Join us for a special online event celebrating our community clean air champion networks in India, Indonesia and Kenya as we wrap up the Clean Air Catalyst (cleanaircatalyst.org) project this September. The webinar takes place next Thursday at 10:00-11:30 BST / 12:00-13:30 EAT /13:30-15:00 IST / 16:00-17:30 WIB Register: bit.ly/powerforcleanair #CleanAirDay Ajay Nagpure, Ph.D. Fadhil Muhammad Firdaus GROOTS Kenya Indore Municipal Corporation Jessica Kempner Azra Khan Khalisha M. Qatrunnada Anupa Gokhale Judy Macharia Mutiara K. WRI Indonesia WRI Africa Pallavi Pant
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WRI is a global research organization working to improve people’s lives, protect nature and halt climate change.
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WRI works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the climate. As an independent research organization, we leverage our data, expertise and global reach to influence policy and catalyze change across systems like food, land and water; energy; and cities. Our 2,000+ staff work on the ground in more than a dozen focus countries and with partners in over 50 nations.
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Alexandre Moreira
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Director of Global Research at WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities
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WRI answers 6 essential questions on direct air capture & carbon removal👉 https://lnkd.in/eTx7R_zd What is direct air capture? What kind of role can it play as a climate solution? People around the globe are feeling the effects of climate change through more severe storms, extreme heat, wildfires and flooding. This underscores the urgent need to slash emissions, such as by switching to electric vehicles, deploying renewable power and reducing deforestation. At the same time, the most authoritative climate science indicates that such efforts alone will not be enough to prevent the worst impacts of climate change. While reducing emissions should always take priority, meeting global climate goals will also require carbon dioxide removal, which are systems that remove carbon directly from the air. Direct air capture with sequestration is one carbon removal method that is already being developed, and in some cases deployed, today. Click the link to learn more👆 #directaircapture #aircapture #carbon #carbonremoval #emissions #carbonemissions #netzero #climate #climatesolutions #climatechange #climategoals
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🌡️Has the Earth already exceeded 1.5 Degrees C of warming?🌎 Yes, but it hasn’t yet breached the Paris Agreement’s temperature goal. 2024 was the first full year on record in which the global average temperature was more than 1.5 degrees C above pre-industrial levels, with an estimated anomaly of 1.55 degrees C. This continued an alarming pattern in which the 10 warmest years on record have all occurred since 2015. Prior to 2024, no full year had seen such a large temperature anomaly; though there were shorter periods — days, weeks and months — for which temperatures temporarily exceeded 1.5 degrees C. The WMO forecasts a 70% chance that the next five years will exceed 1.5 degrees C on average. Importantly, a single hot year does not mean the Paris Agreement temperature goal has been breached or is no longer within reach. The global long-term average temperature anomaly is currently estimated at around 1.34 degrees C to 1.41 degrees C, depending on the method used. Nevertheless, two recent climate modeling studies suggest that last year’s high temperatures likely mean the world has already entered the 20-year period in which the average temperature anomaly will breach the 1.5 degrees C limit. More on the world’s critical warming threshold👉 https://bit.ly/3JHIQH3 #ParisAgreement #ClimateGoals #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #ExtremeWeather #Heat #Science #ClimateScience
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Just one week away until Ani Dasgupta's new book #TheNewGlobalPossible : Rebuilding Optimism in the Age of Climate Crisis is released!🌎📗 Don't forget to pre-order your copy👇
Just one week to go! My new book — The New Global Possible: Rebuilding Optimism in the Age of Climate Crisis — hits shelves on September 9. This book is very close to my heart. It’s about shifting the climate conversation from what must be done to how we actually get it done. Making promises is easy, delivering on them is hard. But that’s exactly where we are. In writing it, I drew from decades of work in cities and communities around the world, and from more than 100 conversations with changemakers across business, government, and civil society. Together, these stories illustrate the messiness of real progress. Meaningful steps forward rarely move in a straight line, but more often in a tortuous squiggle. And yet, they also provide immense evidence for optimism. It’s my hope this book brings some of that optimism to you, too. You can pre-order your copy here: https://lnkd.in/gX8PZCVE
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🌳One-third of all global forest loss between 2001–2024 is likely permanent, according to new WRI + Google DeepMind data analysis. And researchers warn that the remaining two-thirds of forest loss, typically linked to “temporary” disturbances like #logging or #wildfire, can still have lasting consequences. The impact is even greater in tropical primary rainforests, where 61% of loss is tied to permanent land use change, a devastating blow to biodiversity and carbon storage. A breakthrough data set, developed by Global Forest Watch, Land & Carbon Lab and Google DeepMind using advanced AI and satellite imagery, helps unpack why forests are disappearing — not just where — enabling smarter, place-based action to halt deforestation. Read more: https://bit.ly/4jRfzGj #TreeCoverLoss #AIforNature #ForestLoss #ClimateData #DeepLearning #LandUseChange #Biodiversity #Deforestation
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🧋#Plastic. A cheap convenience has rapidly become a global crisis. Understand👇 ❌The problem of plastic waste ❤️🩹Plastic's health & environmental impacts ✅Solutions for reducing plastic pollution 📃The Global Plastics Treaty 👉Here: https://bit.ly/421l0w5 #plasticpollution #pollution #oceanpollution #plastictreaty #plastics #pollutioncrisis
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Nature-based solutions (NbS) have a lot to offer sub-Saharan Africa, like: ☀️Reduced extreme heat. 💧Improved water security. 🌱New green jobs. A new report from World Resources Institute and The World Bank via Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR) shows where NbS has already taken root, and what's needed to scale. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXrBpCiX #NatureBasedSolutions #Reforestation #AfricaNature #LandscapeRestoration #Environment #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #SubSaharanAfrica #ClimateImpacts
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1 out of every 11 people in the world grapples with hunger. A hidden and growing driver is lack of water💧🌎 WRI analysis shows that 1/4 of the world’s crops are grown in areas where the water supply is highly stressed, highly unreliable or both. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/exeiXnbe #WWWeek #WorldWaterWeek
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#LandRestoration is reconnection. In the Lake Kivu and Rusizi River Basin, restoration is helping communities reconnect with their land, water, and livelihoods. From improved soil fertility to thriving fisheries, this is a story of resilience and regeneration. 📖 Read how local action is driving continental change➡️ https://lnkd.in/eTxhkGMe #RestoreLocal #CommunityLed #ClimateResilience #NatureBasedSolutions
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👀 All eyes are on the countries yet to submit updated climate plans — especially the top emitters. Countries are submitting updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for the first time since 2020. These commitments are key to driving progress toward a sustainable future. #WRIExplains further➡️ https://go.wri.org/ndcs #NDCs #ClimatePlans #COP30 #COP30Brasil #Environment #Sustainability #Environment #ClimateAction