WRI DIGEST
What the Ocean Needs from COP15
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Governments from around the world will convene in Montreal, Canada from December 7-19, 2022, for the 15th UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15). COP15 presents a critical opportunity for safeguarding the world’s forests, grasslands and oceans after years of bypassing previous conservation targets, but only if delegates leave with a strong international biodiversity agreement in place. A goal for this summit is for countries to agree to protect 30% of the world’s land and ocean by 2030 — the 30x30 target — but protecting ocean health can’t stop there. WRI experts reveal what the ocean needs from the COP15 summit and beyond. Read more
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The ocean does not have “fences,” meaning pollutants from agricultural runoff can flow freely across boundaries, and overfishing can disrupt an entire ecosystem in surrounding waters. Photo by Paul Einerhand/Unsplash
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A Pathway to Solar for Low-income Households in the US
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Wealthier households disproportionately reap the benefits of solar energy because of the costs often associated with it, such as installation fees, repair bills and homeownership. Community solar offers a more accessible model, where participants “subscribe” to a renewable project they may never even see and receive credits to their electricity bill. Subscribers can lower their energy bills while increasing demand for clean energy in the U.S. WRI experts explain how this emerging model can benefit low- and moderate-income households. Read more
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The Just Transition in Action in Southeast Australia
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In 2016, the Hazelwood Coal Plant in Victoria, Australia abruptly announced that it would close in just five months, leaving its workers uncertain and scrambling for new employment. Australia’s Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union developed a worker transfer scheme, which opened jobs at neighboring plants through permitting early retirement or voluntary redundancy for existing employees. Two years after the closure, 74% of Hazelwood’s former employees were listed as employed or not otherwise looking for work. Hazelwood’s story serves as a lesson for other countries in strengths and missteps in its energy transition. Listen to the podcast
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Understanding “Systems Change”
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Limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C is not going to be easy, but it’s essential for averting dangerous impacts of climate change. Meeting this goal will require the complete transformation of every major system: power, buildings, industry, forest, transportation, land, food and agriculture. WRI and partners created the new Systems Change Lab
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to spur action at the pace and scale needed. The platform tracks 70 shifts needed by 2030 and 2050 to produce major change across climate, nature and equity. WRI experts demystify what exactly we mean by “systems change” and how we can achieve it. Read more
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Event at COP 15: High-Level Dialogue of Partnership of Biodiversity and Finance
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Sunday, December 11, 2022
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm EST, Place Quebec Auditorium, Place Quebec in the Palais de Congrès, Montreal
COP 27: Juntos para la implementación prácticas de Gestión Sostenible del Paisaje en la región del Pacífico de Guatemala
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
10:00 am - 11:00 am EST, Online
How Cities Can Take Advantage of IRA Grants, New IRS Provisions and Direct Pay Models to Advance Communitywide Clean Energy Projects
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Thursday, December 15, 2022
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST, Online
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