World Resources Institute
banner
worldresources.bsky.social
World Resources Institute
@worldresources.bsky.social
WRI is a global research organization working to improve people’s lives, protect #nature, and halt #climatechange. 🌍📊

👉 Learn more: https://go.wri.org/mmTUco
Pinned
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
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
November 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
What does it take to restore 55 million hectares of degraded forest? The answer lies in locally led action at scale🌱

At #COP30 today, WRI Brasil & Sitawi Finance for Good introduced Fundo Flora, a partnership that finances, monitors, and trains local organizations: go.wri.org/fundo-flora
November 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Why do we still need to talk about climate solutions at places like #COP30?

The State of Climate Action Report findings reveal global efforts fall far short of what’s needed to keep the Paris Agreement goal within reach.

📄10 Key Findings from SOCA: go.wri.org/SOCA-COP30

#SystemsChangeLab
November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
The world’s housing and climate crises are deeply intertwined, wreaking havoc and reshaping life in cities around the world.

Wanjira Mathai walks us through the impacts and how locally led initiatives should help shape cities for a more equitable future➡️ go.wri.org/climate-hous...
November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
🚨The #COP30 Presidency and High-Level Climate Champions released the COP30 Action Agenda, which unites commitments from civil society, businesses, investors, cities, states & countries into a coherent framework tied to the Paris Agreement goals.

Read the full statement👉 go.wri.org/cop30-action...
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Get the latest on the ground at #COP30! Here's what to know on Day 3 👀

🏙️Leaders launched the Plan to Accelerate Multilevel Governance
🇪🇹Addis Ababa was chosen as the host city for COP32
💡@wrienergy.bsky.social & partners launched the Latin America Clean Energy Coalition

Know more → go.wri.org/cop30
November 12, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Is progress possible?

Yes. But we must choose to speed it up. And the Global South is key to making that happen.

President & CEO of WRI, Ani Dasgupta, shows us examples of how that is already being done and opportunities to scale.

Read the op-ed from TIME👉 go.wri.org/cop30-global... #COP30
The Global South Is the Climate Future
The next phase of climate action is economic, and it's happening in the Global South, writes Ani Dasgupta.
go.wri.org
November 12, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The bioeconomy is real🌱

Hear from Wanjira Mathai, WRI's Managing Director of Africa and Global Partnerships, about how forests and community-led initiatives are taking center stage at #COP30.

Stay up to date on what's happening👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-2
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Reposted by World Resources Institute
As #COP30 opens in Belém, the future of climate progress is being built in the Global South. Countries like Brazil, India, China, and Colombia are now driving the clean economy.

Read more in the new @time.com op-ed from WRI CEO Ani Dasgupta: bit.ly/4p5lSJo
The Global South Is the Climate Future
The next phase of climate action is economic, and it's happening in the Global South, writes Ani Dasgupta.
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Day 2: Bioeconomy, carbon prices, Loss & Damage Fund.. #COP30 is taking place at full speed. The road so far:

🗓️The agenda was set
📈The updated NDC Synthesis Report revealed a gap in action for 1.5°C
⚖️UN special rapporteurs urged full compliance w/ the ICJ

Check our resource hub→ go.wri.org/cop30
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Formal negotiations at #COP30 are underway🌎

David Waskow, Director, International Climate Initiative at WRI, fills us in on the adopted agenda and what to expect over the next couple of days.

Don't miss an update. Check out WRI's Live from COP30 feed👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-1
November 10, 2025 at 10:16 PM
"When floods hit my hometown in Kenya last year, it was the poorest communities who suffered most," says WRI's Wanjira Mathai.

The world’s housing & climate crises are deeply intertwined, and they should be addressed together: go.wri.org/housing-cop3...
November 10, 2025 at 1:36 PM
🌎And #COP30 begins!

Should we keep our climate optimism despite the backlash? WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta believes so.

In his new book, The New Global Possible, he delves into the ways we are showing progress and how COPs can achieve real progress.

Read his interview: on.ft.com/47T7ay8
Ani Dasgupta: there is hope despite the climate backlash
The World Resources Institute president is bullish about the path to decarbonisation
on.ft.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:16 PM
🤔What do you think #COP30 should achieve? ⁣

From integrating climate action as an economic strategy to making it the "COP of implementation," read our experts' answers🔗 go.wri.org/experts-on-c...
November 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Reposted by World Resources Institute
In port cities, global trade 🤝 climate action.

At #WMS, Lord Mayor Lars Weiss, @mayor.lacity.gov, @americaisallin.com's Gina McCarthy, Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley, @worldresources.bsky.social's Ani Dasgupta, and Secretary John Kerry shared this message: we can't wait for global consensus on shipping.
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
At #COP30, decision-makers must focus on turning commitments into action.

🔗Get a deeper understanding of the issues to watch from us ➡️ go.wri.org/cop30
November 5, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🏆It's a win-win-win!

If Kenya achieves a 50% reduction in food loss & waste by 2030, it could feed more than 7 million people annually, boost the economy, and reduce emissions.

Understand how: bit.ly/3WBrX3W
November 3, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Reposted by World Resources Institute
When women lead, resilience grows 🌍

@worldresources.bsky.social new analysis across 12 countries shows every $1 invested in climate adaptation yields generates $10.50 in benefits–with returns of 20–27%.

It’s time global funding followed the evidence. Take action: projectdandelion.com/demand
October 31, 2025 at 4:05 PM
💡Using an innovation, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) aims to fund tropical forest countries as long as they preserve their forests.

But how will it work? Get ahead of the #COP30 conversation with our explainer👉 go.wri.org/tfff
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Reposted by World Resources Institute
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
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
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
October 28, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Reposted by World Resources Institute
“We’ve missed 1.5”: In the podcast this week we discuss the facts that (a) Paris saved us from the worst of global heating and (b) that it’s been clear for a long time that we’d miss 1.5 degrees.
📺🎧:

podfollow.com/the-world-th...
The world, the universe and us
From the evolution of intelligent life, to the mysteries of consciousness; from the threat of the climate crisis to the search for dark matter, The world, the universe and us is your essential weekly ...
podfollow.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:42 AM
💸In 1992, the Rio Earth Summit in Brazil saw nations committing to finance nature conservation.

🌲Despite the long wait, Brazil is once again taking the lead to realize that commitment.

With an innovative approach, it could flip the economics in favor of conservation: go.wri.org/tfff
October 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🎧Listen to the latest episode of @newscientist.com's "The world, the universe and us" to hear more about State of Climate Action!

Find the report itself here: bit.ly/4o6hPwm
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Adaptation is a major focus of #COP30.

Over 50% of monetized benefits from adaptation investments can occur even without climate shocks. In other words, adaptation is far more than a safety net — it’s a launchpad for growth.

More about why investing in adaptation pays off: go.wri.org/adaptation
October 24, 2025 at 10:02 AM