New York State recently became the first in the United States to commit to electrify all its school buses. Electric school buses are much safer for children than diesel buses — which spew air pollutants linked to respiratory conditions and cognitive impacts — but costs and logistics can be barriers. WRI experts Katrina McLaughlin and Justin Balik explain five ways other U.S. states can follow New York’s lead and get more electric school buses on their roads. Learn more.

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More than 80 countries and 750 companies now have targets to bring their greenhouse gas emissions down to “net-zero.” But how do we turn promising pledges into real action? WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta explains the three ingredients needed to make climate action stick. Read more.