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WRI is a global research organization working to improve people’s lives, protect #nature, and halt #climatechange. 🌍📊
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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
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?
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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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
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 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...
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...
🚨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...
Read the full statement👉 go.wri.org/cop30-action...
November 12, 2025 at 3:43 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...
Read the full statement👉 go.wri.org/cop30-action...
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
🏙️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
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
🏙️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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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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
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
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
Read more in the new @time.com op-ed from WRI CEO Ani Dasgupta: bit.ly/4p5lSJo
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
🗓️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
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
🗓️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
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
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
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
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
"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...
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
"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...
The world’s housing & climate crises are deeply intertwined, and they should be addressed together: go.wri.org/housing-cop3...
🌎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
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
🌎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
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
🤔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...
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
🤔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...
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...
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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.
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
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.
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.