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Designing the COVID-19 Recovery for a Safer and More Resilient World
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Stimulus packages that address climate change and prioritize efficiency, equality, and resilience are likely to have higher returns than those that merely shore up past investment. As with pandemics, early action on climate reduces risks and slashes costs. A new WRI commentary by Joaquim Levy, former Brazil finance minister and managing director of the World Bank, and WRI Senior Fellows Carter Brandon and Rogerio Studart, goes beyond the headlines to lay out seven concrete ways that finance ministers can overcome the pandemic’s economic impacts while also preventing runaway climate change. Read More
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UNFCCC Executive Secretary Patricia Espinosa addresses the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. Source: UNclimatechange/Flickr
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Regenerative Agriculture: Good for Soil Health, but Limited Potential to Mitigate Climate Change
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Regenerative agriculture—practices that improve soil health by restoring organic carbon—is the new darling of politicians, food companies and farmers seeking win-win policies that reduce emissions. Think again, says Janet Ranganathan, WRI Vice President for Research, Data and Innovation. Though regenerative agriculture can yield environmental benefits, complex trade-offs mean that large-scale emissions reductions are not among them. Ranganathan and her co-authors instead point to a five-part menu that can reduce agricultural emissions by more than 70 percent. Read More
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Setting the Record Straight About Renewable Energy
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Two top US energy experts, Susan Tierney, a former Assistant Secretary for Policy at the U.S. Department of Energy and current Vice Chair of the WRI Global Board, and Lori Bird, Director of WRI’s US Energy Program and Polsky Chair For Renewable Energy, go after the misconceptions in Michael Moore’s controversial new documentary, Planet of the Humans. “We don’t normally write about films,” they write. “Sadly, [Planet of the Humans] includes so many misconceptions and so much dated information that we feel compelled to clarify the facts about renewable energy.” Read more
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Tracking Africa Locust Swarms with Resource Watch
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WRI Vice President and Regional Director for Africa Wanjira Mathai says that locust swarms threatening food security in the Horn of Africa, made worse by unseasonal rains, are “another reminder of how climate change poses a clear and present danger,” worsening the impacts of COVID-19. Tina Huang presents new Resource Watch maps that provide near-real-time data on locust swarms, food price spikes, Global Hunger Index rankings and more, enabling government officials and relief agencies to quickly identify hotspots and minimize the impacts. Read more
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