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Dear John,
The good news is the path to limit global warming to 1.5°C is narrow, but possible. Success will take concerted action on four fronts – climate ambition, finance, adaptation, and key sectors, including nature and land use. While countries, cities and companies have come forward with new commitments across all of these areas – some of which are truly impressive – more is still needed. COP26 is an opportunity to tie all of these together, with the rules and processes to ensure transparency, solidarity and accountability in implementing the commitments in the coming years.
WRI has deep expertise in countries, cities, business and other sectors, and at the international level – and we are putting people’s lives and livelihoods at the heart of everything we do. That is why we will be at the conference, using our world-class technical expertise, robust analyses, and cutting-edge data to inform the discussions and raise ambition both inside and outside the negotiations.
WRI is uniquely positioned to drive action on the international stage. But to do this critical work, we need your support.
As a nonprofit organization, we rely on the generosity of the WRI community. Donors like you make it possible for us to deliver the information and analysis decision-makers need to answer the big question: How will we identify, scale and finance climate solutions that will limit global temperature rise and build resilience, all while protecting people and nature?
John, I hope I can count on you to stand with us during this pivotal juncture. With only days until COP26 – the stakes could not be higher. Will you join fellow WRI supporters by donating today?
Your generosity will help us to accelerate the adoption of urgent, system-wide changes to address the climate emergency.
With gratitude,
Helen Mountford
Vice President, Climate and Economics
World Resources Institute
P.S. In the following section, you will find our latest analyses and resources for COP26. I hope you feel moved to read and share WRI’s expertise and insights with your networks. And if you choose to amplify them through your social media channels, feel free to tag @WorldResources and include #COP26.
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Glasgow, United Kingdom. Governments and other actors must come to Glasgow determined to dramatically cut greenhouse gas emissions this decade.
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A recent Delivery Plan led by Ministers from Canada and Germany acknowledged that rich nations failed to deliver on their commitment to mobilize $100 billion per annum in climate finance per year from 2020, and outlined an approach forward to meet the commitment by 2023. More is clearly needed immediately. Countries will need to agree in Glasgow on a process and series of milestones that can pave the way for setting a new post-2025 climate finance goal. WRI’s Lorena González outlines four procedural options that finance negotiators should consider to get on the path to create the new target. Read
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Unpacking the Global Stocktake and Long-Term Strategies 
Next week’s UN Climate Conference will set the first global stocktake in motion – initiating the collection and preparation phase to the 2023 Global Stocktake. A related part of this process are long-term strategies which are essential for understanding progress toward the Paris Agreement’s long-term goals. Over 100 parties are preparing their long-term strategies. WRI’s Neil Chin and Cynthia Elliott explain why COP26 should push to integrate the lessons and experiences from long-term strategies into each phase of the global stocktake process. Read more.
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Podcasts: COP26 Shorts
A new series of WRI podcasts examines why the 26th UN Climate Conference is a critical moment to make progress on many priority issues. In each episode, you’ll hear directly from WRI experts on topics including air quality, oceans, the circular economy, and more. Get a sense of the overall picture ahead of COP26 and dive into all the action. Listen here.
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