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Advancing transformative climate solutions. Analysis, insights, and research from the Climate, Economics, Finance and Equity team at the World Resources Institute.

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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 13h
🌬️ Cutting emissions is critical to tackling climate change, but it won’t be enough on its own. #CarbonRemoval will also be needed to limit warming and address CO₂ already in the atmosphere. #WRIExplains: go.wri.org/carbon-removal
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 21h
🌐 How can climate cooperation evolve in an increasingly fractured world? Watch WRI Climate’s #ClimateWeekNYC conversation on Climate Diplomacy in a Messy World: bit.ly/460Jo2K 💡 Then explore expert essays on the path forward: bit.ly/4djGmKR
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
🌲 #Carbonremoval will be essential to meeting global climate goals, but how much we need depends on how quickly we cut emissions now. The faster emissions fall, the less we’ll need to rely on carbon removal later. Learn more: go.wri.org/carbon-pollu...
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Freshwater species help keep water clean, cycle nutrients and support food systems. Yet they are disappearing at alarming rates. ♻️ Protecting freshwater biodiversity is critical for a sustainable future: bit.ly/4fP6TBt
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
📸 At #ClimateWeekNYC, “Jobs & Skills for a New Economy: Building a Collective Action Agenda” brought leaders together to explore how to prepare people for a low-carbon, resilient economy that could create 375M new jobs. ▶️ Watch the full event recording: bit.ly/46YmFVf
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🤝 In a messy world, how do we keep climate cooperation alive? At #ClimateWeekNYC, ECCO’s Alexandra Scott shared how countries can keep working together on climate amid geopolitical tensions and competing priorities. Watch the full event: bit.ly/460Jo2K
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💰 Climate pledges alone aren’t enough. Carlos Lopes argues the exceptionally high cost of capital remains a major obstacle for developing economies. Read his essay for WRI Climate’s Diplomacy in a Messy World series: bit.ly/4i8cLYb #ParisAgreement #ClimateDiplomacy #ClimateAction #UNFCCC
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🤝 As carbon markets expand globally, WRI’s David Waskow highlights how high-integrity markets can help drive climate action while supporting social and environmental goals. Read more about WRI’s recommendations: bit.ly/4rD9zqa #CarbonMarkets #ClimateAction
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
☀️🌬️ Solar and wind must grow from 17% to more than 57% of global electricity generation by 2030 to keep 1.5°C within reach. Countries around the world are already showing rapid growth is possible. Read the latest research from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/4hOxyME
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🤝 The #ParisAgreement was never designed to solve climate change on its own. But it remains critical for setting global ambition, shaping national climate action and tracking progress. Here’s what Paris can and cannot deliver: bit.ly/46g8lXU
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
How can we transform the global freshwater system? 💧 Minimize disruptions to the water cycle 🏞️ Protect freshwater ecosystems ❌ Reduce pollution, overexploitation, & invasive species 🚰 Ensure equitable access to water More from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/4fP6TBt
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
How well do UNFCCC processes reflect the needs of climate-vulnerable, lower-income countries pursuing just transitions? 🔍 A #ACT paper looks at finance access, informal employment and resilience-building to identify the gaps. Read more: bit.ly/4gE8cCB
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Supporting Just Transitions in Climate-Vulnerable Developing Countries in the UNFCCC
Climate-vulnerable developing countries (CVDCs) have crosscutting, unique circumstances to consider and challenges to overcome in pursuing just transitions to low-emissions, climate-resilient…
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
📢 The UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit set a shared direction. Now comes the real test: action. WRI’s Ani Dasgupta calls for faster progress on adaptation, clean electrification and a just transition away from fossil fuels: bit.ly/3TidyvC #NYCW2026 #ClimateWeekNYC
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💼 How can businesses help build the workforce needed for a low-carbon, resilient economy? At #ClimateWeekNYC, the Ares Charitable Foundation convened leaders to explore how the private sector can unlock skills, talent and pathways to quality jobs.
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
🤝 The #ParisAgreement was never designed to solve climate change on its own. But it remains critical for driving ambition, shaping national action and enabling global cooperation. WRI’s Nathan Cogswell explains what it can and cannot deliver: bit.ly/46g8lXU
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🇨🇴 With 775,000 potential jobs in nature tourism and agribusiness alone by 2035, Colombia’s nature economy could open new opportunities for workers and communities. WRI Colombia looks at the policies, skills and investment needed to make this growth sustainable and inclusive: bit.ly/3TxtHgH
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
What works, what doesn’t, and what could a more strategic approach to climate diplomacy look like? 🌐 Leading experts weigh in as part of WRI Climate’s new Climate Diplomacy in a Messy World series: bit.ly/4xBPMcX
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
The transition to a resilient, low-carbon economy could create 375M new jobs over the next decade 🏗️ Join us at #NYCW26 tomorrow for “Jobs & Skills for a New Economy: Building a Collective Action Agenda” to discuss how to turn this potential into reality: bit.ly/46YmFVf
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🗽Climate Week NYC is full of excitement, climate optimism, and technical discussions. But we’re looking for an answer to this: How does it make people’s lives better? @worldresources.bsky.social wants to know how you make climate action work for people 👉 go.wri.org/makeitwork #MakeItWorkForPeople
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
🚨Plastic pollution in lakes and rivers is projected to triple by 2060. Data projects an increase in plastic contamination from an estimate of 109 million tonnes in 2019 to 348 million tonnes by 2060. More from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/4fP6TBt
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
🗽 #ClimateWeekNYC starts today! This week, WRI is bringing together leaders and experts from around the world to advance solutions for climate, nature and sustainable development. See what we have planned in New York: www.wri.org/climate-week...
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
AI tools like ChatGPT, navigation apps and streaming platforms feel effortless, drawing information seemingly from thin air. Yet the infrastructure behind them is anything but invisible. #WRIExplains Data centers👉 go.wri.org/data-centers
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
How can climate targets shape diplomacy? Interesting new research from WRI’s Taryn Fransen explores how countries use climate targets to influence international cooperation.
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
💨 Global climate goals will require both rapid emissions reductions and substantial scale-up of #CDR approaches. How can governments help move CDR forward? Which policies can help responsible scaling? WRI experts lay it all out: t.co/hFA4GaX1Om
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
🗽 At #ClimateWeekNYC, @WRIClimate is bringing together global experts to explore how to revitalize climate cooperation in a fragmented world. 📺 Watch the live broadcast from New York as the conversation happens. 📅 Sept. 23 | 9:30 a.m. EDT Register: bit.ly/460Jo2K
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
⚡ The U.S. EPA has repealed carbon emissions limits for fossil fuel-fired power plants, rolling back safeguards for one of the country’s largest sources of climate pollution. Read WRI U.S. Director David Widawsky statement: bit.ly/4h50Ckl
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
💼 The low-carbon transition could create a net 375M new jobs over the next decade. On Sept. 23 at #ClimateWeekNYC, join WRI Climate, GIZ & Systemiq for a discussion on how we can turn that opportunity into action. Learn more: bit.ly/46YmFVf
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🤝 The BRICS Summit put welcome focus on climate resilience, alongside cooperation on energy storage, carbon markets and forests. Now these commitments need to translate into action. WRI Climate’s Melanie Robinson responds to the New Delhi Declaration: bit.ly/4rbEk56
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
🇨🇴 Colombia’s shift to a low-carbon, nature-based economy could unlock hundreds of thousands of new jobs. But realizing that opportunity will require investment in skills, workers and communities. New WRI Colombia research: bit.ly/3TxtHgH
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We're bringing the WRI Hub to #ClimateWeekNYC 🌍 September 23–24 at Apella — public and private events, interactive activations, and real conversations on climate, nature and sustainable development. Full details and event list: www.wri.org/climate-week...
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🌎 What was the #ParisAgreement actually built to do? WRI’s Nathan Cogswell breaks down what it can and cannot deliver as it enters its second decade. Read the full article on climate diplomacy in a messy world: bit.ly/46g8lXU
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Despite recent shifts in the market and policy, #CDR momentum is building beyond the U.S. and voluntary market. How can governments help further scale CDR to meet global #ClimateGoals? WRI experts explain: bit.ly/4xj8WTI
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As the US Carbon Dioxide Removal Market Retreats, Other Governments Step Up
In less than a decade, carbon dioxide removal (CDR) has grown from an idea to an emerging industry that is widely accepted as a critical complement to deep emissions cuts in the efforts to curb…
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🏭 How can climate-aligned trade support green manufacturing in emerging economies? Last week, @worldresources.bsky.social , @rockefellerfdn.bsky.social and CAP-A convened experts to explore CBAM, carbon markets and finance, with a focus on India and Africa. #CBAM #GreenIndustrialization
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🌦️ “It turns out that geopolitics is as unpredictable as the weather.” Arunabha Ghosh and Jhalak Aggarwal explore what that means for climate cooperation in a new essay for WRI Climate’s Diplomacy in a Messy World series: bit.ly/4qRjTKz
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
What will it take to finance a just transition away from fossil fuels? 💰 New conference proceedings from WRI Finance highlight 9 key takeaways for mobilizing the financial system and turning ambition into action. Read more: bit.ly/4xbif87
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
💰 Access to climate finance remains one of the biggest barriers for climate-vulnerable countries pursuing a just transition. #ACT looks at how public finance could be better mobilized to draw in private investment — a key gap in current #UNFCCC discussions on just transition: bit.ly/4gE8cCB
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Supporting Just Transitions in Climate-Vulnerable Developing Countries in the UNFCCC
Climate-vulnerable developing countries (CVDCs) have crosscutting, unique circumstances to consider and challenges to overcome in pursuing just transitions to low-emissions, climate-resilient…
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
💨 Global climate goals will require both rapid emissions reductions and substantial scale-up of #CDR approaches. How can governments help move CDR forward? Which policies can help responsible scaling? WRI experts lay it all out: bit.ly/4xj8WTI
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
What do Uruguay, Namibia, Denmark, El Salvador, Greece and Jordan have in common?🌎 They’ve all grown solar and wind at rates multiple times faster than the global average. What can we learn from their success? Read the latest #SystemsChangeLab analysis: bit.ly/4hOxyME
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
🌍 How can climate diplomacy evolve in an era of geopolitical friction, industrial competition and shifting global power? Join us at #ClimateWeekNYC on Sept. 23 for Climate Diplomacy in a Messy World. Learn more and register: bit.ly/460Jo2K
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
December 2025: the EU ended the year angry and isolated. By mid-2026, it looked more forward-looking, intentional and determined. What changed? Anne-Sophie Cerisola explores the EU’s climate diplomacy reset in a new essay for WRI Climate: bit.ly/4zTdov2
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
🌡️ The Paris Agreement can't force countries to cut emissions, implement national policy or mobilize climate finance itself. So what was it built to do, and why does it still matter? A look at its role in the next decade of climate action: bit.ly/46g8lXU
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
☀️🌬️ Solar and wind must grow from 17% to more than 57% of global electricity generation by 2030 to keep 1.5°C within reach. Countries around the world are already showing rapid growth is possible. Read the latest research from #SystemsChangeLab:
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🥵 Extreme heat can have cascading impacts across cities, affecting health, infrastructure, economies and more. #WRIExplains looks at these ripple effects and solutions cities can use to build resilience: go.wri.org/urbanheat
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
🌍 Climate has been deprioritized on government agendas, while major powers increasingly see it as a source of economic tension. Li Shuo explores what climate diplomacy needs to look like now in a new essay for WRI Climate: bit.ly/4qNQjpg
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Water challenges don’t exist in isolation 💧 Water availability, quality, ecosystem health and access are all connected. As Darren Saywell explains, solving them means looking at the system as a whole. Watch the #SystemsChangeLab webinar: bit.ly/4gix3wE
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🌡️The #ParisAgreement can't force countries to cut emissions, implement national policy or mobilize climate finance itself. So what was it built to do, and why does it still matter? A look at its role in the next decade of climate action: bit.ly/46g8lXU
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
🌍 Scientific consensus has never been stronger. Political consensus has rarely been weaker. Carlos Lopes explores what that means for climate diplomacy, development and economic statecraft in a new essay for WRI Climate: bit.ly/4i8cLYb
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
New from WRI Climate: Climate Diplomacy in a Messy World 🌐 Leading voices examine what effective climate cooperation looks like in an era of geopolitical fragmentation and uncertainty: bit.ly/4xBPMcX
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
🌡️ The world is set to cross 1.5°C, likely within the next few years. But how far temperatures rise, how long they stay there and how much damage is done still depends on what countries do now. WRI’s David Waskow responds to UNEP’s new report: bit.ly/4xAyMDN
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WRI Climate @wriclimate.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
🤝 WRI Finance’s Nick Robins has been re-appointed to Scotland’s Just Transition Commission for a second term. As climate shocks and fossil fuel dependence continue to put pressure on economies, Nick will focus on helping ensure the transition is fair for all. Read more: bit.ly/4qYMfTu
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