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*In this issue:*

* Satellites Show How Climate Is Changing the Land ( #blurb1 )
* Informal Housing Is a Climate Issue ( #blurb2 )
* 5 Ways COP30 Can Make Up for Lagging Ambition ( #blurb3 )
* Small Wind’s Big Potential ( #blurb4 )
* UN Climate Summit Updates ( #blurb5 )

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Land Changed the Climate. Now Climate’s Changing the Land. ( [link removed] )
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How we use land — from forest clearing to agriculture — is changing the climate. But it’s increasingly clear that this is a two-way street: Climate change is now altering the land, too.

The effects are visible from space. Satellite images show where climate-fueled wildfires have carved through forests. They reveal landscapes transformed by typhoon-driven mudslides. They show the Amazon river shrinking and Australia drying.

As impacts intensify, we’re gaining a clearer picture of this dangerous land-climate feedback loop — and how the world should respond.

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World’s Informal Housing Crisis Demands a Climate Response ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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Around 1 in 8 people globally live in informal settlements or “slums." Lacking basic services and often precariously built, these communities are especially vulnerable to floods, heat and other extreme weather. But with more support, they could pioneer new approaches to climate resilience.

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5 Ways COP30 Can Make Progress Where Countries’ Climate Plans Fall Short ( [link removed] ) ( [link removed] )
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New climate plans ( [link removed] ) reveal that countries are still aiming well below what’s needed to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. At this week’s UN climate summit (COP30), leaders must confront this gap head-on and take concrete action in five areas.

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Small Wind Can Bring Big Benefits to Communities in Need ( [link removed] )
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Wind power often calls to mind vast fields of towering turbines. But this isn’t the only option. Some are turning to “small wind” projects that can generate clean power exactly where it’s needed — from breweries in California to remote farming communities in South Africa.

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Latest Updates from COP30
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The 2025 UN climate negotiations kicked off on Monday. Follow updates from WRI experts on the ground in Belém, Brazil on our *Live from COP30 page ( [link removed] )*. A few noteworthy moments:

* *The COP30 Presidency released the COP30 Action Agenda, a major expected outcome from the summit.* This unites a wide range of actors (beyond national governments) under a coherent action framework tied to the Paris Agreement’s goals. **Read the statement.* ( [link removed] )*

* *WRI and partners launched the Latin America Clean Energy Coalition (LACEC),* an initiative to scale corporate clean energy adoption across the region, with Nike as a founding member. **Read the statement.* ( [link removed] )*

* *Mexico submitted its new national climate plan, marking a milestone:* The country set its first-ever GHG reduction target covering all economic sectors and greenhouse gases. *Read the statement.* ( [link removed] )

* *Brazil pledged to quadruple the use of “sustainable fuels,”* signaling progress toward reducing fossil fuel use but raising concerns about potential impacts on nature and food production. **Read the statement.* ( [link removed] )*

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At COP30, decision-makers must focus on turning commitments into action. *WRI President & CEO* *Ani Dasgupta* lays out four key priorities.

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