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At #COP30, decision-makers must focus on turning commitments into action.
Experts at @worldresources.bsky.social are closely tracking the issues at stake. Visit the WRI resource hub for the latest:
💬Commentary
🔍Analysis
🧑🤝🧑Events
➕And more
🔗 go.wri.org/cop30
Experts at @worldresources.bsky.social are closely tracking the issues at stake. Visit the WRI resource hub for the latest:
💬Commentary
🔍Analysis
🧑🤝🧑Events
➕And more
🔗 go.wri.org/cop30
Happy Holidays!❄️
These joyous times allow us to refuel so that we can continue driving change for a new era in which we can meet people’s needs while addressing climate change and protecting nature.
We hope you can take time to enjoy the natural world with your loved ones.
These joyous times allow us to refuel so that we can continue driving change for a new era in which we can meet people’s needs while addressing climate change and protecting nature.
We hope you can take time to enjoy the natural world with your loved ones.
December 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Happy Holidays!❄️
These joyous times allow us to refuel so that we can continue driving change for a new era in which we can meet people’s needs while addressing climate change and protecting nature.
We hope you can take time to enjoy the natural world with your loved ones.
These joyous times allow us to refuel so that we can continue driving change for a new era in which we can meet people’s needs while addressing climate change and protecting nature.
We hope you can take time to enjoy the natural world with your loved ones.
How do we build on #ParisAgreement, after a decade of its signing?
According to our President & CEO Ani Dasgupta, 3 things are crucial:
🌍Supporting large, middle-income countries
🤝Building a new kind of multilateralism
🎤Making climate action politically viable
🔗 go.wri.org/paris-10years-bs
According to our President & CEO Ani Dasgupta, 3 things are crucial:
🌍Supporting large, middle-income countries
🤝Building a new kind of multilateralism
🎤Making climate action politically viable
🔗 go.wri.org/paris-10years-bs
The Paris Agreement at 10: A Celebration and a Call to Action
The historic Paris Agreement on climate change was adopted in 2015. A decade on, what has it achieved?
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December 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
How do we build on #ParisAgreement, after a decade of its signing?
According to our President & CEO Ani Dasgupta, 3 things are crucial:
🌍Supporting large, middle-income countries
🤝Building a new kind of multilateralism
🎤Making climate action politically viable
🔗 go.wri.org/paris-10years-bs
According to our President & CEO Ani Dasgupta, 3 things are crucial:
🌍Supporting large, middle-income countries
🤝Building a new kind of multilateralism
🎤Making climate action politically viable
🔗 go.wri.org/paris-10years-bs
For over 40 years, WRI has delivered groundbreaking strategies to address global climate & environmental issues.
With Initiative 20X20 we built a network to restore degraded land across Latin America & the Caribbean.
More impactful #StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
With Initiative 20X20 we built a network to restore degraded land across Latin America & the Caribbean.
More impactful #StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
For over 40 years, WRI has delivered groundbreaking strategies to address global climate & environmental issues.
With Initiative 20X20 we built a network to restore degraded land across Latin America & the Caribbean.
More impactful #StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
With Initiative 20X20 we built a network to restore degraded land across Latin America & the Caribbean.
More impactful #StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
Greenhouse Gas Protocol — an initiative co-convened by WRI and World Business Council for Sustainable Development — sparks climate action by giving companies the tools to measure and manage their own emissions.
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld from WRI 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld from WRI 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
Stories That Changed the World: Greenhouse Gas Protocol
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December 18, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Greenhouse Gas Protocol — an initiative co-convened by WRI and World Business Council for Sustainable Development — sparks climate action by giving companies the tools to measure and manage their own emissions.
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld from WRI 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld from WRI 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
🌍From political turnovers to the rise of AI, it was a year of upheaval. Yet, there was hope: from the solar revolution in Pakistan to nature-based solutions in Africa, countries worked for a better future.
And WRI was here through the ups, downs, & everything in between: go.wri.org/top-stories-...
And WRI was here through the ups, downs, & everything in between: go.wri.org/top-stories-...
Our Biggest Stories of 2025: From Climate Politics to AI and Beyond
WRI rounded up 15 of our biggest stories from 2025, covering everything from extreme heat and wildfires to climate politics, AI and beyond.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
🌍From political turnovers to the rise of AI, it was a year of upheaval. Yet, there was hope: from the solar revolution in Pakistan to nature-based solutions in Africa, countries worked for a better future.
And WRI was here through the ups, downs, & everything in between: go.wri.org/top-stories-...
And WRI was here through the ups, downs, & everything in between: go.wri.org/top-stories-...
☀️Clean energy is dominating the new power capacity worldwide. But we're still burning an increasing amount of #fossilfuels, while global energy demand is soaring.
The challenge is meeting this demand with clean energy. Find out how it can👉 go.wri.org/clean-energy...
The challenge is meeting this demand with clean energy. Find out how it can👉 go.wri.org/clean-energy...
December 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
☀️Clean energy is dominating the new power capacity worldwide. But we're still burning an increasing amount of #fossilfuels, while global energy demand is soaring.
The challenge is meeting this demand with clean energy. Find out how it can👉 go.wri.org/clean-energy...
The challenge is meeting this demand with clean energy. Find out how it can👉 go.wri.org/clean-energy...
WRI has been at the forefront of tackling environmental challenges.
With GFW, we used satellite technology and cloud computing to shine a light on exactly where deforestation was happening, promoting transparency & accountability.
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
With GFW, we used satellite technology and cloud computing to shine a light on exactly where deforestation was happening, promoting transparency & accountability.
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
December 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
WRI has been at the forefront of tackling environmental challenges.
With GFW, we used satellite technology and cloud computing to shine a light on exactly where deforestation was happening, promoting transparency & accountability.
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
With GFW, we used satellite technology and cloud computing to shine a light on exactly where deforestation was happening, promoting transparency & accountability.
#StoriesThatChangedTheWorld 👉 go.wri.org/stories-chan...
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🌎 We announced the Blue NDC challenge with our partners, Brazil, France, @ocean-climate.bsky.social and @worldresources.bsky.social to mobilize our ocean as a solution to climate change.
Learn about the challenge: bit.ly/3Mnj4ZY
Learn about the challenge: bit.ly/3Mnj4ZY
December 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
🌎 We announced the Blue NDC challenge with our partners, Brazil, France, @ocean-climate.bsky.social and @worldresources.bsky.social to mobilize our ocean as a solution to climate change.
Learn about the challenge: bit.ly/3Mnj4ZY
Learn about the challenge: bit.ly/3Mnj4ZY
⚡Clean energy continues to dominate new power capacity.
#WRIExplains The State of Clean Energy👉 go.wri.org/state-clean-...
#WRIExplains The State of Clean Energy👉 go.wri.org/state-clean-...
December 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
⚡Clean energy continues to dominate new power capacity.
#WRIExplains The State of Clean Energy👉 go.wri.org/state-clean-...
#WRIExplains The State of Clean Energy👉 go.wri.org/state-clean-...
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Catchments with limited to no monitoring data can use secondary data from Earth observation missions to monitor environmental changes at NbS implementation sites. Read more about the @iisd.org @worldresources.bsky.social SUNCASA initiative in three African cities:
www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
How Biophysical Monitoring Turns Data into Action for Nature-based Solutions
Rigorous and consistent data analysis provides the feedback needed to refine strategies, attract investment, and strengthen natural infrastructure that delivers multiple social, environmental, and eco...
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December 4, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Catchments with limited to no monitoring data can use secondary data from Earth observation missions to monitor environmental changes at NbS implementation sites. Read more about the @iisd.org @worldresources.bsky.social SUNCASA initiative in three African cities:
www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
www.iisd.org/articles/ins...
The economy grows in ways that degrade the nature it relies on. So, to reverse this degradation, we need to transform finance.
That's where development banks come in.
Our new paper with #NatureFinance offers a first assessment of how they're supporting nature: bit.ly/4pP5Kfj
That's where development banks come in.
Our new paper with #NatureFinance offers a first assessment of how they're supporting nature: bit.ly/4pP5Kfj
Development Banks Have a Bigger Role to Play in Protecting Nature
New research from WRI and NatureFinance offers a first look at what major development banks are doing to support global nature and biodiversity goals.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:50 PM
The economy grows in ways that degrade the nature it relies on. So, to reverse this degradation, we need to transform finance.
That's where development banks come in.
Our new paper with #NatureFinance offers a first assessment of how they're supporting nature: bit.ly/4pP5Kfj
That's where development banks come in.
Our new paper with #NatureFinance offers a first assessment of how they're supporting nature: bit.ly/4pP5Kfj
World Resources Institute's research keeps decisions grounded in evidence when it’s needed most.
Support the work that keeps facts strong👉 go.wri.org/wri-donate
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December 2, 2025 at 2:23 PM
World Resources Institute's research keeps decisions grounded in evidence when it’s needed most.
Support the work that keeps facts strong👉 go.wri.org/wri-donate
#GivingTuesday
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#GivingTuesday
🏭Together with development assistance, investment in overseas industrial parks is a leading form of China’s international investment.
☀️And our research shows that they hold great potential for reducing emissions with renewables. Read more: bit.ly/3XgTW9C
☀️And our research shows that they hold great potential for reducing emissions with renewables. Read more: bit.ly/3XgTW9C
November 28, 2025 at 3:20 PM
🏭Together with development assistance, investment in overseas industrial parks is a leading form of China’s international investment.
☀️And our research shows that they hold great potential for reducing emissions with renewables. Read more: bit.ly/3XgTW9C
☀️And our research shows that they hold great potential for reducing emissions with renewables. Read more: bit.ly/3XgTW9C
Last Saturday, #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, wrapped with mixed reactions. While it secured a new target to triple finance for climate adaptation, it fell short in addressing the fossil fuel transition and NDC shortfall.
Go beyond the headlines & understand this year's summit🔗 go.wri.org/cop30-outcomes
Go beyond the headlines & understand this year's summit🔗 go.wri.org/cop30-outcomes
November 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Last Saturday, #COP30 in Belém, Brazil, wrapped with mixed reactions. While it secured a new target to triple finance for climate adaptation, it fell short in addressing the fossil fuel transition and NDC shortfall.
Go beyond the headlines & understand this year's summit🔗 go.wri.org/cop30-outcomes
Go beyond the headlines & understand this year's summit🔗 go.wri.org/cop30-outcomes
Could China's overseas industrial parks help with the #EnergyTransition? Find out: bit.ly/3XgTW9C
Our new research evaluates these parks' potential, showing that transitioning China’s overseas industrial parks to clean energy will sharply cut emissions in host countries.
Our new research evaluates these parks' potential, showing that transitioning China’s overseas industrial parks to clean energy will sharply cut emissions in host countries.
November 25, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Could China's overseas industrial parks help with the #EnergyTransition? Find out: bit.ly/3XgTW9C
Our new research evaluates these parks' potential, showing that transitioning China’s overseas industrial parks to clean energy will sharply cut emissions in host countries.
Our new research evaluates these parks' potential, showing that transitioning China’s overseas industrial parks to clean energy will sharply cut emissions in host countries.
Today, negotiators concluded #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. They reached an agreement to triple adaptation finance, but offered an inadequate response to the shortfall in ambition in national climate commitments.
Read the statement from WRI's CEO & President👉 go.wri.org/cop30-negotiat
Read the statement from WRI's CEO & President👉 go.wri.org/cop30-negotiat
November 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Today, negotiators concluded #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. They reached an agreement to triple adaptation finance, but offered an inadequate response to the shortfall in ambition in national climate commitments.
Read the statement from WRI's CEO & President👉 go.wri.org/cop30-negotiat
Read the statement from WRI's CEO & President👉 go.wri.org/cop30-negotiat
At #G20SouthAfrica, climate adaptation finance is front and center.
Our new study analyzed 162 cases to map how 11 financial instruments mobilize capital to address multiple climate risks.
Read more: go.wri.org/finance-adap...
Our new study analyzed 162 cases to map how 11 financial instruments mobilize capital to address multiple climate risks.
Read more: go.wri.org/finance-adap...
November 20, 2025 at 3:46 PM
At #G20SouthAfrica, climate adaptation finance is front and center.
Our new study analyzed 162 cases to map how 11 financial instruments mobilize capital to address multiple climate risks.
Read more: go.wri.org/finance-adap...
Our new study analyzed 162 cases to map how 11 financial instruments mobilize capital to address multiple climate risks.
Read more: go.wri.org/finance-adap...
A new blog by WRI’s Craig Hanson and the University of Maryland’s Matt Hansen shows how climate change, once largely driven by human pressures on forests and agricultural areas, is now reshaping the land in return.
📖 Read the full piece: lnkd.in/egbcYCYr
📖 Read the full piece: lnkd.in/egbcYCYr
November 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
A new blog by WRI’s Craig Hanson and the University of Maryland’s Matt Hansen shows how climate change, once largely driven by human pressures on forests and agricultural areas, is now reshaping the land in return.
📖 Read the full piece: lnkd.in/egbcYCYr
📖 Read the full piece: lnkd.in/egbcYCYr
🌊2025 was a big year for the ocean.
Tom Pickerell from WRI Ocean guides us through some of the top moments from on the ground at #COP30.
Don't miss an update. Visit the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Tom Pickerell from WRI Ocean guides us through some of the top moments from on the ground at #COP30.
Don't miss an update. Visit the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Why was 2025 a big year for the ocean?
YouTube video by World Resources Institute
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November 20, 2025 at 12:03 AM
🌊2025 was a big year for the ocean.
Tom Pickerell from WRI Ocean guides us through some of the top moments from on the ground at #COP30.
Don't miss an update. Visit the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Tom Pickerell from WRI Ocean guides us through some of the top moments from on the ground at #COP30.
Don't miss an update. Visit the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30
We're getting closer to the end at #COP30!
Yesterday, ocean action took the stage as Brazil joined the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, while 17 countries joined the Blue NDC Challenge.
But there was much more that happened👀
Find out more → go.wri.org/cop30
Yesterday, ocean action took the stage as Brazil joined the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, while 17 countries joined the Blue NDC Challenge.
But there was much more that happened👀
Find out more → go.wri.org/cop30
November 19, 2025 at 2:43 PM
We're getting closer to the end at #COP30!
Yesterday, ocean action took the stage as Brazil joined the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, while 17 countries joined the Blue NDC Challenge.
But there was much more that happened👀
Find out more → go.wri.org/cop30
Yesterday, ocean action took the stage as Brazil joined the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, while 17 countries joined the Blue NDC Challenge.
But there was much more that happened👀
Find out more → go.wri.org/cop30
🌿Mariana Oliveira from WRI Brasil tells us about the National Plan for Native Vegetation Recovery and the financial mechanisms we need to scale🌳
Watch the video👉 youtube.com/shorts/wgRw5...
More #COP30 updates👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Watch the video👉 youtube.com/shorts/wgRw5...
More #COP30 updates👉 go.wri.org/cop30
November 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
🌿Mariana Oliveira from WRI Brasil tells us about the National Plan for Native Vegetation Recovery and the financial mechanisms we need to scale🌳
Watch the video👉 youtube.com/shorts/wgRw5...
More #COP30 updates👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Watch the video👉 youtube.com/shorts/wgRw5...
More #COP30 updates👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Yesterday at #COP30 in Belém, we saw:
🏭Countries committing to close coal-fired power plants
💰Donors contributing to the adaptation fund
✊Land tenure taking the center stage
Stay tuned to know more about this year's climate summit!
🏭Countries committing to close coal-fired power plants
💰Donors contributing to the adaptation fund
✊Land tenure taking the center stage
Stay tuned to know more about this year's climate summit!
November 18, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Yesterday at #COP30 in Belém, we saw:
🏭Countries committing to close coal-fired power plants
💰Donors contributing to the adaptation fund
✊Land tenure taking the center stage
Stay tuned to know more about this year's climate summit!
🏭Countries committing to close coal-fired power plants
💰Donors contributing to the adaptation fund
✊Land tenure taking the center stage
Stay tuned to know more about this year's climate summit!
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After months of swimming (and occasionally drowning) in data… the Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard is live.
Proud of this one. 🌊
ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard
#OceanBreakthroughs #OceanData #DataVisualisation #OceanComms @worldresources.bsky.social
Proud of this one. 🌊
ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard
#OceanBreakthroughs #OceanData #DataVisualisation #OceanComms @worldresources.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:22 PM
After months of swimming (and occasionally drowning) in data… the Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard is live.
Proud of this one. 🌊
ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard
#OceanBreakthroughs #OceanData #DataVisualisation #OceanComms @worldresources.bsky.social
Proud of this one. 🌊
ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard
#OceanBreakthroughs #OceanData #DataVisualisation #OceanComms @worldresources.bsky.social
Ani Dasgupta recaps week 1 at #COP30🌎 Watch here▶️ youtube.com/shorts/SSCJy...
Get the latest updates from the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Get the latest updates from the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Ani Dasgupta recaps week 1 at #COP30🌎 Watch here▶️ youtube.com/shorts/SSCJy...
Get the latest updates from the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30
Get the latest updates from the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30