WRI Digest
COP 24 Climate Talks Set Paris Agreement in Motion
After two bruising weeks of talks in Poland, negotiators made “just enough progress to set the Paris Agreement in motion,” said Helen Mountford, WRI Vice President for Climate and Economics.
COP24 President Michal Kurtyka jump after approval of the Paris Agreement Work Programme. Photo by UNFCCC/Flickr
Young People Rally for Green New Deal in Washington
Activists want congressional support for climate action embedded in a broad agenda of economic reform, public investment, job creation and social justice. WRI US Director Dan Lashoff sees hope in a surprise new effort.
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5 Cities Show What Urban Transformation Really Looks Like
From a waste-pickers’ cooperative in India to a cable-car system in Colombia’s slums, we’re beginning to see what innovative urbanization looks like. These are the semifinalists for the WRI Ross Prize.
Before plastics became nature’s enemy they were meant to be nature’s friend. Now, plastics have become civilization’s frenemy. Businesses must adjust, writes WRI Business Center Director Kevin Moss.