WRI Digest
Agriculture Could Rocket Us Past 1.5°C of Global Warming—Unless We Change the Way We Eat
If global meat and dairy consumption increase nearly 70 percent by 2050, as projected, agricultural emissions alone would make it impossible to keep temperature rise below 1.5°C (2.7°F). Rich Waite and Daniel Vennard explain how we can avoid those emissions.
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Beef production has an outsized climate impact compared to other foods. Photo by SDA Natural Resources Conservation Service/Wikimedia Commons
Women Are a Secret Weapon for Better Water Management
In an increasingly water-stressed world, boosting women’s influence on water management could be a game-changer, writes Ayushi Trivedi. Read more.
With Electric Scooters, Road Space Isn’t So Black and White After All
Scooters go faster than pedestrians and slower than cars. Where do they belong? Talia Rubnitz surveys the streets. Read more.
While G20 countries produce 75 percent of world’s emissions, only a small handful have a plan for reducing them between now and 2050—but those that do gain an economic advantage, argues Katherine Ross. Read more.