ) , WRI’s President & CEO, urged businesses and governments to work together to close the gap in climate action at the UN Global Compact ( [link removed] ) Leaders Summit. 🌍

"To meet the climate challenge, we need ... a sector-by-sector approach that systematically shifts entire economies — at an unprecedented pace,” Dasgupta said. “To do this, businesses and governments must work together, focusing on solutions that not just reduce carbon, but protect nature and benefit people".

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