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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 10h

How do we track progress on #SustainableDiets?

#SystemsChangeLab research highlights 4 key indicators:
🐄 Less meat in high-consuming regions
💰 More affordable healthy diets
🎣 Lower food insecurity
🍎 Reduced obesity rates

Explore the indicators 👉 bit.ly/4h3zDp7

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 14h

🌍 80% of people worldwide want stronger #ClimateAction.

But not all choices are equal. WRI Climate research ranks 19 ways to help the climate, showing which actions make the biggest impact.

Explore the list: bit.ly/4q0pWvC

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 20h

🌍 #WRIClimate research across 8 countries highlight 5 levers for a fair #JustTransition:

👥 Participation & inclusion
📈 Social & economic impacts
🤝 Aligning policies
🏛️ Governance capacity
💰 Finance at scale

Read more:

5 Key Levers Countries Can Use to Advance a Just Transition

Just transitions policies can unlock broad participation in a green economy, support social protections and strengthen local resilience to climate shocks.

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 1d

The adaptation finance gap is widening, with estimates between $194B–$366B annually.

#WRIFinance highlights the urgent need for increased investment to protect vulnerable communities ➡️ bit.ly/43r2ux2

#ClimateFinance #Adaptation #Resilience #COP30

Adaptation Finance: 10 Key Questions, Answered

Adaptation finance pays for projects that build resilience to the impacts of climate change. But there is far too little of it — and the gap is only growing.

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Efforts to #Decarbonize the world’s buildings are heading in the right direction but are well off track.

This includes:
📉 Carbon intensity of buildings operations
⚙️ Heat pumps
☀️ Renewables in district heating

Read more from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/4lD9S0c

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 1d

Adaptation vs Mitigation? It doesn’t have to be either/or 🌍

WRI Climate analyzed 300+ #adaptation projects and found that over 50% cut emissions through climate-smart farming, greener cities & resilient renewables. Read more: bit.ly/4m4H3JD

#Mitigation #ClimateAction

6 Strategies that Achieve Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Simultaneously

Strategies that achieve climate mitigation and adaptation simultaneously can be some of the most powerful for fighting climate change.

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 2d

Only 1 in 10 companies partner with the #MSMEs in their supply chain to co-create ways of meeting sustainability goals, says new WRI Climate research.

90% impose top-down rules.

It’s time to find ways to partner: bit.ly/4oPqQKR

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 2d

How can we reduce transportation-related emissions?

🛫Reduce avoidable travel
🚇Shift to shared & public transit
🚘Adopt zero-carbon vehicles
🚢Decarbonize shipping & aviation

More from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/4lLR3rt

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 2d

💡💲Adaptation is critical for human security and development, but the finance to help climate vulnerable countries adapt is far from what is needed. #COP30 is an opportunity for countries to decide what’s next for global #AdaptationFinance.

Amy Giliam Thorp, Power Shift Africa, explains.

#ACT2025

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 3d

Finally, a path to rebuilding optimism in the age of the climate crisis.

We are thrilled to share with you a new book from global environmental leader, Ani Dasgupta titled, The #NewGlobalPossible.

Order your copy today ➡️ go.wri.org/new-global-possible

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 3d

#EnergyTransitions take time. Caribbean countries have been working for decades to:

⚡Diversify their energy sources w/ #RenewableEnergy
🌐Enhance regional energy cooperation
💪Strengthen regulatory frameworks

More from #ACT2025: bit.ly/46i5AGr

Mitigation Spotlight: The Caribbean leading by example

This paper explores how the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) can continue to lead on ambitious climate action, despite being disproportionately vulnerable to climate change impacts and contributing minim...

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 3d

📉📃 Government #Accountability is key to ambitious #ClimatePolicies. In 2024, only 50% of 179 countries had an executive branch respecting the constitution & facing consequences for violations—down from 52% in 2016.

Explore #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/3Kuus5g

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 4d

Climate action takes two paths:
🍃 Cutting emissions (mitigation)
💪 Preparing for impacts (adaptation)

Doing both at once is possible with 6 dual strategies:
👉 go.wri.org/dual-path-tw

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 5d

Too often, US local govts are left out of critical decisions made by utilities & PUCs – limiting their ability to bring affordable, clean energy to communities 🌇

Join WRI Energy on Oct 7 for a webinar to learn what local govts can do to better engage ➡️ bit.ly/4nv5vFo

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 6d

🌍 Cities around the world are showing that climate action doesn’t have to be top-down.

See how neighborhoods are unlocking climate action 👉 go.wri.org/local-action-x

As Countries Step Back, Neighborhoods Unlock Climate Action

Neighborhoods hold enormous potential for creating direct benefits improving the lives of people on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 6d

🗞️✍️ Civic space is under growing threat

Press freedom has worsened, and attacks on workers’ rights are rising. In 2024, press freedom was “difficult” or “very serious” in 47% of countries—up from 16% in 2015.

Explore #SystemsChangeLab’s new Governance System: bit.ly/3Kuus5g

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 7d

In Colombia, energy communities are powering change: clean, locally run energy systems that cut fossil fuels & boost economies.

#WRIColombia visited 4 communities to see how they’re taking shape and what it takes to scale up success. Learn more 👉

'Energy Communities' Bring Electricity, Livelihoods to Colombia's Remotest Regions

Colombia's Energy Communities program brings largely clean power to off-grid regions, offering lessons to other countries working to close energy access gaps.

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 7d

New #NDCs will set the pace of climate ambition through 2035—50+ countries have already submitted 📋🌍

Join #ClimateWatch’s training on Oct 9 to explore the NDC Tracker, compare ambition, and see what these plans mean for global emissions cuts.

Register: bit.ly/4gOH7fD

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 7d

📜🛑 Did you know that all 15 member states of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) have established or are finalizing national #EnergyPolicies? But these frameworks face the risk of becoming obsolete.

Find out why in #ACT2025's new paper: bit.ly/46i5AGr

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 8d

🤖 AI is booming. But what does that mean for the planet?

⚡ New data centers demand massive amounts of energy. Yet forecasts for future energy use vary dramatically. Why are the predictions so different?

Dive into the analysis: go.wri.org/data-centers-tw

Powering the US Data Center Boom: Why Forecasting Can Be So Tricky

Despite extreme variations in data center electricity predictions, there are ways local U.S. policymakers can prepare now for the rising electricity demand.

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 8d

✍️🎙️Freedoms of expression, association & assembly are vital for civil society. Yet only 59% of countries protect them—down from 70% in 2018. New #SystemsChangeLab research shows what must shift.

Explore the new #Governance system: bit.ly/3Kuus5g

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WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition @wrienergy.bsky.social · 14d

🛎️📅 WEBINAR OCT. 7 3PM ET

How can US local govts engage more strategically with utilities & PUCs? + How would this help them bring more affordable, reliable + clean energy to their residents? ⚡

Register ➡️ www.wri.org/events/2025/...

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 8d

📣 #P4Gpartnerships announces 14 new startup partnerships poised to transform food, water and energy systems.

Learn more about these innovators: bit.ly/4mFRvYc

WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 9d

🌽1/3 of all food produced is never eaten. At the same time, #FoodSecurity and hunger remain at the highest levels in nearly a decade: 29% of the global population faces food insecurity and 9% is chronically hungry.

Learn more from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/3VJdzGn

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 9d

📣 Exciting news!

#P4GPartnerships is about to announce its next round of startup partnerships—showcasing climate solutions driving green growth & just transitions worldwide.

📩 Sign up to be the first to know: bit.ly/46CY1Kv

#PioneeringGreenPartnerships

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