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Dear John,
Amidst the news of catastrophic wildfires, record-breaking storms, and ongoing assaults on our planet’s precious resources and people, I have hope. WRI’s critical work and its community of supporters
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You’re part of this powerful community, John – a community committed to finding and applying data-driven solutions to our biggest global challenges.
Each week, you receive the WRI Digest, which distills our newest research findings, data, analysis and commentaries. In the spirit of year-end reflections, this special edition highlights WRI’s most popular pieces of 2019.
As you review WRI’s top 12 stories of the year, I hope you’ll recall the importance of our work. I hope you’ll feel inspired to help WRI address the urgent global challenges facing humanity today.
I hope you’ll stand with us and ensure WRI continues to turn data into global action by making a year-end gift
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Lawrence MacDonald
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World Resources Institute
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Top-Performing Posts of 2019
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17 Countries Face Extremely High Water Stress
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New data from WRI’s Aqueduct water risk platform shows that one-quarter of world’s population lives in nations where competition for water is high. Read more.
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The World Lost a Belgium-sized Area of Primary Rainforests
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Primary forests store more carbon than other kinds of forests and are irreplaceable for biodiversity. Data on the Global Forest Watch platform reveals that the world lost 3.6 million hectares of these invaluable ecosystems in 2018 alone. Read more.
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6 Pressing Questions About Beef and Climate Change, Answered
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Misconceptions about beef’s environmental impact abound. Using research from the World Resources Report and other sources, WRI separates fact from fiction. Read more.
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By the Numbers: The Economic, Social and Environmental Impacts of “Fast Fashion”
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One garbage truck of clothes is burned or sent to landfills every second. WRI researchers explore how buying, wearing and quickly discarding clothes harms people and the planet. Read more.
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7 Things to Know About the IPCC Special Report on Land and Climate
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Most climate change discussions focus on energy, industry and transport. A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that land is critically important, too—as a source of emissions and a solution. Read more.
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What Does “Net-zero Emissions” Mean? 6 Commons Questions, Answered
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More and more countries are committing to reach net-zero emissions. WRI researchers unpack what the term really means, and why net-zero goals are so important. Read more.
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127 Countries Now Regulate Plastic Bags. Why Aren’t We Seeing Less Pollution?
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Despite a surge of regulation, single-use plastics continue to make their way into the ocean. Research from WRI and UN Environment pinpoints five reasons why. Read more.
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How Does a Flood-prone City Run Out of Water? Inside Chennai’s “Day Zero” Crisis
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Chennai, India nearly ran out of water in June, joining cities like Cape Town and São Paulo in approaching a “Day Zero” crisis. WRI experts say the problem wasn’t lack of water, but lack of management. Read more.
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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem
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WRI research finds that hundreds of cities in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are growing horizontally rather than vertically,, sprawling in ways that exacerbates inequality and creates economic and environmental risks. Read more.
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4 Ways to Shift from Fossil Fuels to Clean Energy
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Coal, oil and gas still account for 80% of global energy consumption. The New Climate Economy report identifies ways to cost-effectively transition to a clean energy future. Read more.
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How Are Banks Doing on Their Sustainable Finance Commitments? Not So Good.
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WRI's Green Targets Tool shows that only half of the world's largest private-sector banks have made a sustainable finance commitment — and the targets vary considerably. Read more.
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10 Breakthrough Technologies Can Help Feed the World Without Destroying It
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The world can feed nearly 10 billion people by 2050 while advancing economic development, protecting forests and curbing climate change. Technological innovations like plant-based "beef" and low-emissions rice can help, according to the World Resources Report. Read more.
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