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*In this issue:*

* What Trump Means for U.S. Climate Progress ( #blurb1 )
* By the Numbers: The Action Needed This Decade to Halt Warming ( #blurb2 )
* Denmark’s Groundbreaking Agriculture Policy ( #blurb3 )
* ICYMI: Outcomes from the UN Biodiversity Talks ( #blurb4 )

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**How US Climate Action Can Continue Even with a Trump Presidency* ( [link removed] )*
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President Donald Trump’s reelection is undoubtedly a blow to U.S. climate and environmental action. We expect the administration to pull out of international climate treaties, roll back protections for clean water and air, double down on fossil fuels and more. Some communities could see federal disaster aid withheld, even as fires, floods and storms continue to escalate.

Yet all hope is not lost. During Trump’s first term, U.S. states, cities, businesses and tribes took up the mantle of climate leadership and will likely do so again. Clean energy is already a booming industry in the U.S., with many red states seeing the biggest benefits. And other climate-friendly industries, like carbon removal, have bipartisan support.

With so much at stake, experts from WRI U.S. break down what to expect come January — and why there are still several opportunities for progress.

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*By the Numbers: The Climate Action We Need This Decade* ( [link removed] )
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Countries are on course to blow past their goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C, which will usher in increasingly devastating and irreversible climate impacts. New research from Systems Change Labs shows what needs to happen in the next 10 years to make a rapid U-turn and keep this target within reach.

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*Denmark’s Groundbreaking Agriculture Climate Policy Sets Global Example* ( [link removed] )
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Denmark’s agriculture and climate policy is the world’s most comprehensive to date. It shows how countries can take real action to tackle planet-warming emissions from food and livestock — major polluters that have been overlooked for too long.

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*UN Biodiversity Talks Stalled, but Protecting Nature Cannot Wait* ( [link removed] )
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Global biodiversity talks ended on Nov. 2 in gridlock, with leaders failing to clarify how they will mobilize the hundreds of billions of dollars needed for nature protection. Still, the summit offered an important reality check on the world’s biodiversity efforts to date and what’s needed next.

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( [link removed] ) *UK Releases Ambitious 2035 NDC, Putting Country on Path to Net Zero* ( [link removed] )

On Nov. 12 at the UN climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, the United Kingdom announced a new national commitment cut its greenhouse gas emissions 81% by 2035 compared to 1990 levels.

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“The United Kingdom’s new emissions reduction target is a shining example of climate leadership. Let's hope it will inspire other G20 economies to follow suit. The country will now need to

strengthen its policies and ramp up its green investments if it is to deliver in full.”

*Stientje van Veldhoven
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Vice-President, Regional Director for Europe, World Resources Institute

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Ranking of top GHG emitters in 2022 and cumulative GHG emissions, 1850-2022 ( [link removed] )

One of the biggest questions at this year’s UN climate summit is which countries should help fund climate action in developing nations. WRI analysis looked at who might be responsible based on past and current greenhouse gas emissions as well as national income.

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WRI experts are on the ground in Baku, Azerbaijan at the UN climate summit (COP29), offering insights into the negotiations and what’s needed for a successful outcome. Visit our Resource Hub to stay up to date on the latest articles, news and events.

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David Waskow, Director of WRI’s International Climate Initiative, tunes in from COP29 in Baku to explain how countries can strengthen their national climate commitments to drive real, rapid progress on climate change.

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