Elizabeth Cook, World Resources Institute · [email protected]

September 11, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Help Us Accelerate Climate Solutions

ttps://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd> Join us in improving livelihoods and safeguarding the natural world.   View Online   Dear John,    The United Nations just released a sobering report on Friday that evaluates the world…

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September 5, 2023 at 6:52 PM

This Week: Africa’s First Climate Summit

Untitled Document Why the continent can be one of the world’s greatest climate solutions   View Online   WRI DIGEST Issues to Watch at Africa’s First Climate Summit  While Africa is particularly vulnerable to the i…

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August 30, 2023 at 8:30 PM

A Summer of Wildfires

Untitled Document Plus, carbon removal 101   View Online   WRI DIGEST The Latest Data Confirms: Forest Fires Are Getting Worse  Just this month, Canada, Greece and even lush Hawaii were the latest victims to rampan…

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August 16, 2023 at 7:22 PM

Where Water Stress Is at its Worst and Why

Untitled Document Plus, the Inflation Reduction Act turns one   View Online   WRI DIGEST 25 Countries Face Extremely High Water Stress  Water is necessary for all life on Earth. Since 1960, global water demand has …

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August 9, 2023 at 5:49 PM

How Brazil Can Grow its GDP — Using the Amazon

Untitled Document Plus, decarbonizing the Industrial sector will require an overhaul   View Online   WRI DIGEST How the Economy Can Protect the Brazilian Amazon  If emissions and deforestation trends continue busin…

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August 2, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Will We Have Enough Land to Feed the World in 2050?

Untitled Document Plus, why local farmers hold the key to restoring Africa’s degraded lands   View Online   WRI DIGEST What Is the Global Land Squeeze and How Can We Manage It?  As Mark Twain once quipped about lan…

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July 19, 2023 at 6:57 PM

The Countries Leading in Wind and Solar

Untitled Document Plus, a deep dive into deep sea mining   View Online   WRI DIGEST These 8 Countries Are Increasing Renewable Energy the Fastest  Thanks to plummeting costs and supportive policies, about 12% of gl…

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July 12, 2023 at 7:58 PM

World’s Hottest Day(s) on Record

Untitled Document The countries leading on net-zero emissions goals   View Online   WRI DIGEST What the IPCC Says About Rising Temperatures  Last Monday, July 3, 2023, the planet reached its highest-ever recorded t…

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  Ani Dasgupta, World Resources Institute · [email protected]

July 12, 2023 at 3:06 PM

Introducing WRI's New 5-Year Strategy

ttps://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd> A new era for people, nature and climate   View Online   Dear John,    We are at a critical juncture in human history. The challenges the world faces — confronting climate change, safe…

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July 6, 2023 at 2:55 PM

How Coastal Ecosystems Are Tackling the Climate Crisis

Untitled Document Plus, shedding light on the overlooked emissions from wood harvesting   View Online   WRI DIGEST How Blue Carbon Can Tackle the Climate, Biodiversity and Development Crises  Mangroves, sea grass m…

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June 28, 2023 at 4:36 PM

Tropical Forest Loss Increased in 2022, Despite Stronger Commitments to End Deforestation

Untitled Document Plus, what does a climate-resilient community really look like?   View Online   WRI DIGEST New Data Shows: The World Lost 4.1 Million Hectares of Primary Rainforest Last Year  According to new dat…

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June 22, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Ending Deforestation in the Amazon Can Actually Improve GDP

Untitled Document But that’s not the only reason to do it   View Online   WRI DIGEST Research Shows Brazil Can Grow its GDP by Protecting the Amazon  World Rainforest Day falls on June 22, a day to celebrate how he…

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June 14, 2023 at 4:07 PM

Wildfires Bring More Than Poor Air Quality

Untitled Document Plus, the climate action “check-up” happening this year   View Online   WRI DIGEST Poor Air Quality Isn’t the Only Way Wildfires Affect Cities  Choking smog disrupted life for millions across the …

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June 1, 2023 at 1:29 PM

4 Ways to Transform the Power Sector

Untitled Document Plus, when solar has a downside   View Online   WRI DIGEST 4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power Sector  The power sector is responsible for 23% of the world’s emissions, and 76% of electr…

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May 25, 2023 at 4:44 PM

How Forests Near and Far Help Cities

Untitled Document Plus, 4 climate actions vulnerable countries need this year   View Online   WRI DIGEST The Many Benefits of a Forest  Forests provide a long list of benefits — some obvious, some not. While forest…

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May 18, 2023 at 4:16 PM

Join us May 25: COP28 and Beyond - How to Meet the Needs of Climate-Vulnerable Countries

Untitled Document   View Online   The ACT2025 Consortium Invites You to COP28 and Beyond: How to Meet the Needs of Climate-Vulnerable Countries​​​​​ Thursday, May 25, 2023 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm CEST / 8:30 am - 10:00 am EDT Virtu…

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May 17, 2023 at 4:18 PM

6 Things to Know About EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Rules

Untitled Document Plus, how a new EU law could curb deforestation globally   View Online   WRI DIGEST 6 Things to Know About EPA’s Proposed Rules for Power Plant Emissions  On May 11, 2023, the U.S. Environmental P…

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May 11, 2023 at 4:23 PM

Join us May 25: COP28 and Beyond - How to Meet the Needs of Climate-Vulnerable Countries

Untitled Document   View Online   The ACT2025 Consortium Invites You to COP28 and Beyond: How to Meet the Needs of Climate-Vulnerable Countries​​​​​ Thursday, May 25, 2023 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm CEST / 8:30 am - 10:00 am EDT Virtu…

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May 10, 2023 at 5:27 PM

Per Capita Emissions, Explained in 9 Charts

Untitled Document Plus, how EVs can create 50,000 jobs in Michigan   View Online   WRI DIGEST Per Capita Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Explained in 9 Charts  While China, the United States and India are the three bigge…

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May 4, 2023 at 6:15 PM

Why You Should Care About Kelp

Untitled Document Plus, does the US have enough critical minerals to meet its clean energy goals?   View Online   WRI DIGEST Kelp: World’s Underwater Powerhouse  First thing’s first: kelp is not a plant, but actual…

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April 26, 2023 at 6:11 PM

Why Do We Waste 1/3 of the Food We Produce?

Untitled Document Plus, how to fight dangerous “super pollutants”   View Online   WRI DIGEST 3 Reasons to Reduce Food Loss and Waste  While 1 in 10 people globally remain malnourished, a third of all food produced …

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April 19, 2023 at 7:39 PM

Special Edition: The Many Benefits of Restoring Degraded Landscapes

Untitled Document Plus, why small-scale farmers are the key to revitalizing Africa   View Online   WRI DIGEST: Earth Day Edition Happy Earth Week! This year’s theme is “invest in our planet.” At WRI, we think one of the b…

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April 12, 2023 at 7:07 PM

US Cars and Trucks May Get Much Cleaner

Untitled Document Plus, findings you may have missed from the IPCC report   View Online   WRI DIGEST Pumping the Brakes on Tailpipe Emissions  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made a significant step …

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March 29, 2023 at 4:53 PM

7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Fighting Inequity and Supporting Sustainability in Cities

Untitled Document Plus, ICYMI: outcomes from the UN Water Conference   View Online   WRI DIGEST 7 Ways Faith Organizations Are Fighting Inequity and Supporting Sustainability  Churches and other faith-based organiz…

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March 22, 2023 at 3:07 PM

What to Watch at This Week’s UN Water Conference

Untitled Document Plus, what you should know from the latest IPCC report on climate change   View Online   WRI DIGEST A Once-Every-50-Years Moment for Water  The UN’s Water Conference, running March 22nd-24th, mark…

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March 15, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Transportation of the Future

Untitled Document Plus, what a “15-minute city” really looks like   View Online   WRI DIGEST How to Transform Transportation  Low-carbon transportation is so much more than electric vehicles. A truly sustainable tr…

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March 8, 2023 at 2:51 PM

New Hope for the High Seas

Untitled Document Plus, redesigning Pakistan’s buses with women’s safety in mind   View Online   WRI DIGEST New Agreement Will Protect World’s High Seas  After almost 20 years of negotiations, on March 4th, 193 cou…

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March 1, 2023 at 4:56 PM

One Year into Russia’s War on Ukraine: Strained Food Systems

Untitled Document Plus, protecting the Amazon’s last remaining carbon sinks   View Online   WRI DIGEST One Year After Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Global Hunger Grows  One year after Russia began its brutal invasi…

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February 24, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Join Us March 7: The State of the Transport System

Untitled Document   View Online   World Resources Institute Invites You to The State of the Transport System Tuesday, March 7, 2023 10:00 am EST (4:00 pm CET) Virtual Event   …

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February 23, 2023 at 5:51 PM

Urban Solutions to the Climate Crisis

Untitled Document Plus, how climate-vulnerable communities can be adaptation architects   View Online   WRI DIGEST 5 Climate Priorities for Cities in 2023 and Beyond  Recent catastrophic flooding, drought and sever…

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February 15, 2023 at 5:05 PM

Permitting Reform and Why We Need It

Untitled Document Plus, six months after Pakistan’s floods, security risks loom   View Online   WRI DIGEST The US Won’t Achieve its Clean Energy Goals Without Permitting Reform  The U.S. will need to at least doubl…

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February 8, 2023 at 5:45 PM

Revamped Parks Fight Crime in Barranquilla, Colombia

Untitled Document Plus, millions of clean energy jobs in the US   View Online   WRI DIGEST How A Massive Parks Program Revitalized Barranquilla, Colombia  Once a powerful center of shipping, by the 2000s, Barranqui…

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February 1, 2023 at 4:53 PM

4 Stories to Watch in 2023

Untitled Document Plus, in the shift to cleaner power, how to protect economies reliant on oil and gas revenue?   View Online   WRI DIGEST 4 Stories to Watch in 2023  We entered 2023 with historically high levels o…

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January 25, 2023 at 7:45 PM

Biden’s Climate Record

Untitled Document Plus, what data shows about future floods   View Online   WRI DIGEST Analyzing Climate Progress Halfway Through President Biden’s First Term  U.S. President Joe Biden’s platform in 2020 was more a…

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January 24, 2023 at 4:06 PM

Join us tomorrow for Stories to Watch 2023

Untitled Document   View Online   Tomorrow is World Resources Institute’s Stories to Watch 2023 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. EST   We are just one day a…

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January 20, 2023 at 6:11 PM

You Are Invited: WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities Awards Celebration + Learning Roundtable

Join us to learn the grand prize winner of the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities and explore urban transformation.   View Online   Connect with us:  Twitter    Facebook    Instagram    You Are Inv…

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January 18, 2023 at 6:28 PM

Stories to Watch 2023 is just one week away!

Untitled Document   View Online   Don’t Miss World Resources Institute’s Stories to Watch 2023 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. EST   The energy crisis. Tro…

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January 11, 2023 at 4:51 PM

The Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks

Untitled Document Plus, tackling unemployment through public works projects in Odisha, India   View Online   WRI DIGEST Indigenous Forests Are Some of the Amazon’s Last Carbon Sinks  The Amazon, the world’s largest…

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January 10, 2023 at 7:55 PM

Will you join us for Stories to Watch 2023?

Untitled Document   View Online   You are cordially invited to World Resources Institute's Stories to Watch 2023 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. EST   202…

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  Liz Cook, World Resources Institute · [email protected]

December 30, 2022 at 1:53 PM

Last chance to make an end of year donation, John.

ttps://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd> Let’s make as big an impact in 2023 as possible.   View Online     Dear John,    The support we’ve received from donors worldwide this holiday season has been inspiring, and for that I…

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December 23, 2022 at 7:25 PM

Save the Date: WRI Shares Stories to Watch in 2023

Untitled Document   View Online   Save the Date for World Resources Institute's Stories to Watch 2023 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. EST   Save the Date f…

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  Ani Dasgupta, World Resources Institute · [email protected]

December 22, 2022 at 6:32 PM

We must accelerate our efforts, John.

ttps://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd> Join us in taking action for people and the planet.   View Online     Dear John,    As 2022 comes to an end, it’s worth pausing to reflect on our movement to protect people and the pla…

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December 21, 2022 at 7:03 PM

Top Stories of 2022

From groundbreaking climate legislation to food fixes   View Online   Dear John,  From devastating floods in Pakistan to extreme heat in Europe and the U.S., the impacts of fossil fuel-driven development were clearer than ever in 2022.   B…

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  Jenni LeBlanc, World Resources Institute · [email protected]

December 15, 2022 at 6:17 PM

Now is the time to act, John.

Our planet needs help. Can you make a donation today?   View Online   ​​​​Dear John​​,    This year we witnessed devastation to people and nature as a warming climate propelled drought, floods and disastrous storms across the world. Crucially…

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December 8, 2022 at 8:37 PM

The Ocean’s Stake in COP15

Untitled Document Plus, What is Systems Change?   View Online   WRI DIGEST What the Ocean Needs from COP15  Governments from around the world will convene in Montreal, Canada from December 7-19, 2022, for the 15th …

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November 30, 2022 at 6:13 PM

How the Amazon Helps You

Untitled Document Plus, using the ocean to remove carbon from the atmosphere   View Online   WRI DIGEST Giving Tuesday  Thank you to everyone who made a Giving Tuesday donation yesterday, we really appreciate your …

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  Michael Oko, World Resources Institute · [email protected]

November 29, 2022 at 12:39 PM

Double the Impact this #GivingTuesday!

Support action for people and planet on this special day.   View Online   Will you make a special #GivingTuesday gift today? ​​​​Dear John,    As a regular reader of the WRI Digest, you know as well as anyone that the world faces an alarmin…

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November 23, 2022 at 6:47 PM

Highs and Lows from the Latest UN Climate Summit

Untitled Document Plus, a water-secure future for Africa’s cities   View Online   WRI DIGEST Highs and Lows from COP27  The UN climate summit (COP27) concluded on November 20, 2022 with an historic breakthrough: Af…

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November 10, 2022 at 9:54 PM

WRI Events at COP27

Untitled Document   View Online     WRI EVENTS AT COP27   Please join World Resources Institute's events at COP27, in person or via livestream. WRI and partners will convene conversations on key topics related to curbing emission…

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November 9, 2022 at 8:40 PM

Your Guide to COP27

Untitled Document Everything you need to know about UN climate negotiations in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt   View Online   WRI Digest Special Edition: COP27 Delegates from countries, businesses, cities and more are gathering in…

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