Industrial sectors — including chemicals, refining, cement and steel — account for 23% of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions today, making it the highest-emitting sector after transport and electricity. U.S. industry can reduce emissions by leveraging technologies and innovations that are available today. But there is no one-size-fits-all solution. Policymakers, investors and businesses will need to take bold action in the next decade to get on a path to decarbonization. Read more.

WRI Senior Advisor Preety Bhandari joins the latest episode of the ACT2025 Podcast to unpack the highs and lows at COP26. The ACT2025 consortium “brought some very important issues through its call for action on ambition, finance, adaptation, loss and damage and rules and architecture to COP26,” says Bhandari. These issues are all reflected in the final Glasgow outcome, but the work doesn’t stop there. Tune in to find out what needs to happen next to meet the needs of climate-vulnerable countries. Listen now.

Half the world’s land is held and managed by Indigenous peoples and local communities. Twenty-three countries and donors recently pledged a collective $1.7 billion to support climate mitigation efforts for these communities and to help protect collectively held lands. These efforts can help countries meet their climate commitments. The next step: Ensure this money gets to Indigenous and community groups. Read more.