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🌡️ Over 130 countries have now submitted new climate commitments. But are major economies even delivering on the pledges they made five years ago for 2030? @WRIClimate’s latest analysis of G20 transparency reports looks at where progress is happening and where major gaps remain: bit.ly/4xuSnFX

🔌🪫An EV battery does not reach end-of-life when it leaves a vehicle.​ Most are retired at ~70–80% capacity, leaving a chunk of usable energy. This creates a clear second stage in the battery lifecycle. Currently, most of 'second life' value is lost. The structure and governance will determine whether that can change 👉 go.wri.org/ev-second-life…

Fast fact: Every year, nearly 1/2 of Rwanda’s food supply goes uneaten. ➡️Inadequate food storage and processing ➡️Spoiled harvests and ➡️Household waste ...result in a 40% loss of the country’s total food production every year, equal to 12% of its GDP. One emerging solution is “circular food systems.” and small businesses in Rwanda are building a blueprint for circular food systems across Africa. Learn more➡️ go.wri.org/circular-syste… Read more #SolutionsInFocus stories around the world to remind you that positive impact is in progress➡️ go.wri.org/solutions-in-f…

🌳😌🌇The cooling power of trees starts with shade. When surfaces like pavement, rooftops and buildings are exposed to direct sunlight, they absorb and store heat, releasing it back into the air long after the sun goes down. Trees interrupt that process. They shade sidewalks, streets and people, preventing surfaces from heating up in the first place. They also cool the surrounding air through evapotranspiration, the release of water vapor from leaves. Learn more about the cooling potential of urban trees➡️ go.wri.org/cool-trees-tw

What can happen when temperatures rise in your city? Here are a few key impacts👇🌡️ While climate treaties trade in the language of degrees, it can be hard to imagine what people are likely to experience in their own neighborhood. To help fill in the picture, we analyzed dozens of climate models to discover how 1.5 and 3 degrees C of global warming might affect your city: go.wri.org/heat-city-tw

Kelp forests are among the most diverse habitats on Earth. But climate change, poor water quality and overfishing have damaged up to 60% of them in the last 50 years. We look at what’s at stake and how to protect the ocean’s kelp 👉 bit.ly/4vHzuh8

🪫🔌As technology advances and computing demand grows, data centers are becoming increasingly energy hungry. A single modern AI data center can use as much power as 100,000 homes. So, as their numbers grow, how do data centers affect US communities? 🔦We examined seven ways this growth is reshaping local conditions: go.wri.org/data-center-tw

From strategy 💭 to implementation 🏗️, strong partnerships across all levels of government are the 🔑 to effective climate action. We joined representatives from the nine-country Coalition for High-Ambition Multilevel Partnerships (CHAMP) Steering Group's strategy meeting in Bonn, 🇩🇪, this week. With the announcement of @giz_gmbh's 🆕 CHAMP implementation program and participation from #COP30's André Corrêa do Lago & #COP31's Tuğba Dinçbaş, our discussions reflected the strong & growing momentum behind collaborative climate governance. Learn more ➡️ champ-climate.org

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This week, the Coalition for High-Ambition Multilevel Partnerships Steering Group, met in Bonn, 🇩🇪, to shape #CHAMPclimate's strategic direction & launch a preview of its Implementation Roadmap. Our 🔑 takeaway? It's time to shift from ambition ➡️ delivery. 👉champ-climate.org

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🗞️STATEMENT: A group of 150+ global experts and leaders shared open letter with incoming #COP31 hosts Türkiye and Australia, COP30 President and COP CEO Brazil, and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, urging that the ocean be placed at the center of global climate action at UNFCCC COP31. 📩Read the letter➡️ go.wri.org/ocean-letter-c…

🌱Bukavu's restoration efforts offer one example of how cities can better protect communities exposed to flooding and infrastructure failures. Since 2023, @WRIafrica's @Cities4Forests team and local partners have supported a range of interventions, from restoring riverbanks and planting trees — yielding 50 hectares of restoration — to building a neighborhood recycling network. Together, these efforts are helping strengthen climate resilience in a region routinely disrupted by conflict while offering lessons for rapidly urbanizing watersheds across sub-Saharan Africa. Learn more: go.wri.org/nature-solutio…

🚌🚏Older adults tend to make different choices when it comes to travel. Are cities keeping up with their needs? Our latest insight looks at the public transportation age-friendliness in Beijing. Here's what they found: go.wri.org/aging-transit-…

How can El Niño affect the Amazon Rainforest?🌴 In South America, El Niño tends to reduce rainfall during the wet season, leaving the subsequent dry season even more arid and fire-prone. This is particularly true in the Amazon, where forests are not well-adapted to fire. The two most recent strong El Niño events, in 2015-2016 and 2023-2024, both produced record-breaking fire seasons in Brazil. In both 2016 and 2024, fires burned more than 2.3 million hectares of forest in Brazil — more than 4 times the annual average from 2001 to 2025, according to data on WRI’s Global Forest Watch platform. WRI experts answer questions on what a Super El Niño could mean for water, food and forests — as well as how communities can prepare for the impacts here👉 go.wri.org/el-nino-impact…

🌊Happy #WorldOceanDay!🌎 Ocean-based climate solutions could potentially exceed one-third of the total emissions reductions needed to meet global climate goals. But perhaps even more compelling is the wide range of co-benefits that come with them: ⛈️Protecting coastal communities from storms 👔Providing jobs 🐟Harboring wildlife 🍽️Improving food security Watch the full video to learn more: youtu.be/EZzeXGA5Jvs

🌊One of the most promising areas for climate action has been largely overlooked and underinvested: the ocean. Research commissioned by the @oceanpanel found that ocean-based climate solutions can deliver over a third of the annual emissions cuts needed in 2050 to limit temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), a globally agreed target to avert the worst outcomes from climate change. Learn more about the seven key opportunities for ocean-based climate action👉 go.wri.org/oceanday-tw #WorldOceanDay ✅Follow @WRIOcean for more ocean-related content

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🎒When it comes to emissions, electric school buses have a clear advantage. They produce less than half of the emissions, even when accounting for the bus charge. But that's not the only benefit they bring. Learn more: go.wri.org/electric-bus-b…

🪵Between 2003 and 2014, illegal logging cost Indonesia an estimated $6.5 billion to $9 billion in lost government revenue from timber royalties alone. Learn how wood science, scaling and integration can help🔗 bit.ly/48ZYTK6

🌟🌡️Holding global warming to 1.5 degrees C has been the world's North Star for climate action — a critical benchmark against which policies are set and progress is measured. So what happens if we breach it? We break it down here➡️ #WorldEnvironmentDay

Happy #WorldEnvironmentDay!🌎 Climate and nature data often tell a grim tale. But behind the numbers, progress is happening! Check out the new series #SolutionsInFocus, which spotlights stories of positive change from around the world. These stories show not just what could work, but what already does➡️ go.wri.org/solutions-in-f…

WRI is pleased to announce that Eric Garcetti, Ambassador for Global Climate Diplomacy at C40 Cities, former U.S. Ambassador to India and former Mayor of Los Angeles, has joined its Global Board of Directors. Garcetti has spent decades advancing climate action, urban resilience and international cooperation — from leading one of America’s largest cities to diplomatic missions and global climate negotiations. He joins WRI's Global Board as the organization deepens its work to support country and community transitions that advance people, nature and climate together. Read the full statement: go.wri.org/wri-board-garc…