Can't see this email? View in your browser ( [link removed] )

( [link removed] )

*Trusted research, data & insights* ** for a better world for people, nature & climate

DONATE TO WRI
( [link removed] )

**************
WRI DIGEST *↓*
**************

*In this issue:*

* How to Achieve a “Quantum Leap” in Climate Action ( #blurb1 )
* Faith Groups Are Tackling Growing Food Challenges ( #blurb2 )
* The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities ( #blurb3 )
* How Wildfires Impact People Near and Far ( #blurb4 )

People walk on a bridge over wetlands with windmills in the distance ( [link removed] )

Photo by Shawn.ccf/Alamy Stock Photo

*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
New National Climate Plans (NDCs) Are Key to Accelerating Climate Action ( [link removed] )
*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

Despite the growing urgency of the climate crisis, planet-warming emissions rose in 2023 at a faster rate than in the decade preceding the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest UN climate report ( [link removed] ). Countries’ next round of national climate commitments (known as “NDCs”) will be essential to reversing this perilous trajectory.

Due in early 2025, countries’ new and updated NDCs will reveal their near-term plans for tackling climate change. These must represent a “quantum leap” in ambition, per the UN, coupled with much stronger implementation to fulfil their goals.

We answered the most common questions about NDCs to explain what they are, why they matter, and how this next iteration can drive the rapid progress the world needs.

Read more
( [link removed] )

A young woman serves a free meal to people at a Sikh community kitchen ( [link removed] )

Photo by Pacific Press Media Production Corp./Alamy Stock Photo

*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
How Faith Groups Are Tackling the World’s Food Challenges ( [link removed] )
*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

Faith is rarely discussed as a solution to food challenges like hunger, waste and unsustainable farming. But faith groups have the reach and influence to make a significant impact on all these fronts. WRI interviewed leaders from three faith-based organizations already doing so.

Read more
( [link removed] )

Brick layers during in a heatwave in New Delhi, India ( [link removed] )

Photo by Adnan Abidi/Reuters

*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
The Future of Extreme Heat in Cities: What We Know — and What We Don’t ( [link removed] )
*****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

This year is now almost certain ( [link removed] ) to be the hottest ever recorded. With the world currently on track for up to 2.9 degrees C (5 degrees F) of warming by 2100, it likely won’t be the last. Our analysis shows how a catastrophic 3 degrees of warming might play out in major cities and why holding warming to half that level is so critical.

Read more
( [link removed] )

Women wear masks in New York City after Canadian wildfire causes dangerous air pollution ( [link removed] )

Photo by Anthony Quintano/Flickr

***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
5 Ways Wildfires Affect People Near and Far ( [link removed] )
***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

Wildfire smoke contributes to tens of thousands of deaths each year — deaths which can increasingly be traced back to climate change, according to new research ( [link removed] ). As warmer, drier conditions fuel worse and more frequent fires, health risks are just one of the ways people feel the impacts.

Read more
( [link removed] )

***********************
*FEATURED NEWS RELEASE*
***********************

**New Network Launched to Support a Sustainable Bioeconomy in the Amazon* ( [link removed] )*

Joana Oliveira ( [link removed] )

"The Amazon is an irreplaceable ecosystem teetering on the brink of collapse... The Pan-Amazon Network is committed to ensuring the region pursues a new economy rooted in conserving forests, protecting rivers and investing in quality livelihoods."

*Joana Oliveira*
Executive Secretary, Pan-Amazon Network for Bioeconomy

*Read more*
( [link removed] )

********************
Vital Visualizations
********************

Distribution of motor vehicle manufacturing employment over the years ( [link removed] )

WRI analysis shows that the United States’ shift toward electric vehicles is bringing thousands of jobs in vehicle and battery manufacturing to states that weren’t associated with the auto sector in the past.

Read more
( [link removed] )

*****************
FEATURED RESOURCE
*****************

*What to Know About the Upcoming UN Climate Summit ( [link removed] )*

The UN’s 29th annual climate conference (COP29) will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from Nov. 11-Nov. 22, 2024. Visit our Resource Hub for a run-down on this year’s negotiations and to explore the latest articles, news and events.

*Visit the Hub
*
( [link removed] )

Baku cityscape ( [link removed] )

*************
WRI on Social
*************

***************************
LINKEDIN / OCTOBER 28, 2024
***************************

A screenshot from a LinkedIn post on Biodiversity COP in Cali, Colombia ( [link removed] )

Crystal Davis ( [link removed] ) , Global Director of WRI's Food, Land & Water Program, recaps the first week of the UN biodiversity summit in Cali, Colombia.

View on LinkedIn
( [link removed] )

*How You Can Help*

WRI relies on the generosity of donors like you to develop evidence-based solutions and turn research into action. You can support our work by making a gift today.

Donate
( [link removed] )

Other Ways To Support WRI
( [link removed] )

( [link removed] )

**Update Your Email Subscription Preferences* ( [link removed] )*

**Unsubscribe* ( [link removed] )*

**Privacy Policy* ( [link removed] )*

Facebook ( [link removed] ) Twitter ( [link removed] ) Instagram ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] ) YouTube ( [link removed] )

World Resources Institute • 10 G Street NE Suite 800 • Washington, DC, 20002 • 202.729.7900