General's Climate Summit took place today, bringing together government leaders, development banks, businesses and civil society. The summit focused on three priorities: keeping 1.5°C within reach, ...

Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney launched the OceanEye International Alliance, a new effort to strengthen global ocean observation and ...

This paper examines the use of existing utility poles and streetlights to meet the growing demand for public electric vehicle charging while enabling equitable access to this infrastructure. Building ...

In this report, WRI researchers explore how rising demand for food, wood and shelter is squeezing land that’s needed for storing carbon and protecting biodiversity. This research uses new modeling to ...

Today at the UN General Assembly, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Special Report on Global Electrification, requested by Türkiye and Australia to inform COP31 discussions. The ...

We have a waste problem. The world threw away around 300 million tons of plastic in 2019, nearly equivalent to the weight of the human population. Scientists expect there could be more plastic than ...

Locally led adaptation recognizes that people closest to the effects of climate change, especially those facing structural marginalization, require the financing and decision-making power to ensure ...

This paper lays out barriers and recommendations related to adaptation finance. The paper is structured around the five priorities set out in a report by the Circle of Ministers convened by Brazil’s ...

There are a lot of misconceptions swirling about beef, its environmental impacts, how it's produced and whether to eat it. We examined the latest research to separate myth from fact. The short answer: ...

Join WRI in New York City during Climate Week NYC, where we’ll host and participate in events across the city while convening with partners, leaders and changemakers. Climate Week NYC and the United ...

Electric vehicle sales have been growing exponentially due to falling costs, improving technology and government support. Globally, 22% of passenger vehicles sold in 2024 were electric. That's 8 times ...