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WRI DIGEST
Biden Victory Sets Stage for New Day on Climate, Equity, Economy
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“We congratulate Joe Biden, who will be the next U.S. president, and Kamala Harris, who will be the first woman, the first Black person, and the first Indian-American to be Vice President in U.S. history,” WRI President & CEO Andrew Steer said in a statement. “This is a new day for climate, the environment and the American people. A better tomorrow is possible. There’s not a minute to lose.” Read More
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Former Vice President of the United States Joe Biden speaking with attendees at the Presidential Gun Sense Forum hosted by Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Flickr/gageskidmore
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COMMENTARY: 10 Priorities for President Biden to Tackle the Climate Crisis
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WRI U.S. Director Dan Lashof names three principles to guide renewed U.S. climate action—inclusive prosperity, follow the carbon, and all hands on deck—and ten priorities. Top priority: commit to cut total greenhouse gas emissions 45-50% by 2030. “It will be a monumental task for the Biden administration to undo the damage from the Trump administration and catapult the country forward,” Lashof writes. “Biden will have an historic opportunity that will not come again.” Read More
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PODCAST: Powering Development with Energy Access
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Energy access is essential for economic development, health and education. Yet 800 million people around the world lack access to reliable electricity. Four WRI experts describe new solutions we are helping to pioneer in India and East Africa. Plus, learn how improved energy access can aid COVID-19 vaccine distribution in a new “Big Ideas into Action” podcast hosted by Nicholas Walton. Read more
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4 Opportunities to Shore Up the World's Coastal Ecosystems and Communities
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There are affordable, feasible solutions to pollution, population growth and other mounting threats facing coastal ecosystems, according to new research from the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy. Harnessing the power of nature by restoring and protecting reefs, wetlands and mangroves could provide flood protection and other benefits worth more than $65 billion a year. Read more
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Webinar: Country Action in the Race to Zero
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November 10, 2020
9:00 AM - 10:15 AM EST
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High-Level Panel: Cycling as a Mobility Solution for Challenging Times
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November 10, 2020
11:00 AM EST
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State of Climate Action: Assessing Progress Toward 2030 and 2050
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November 19, 2020
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM EST
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Land Accelerator South Asia Demo Day
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December 01, 2020 to December 02, 2020
5:30 PM - 7:00 PMIST | 7:00AM - 8:30AM EST | 1:00PM - 2:30PM CET
Building Urban Water Resilience in Africa
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December 02, 2020
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM EST
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