🌍 In a rapidly changing world, long-term climate strategies can help countries align economic growth and climate goals.
Tomorrow, join us and the #2050IsNow consortium for a high-level webinar on what strong long-term planning looks like.
Register: bit.ly/4tG2wNh
Last week, WRI Climate joined partners in Detroit to explore how companies can strengthen supply chains by investing in workers, suppliers and local economies 🌆
Through the CREST Initiative, this work is driving more resilient, inclusive growth. More: bit.ly/4cDgvMG
Fossil fuels aren’t just a climate problem, they’re a source of economic instability 📉
A new piece from Nick Robins explores how finance systems can move beyond fossil fuels and support a more stable, resilient economy.
Read more: bit.ly/3Ozhzcs
🌍 Cutting emissions isn’t enough.
To limit warming to 1.5°C, we also need to remove carbon from the atmosphere at scale. But every approach comes with tradeoffs.
The key? Invest in a smart mix of solutions.
Learn more: go.wri.org/carbon-remov...
The #StateOfClimateAction 2025 report:
🌡️ Translates the 1.5°C goal into clear, actionable targets
🌏 Tracks global progress toward targets across sectors, CDR and finance
📈 Quantifies acceleration needed to limit warming to 1.5°C
Read the full report here: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
🌍 Adaptation vs. Mitigation? It’s not either/or.
We found 50%+ of 300+ #adaptation projects also cut emissions through climate-smart farming, greener cities & resilient renewables.
Both can happen at once — explore 6 strategies 👉 bit.ly/4m4H3JD
Economic growth, measured primarily by GDP, has come at high environmental and social costs. Well-being, equity and sustainability goals need to be considered alongside GDP.
Read more from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/4j9zdxM
How are multilateral development banks factoring nature into finance decisions? 🌍🏛️
WRI Finance finds early progress, but limited scale. To help close the $200B annual nature finance gap by 2030, MDB ambition must grow fast. Learn more: bit.ly/4rAN2tA
Can climate action power prosperity as costs rise?
Low-carbon growth can boost economies, cut poverty and expand access to affordable power. It could also help avoid 9M premature deaths by 2050.
Learn how 👉 go.wri.org/26-stw
🌍 The climate transition isn’t just about building resilience — it’s about creating opportunities. From jobs in construction to agriculture, adaptation activities are expected to generate an estimated 280 million jobs over the next decade.
Learn more 👉 bit.ly/4pGZ5Ef
📈 What does a good long-term climate strategy look like?
Join @WRIClimate and the #2050IsNow consortium to hear how countries are using long-term climate thinking to navigate competing priorities and build resilient low-carbon economies.
📅 April 22
⏰ 9 AM EDT
Register here: bit.ly/3OdifEc
🌍 Looking for a global picture of systems change?
Watch how use the #SystemsChangeLab dashboard to explore more than 250 indicators across the world’s major systems: bit.ly/4az6Qa8
A new wave of startups is turning agricultural waste and forest residues into carbon removal using #biomass carbon removal and storage.
These approaches can help address growing challenges in reducing emissions.
Learn how it works: bit.ly/4qGolec
📢 GHG Protocol launched the Land Sector and Removals Standard, its first global framework for accounting emissions and CO₂ removals from agriculture and land use. This fills a major gap in corporate climate accounting.
Explore the full Standard👉 bit.ly/4k8qzRd
The world needs to grow electric buses from 6% of bus sales in 2024 to 56% by 2030.
The good news? Five countries have already proven this is possible:
🇨🇳 China
🇳🇱 The Netherlands
🇳🇱 Finland
🇨🇭 Switzerland
🇩🇰 Denmark
Read more: bit.ly/45Fdcmp #SystemsChangeLab
With the war in Iran adding uncertainty to global energy markets,The New York Times asked WRI's President & CEO Ani Dasgupta if this could shift how the world views oil and gas dependence.
Here’s his take: nyti.ms/41qJi1Y
👣 The average person has a material footprint of 12.6 metric tons per year — roughly the weight of about two and a half African elephants🐘🐘!
🌎 But when it comes to global resource use, some nations consume significantly more than others.
Read more from #SystemschangeLab bit.ly/4pjGfTS
What does crossing 1.5°C really mean for our planet, our economies, and our lives? And why is it still possible to change course?
Watch this quick explainer — then dive deeper into the data and pathways forward. Read the full breakdown: go.wri.org/criticalwarm...
#WRIExplains
⚡ The U.S. energy landscape has shifted dramatically over the past year.
Policy changes, rising costs and growing demand are reshaping the system, yet clean energy continues to expand.
What comes next is uncertain.
Learn more: bit.ly/41mfB28
🌍 In a rapidly changing world, long-term climate strategies can help countries align economic growth, resilience & climate goals.
Join WRI Climate and the #2050IsNow consortium for a high-level webinar on what strong long-term planning looks like 👉 bit.ly/3OdifEc
Building a #LowCarbon, #Sustainable transport system takes more than tech. We need to:
🚫 Cut unnecessary trips
🚲 Shift to greener travel
🚈 Improve transport tech
📈 Expand access to jobs & opportunities
More from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/46Jag8x
🐄 To get on track for 2030, urgent action across global food supply chains are needed, from reducing methane emissions and increasing crop yields to halving food waste.
Read the #StateOfClimateAction 2025 report to learn more: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
🎯 How ambitious are today’s climate targets?
It depends on the lens: fairness, cost, feasibility, and more. WRI Climate compares major emitters’ targets across 5 approaches.
Explore the update: bit.ly/4jMU6yK
#NDCs #ClimateAction
📬 Looking for trusted climate insights in one place?
Our #newsletter hub brings together WRI’s climate-focused newsletters in a single destination. Browse past archives, and subscribe to updates across climate, economics, equity, and finance: bit.ly/3OxMHbS
The green transition isn’t just about cutting carbon, it’s about creating opportunity👷
Up to 375 million new jobs could be created in the next 10 years. With the right skills & investments, climate action can power prosperity. Learn more: bit.ly/4pGZ5Ef
#JobsAndSkills
Clean energy is accelerating. The climate crisis is too.🌡️
Halfway to 2030, we are off track and business as usual will not fix it.
#ACT convened leading voices to ask what will shift this decade: bit.ly/4aZBpoy
🌊 Countries are putting ocean solutions into their climate plans (#NDCs) more than ever before.
But the biggest opportunities, like clean shipping and offshore renewables, are still missing.
Learn more from WRI Ocean 👉 bit.ly/3MVti4s
👷 Shanxi produces about 1/3 of China’s coal, making the shift to a low-carbon economy complex for workers and communities.
WRI is supporting a coal-to-tourism transition. Over 1,000 workers have already moved into new jobs.
Learn more: bit.ly/4bhesNE
🌿 What are nature-based solutions?
They use natural ecosystems to tackle major global challenges and could deliver up to 1/3 of the emissions reductions needed to meet the Paris Agreement.
Learn more 👉 go.wri.org/nature-based...
#WRIExplains #ClimateAction
📊 As the #CleanEnergy transition accelerates, copper demand could outpace supply within a decade.
🎯 Yet U.S. policy remains fragmented and short-term. A clearer strategy is needed to ensure supply is affordable and resilient.
Learn more 👉 go.wri.org/us-copper-st...
