I’ve watched in horror as Europe burns. Ferocious wildfires have swept through Spain, France and now Greece, scorching towns and forests and spewing toxic smoke. Hundreds of thousands of people have ...

Clean energy continues to dominate new power capacity. For example, in 2024, more than 90% of all new electricity capacity worldwide came from renewable sources such as solar, wind, hydro and ...

In this report, WRI researchers explore how rising demand for food, wood and shelter is squeezing land that’s needed for storing carbon and protecting biodiversity. This research uses new modeling to ...

General's Climate Summit took place today, bringing together government leaders, development banks, businesses and civil society. The summit focused on three priorities: keeping 1.5°C within reach, ...

Today at the UN General Assembly, the International Energy Agency (IEA) released its Special Report on Global Electrification, requested by Türkiye and Australia to inform COP31 discussions. The ...

Policies intended to meet climate targets must be informed by grid reliability needs. The energy transition requires planning and coordination for the types of generation resources that maintain ...

From safer streets to greener neighborhoods, the Prize seeks proven solutions that make cities more livable and resilient — and can inspire similar change elsewhere.Applications are open now at ...

Today, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney launched the OceanEye International Alliance, a new effort to strengthen global ocean observation and ...

As the world shifts toward a more resilient, low-carbon economy, Colombia has a significant opportunity to create hundreds of thousands of new jobs in emerging industries such as green infrastructure, ...

We have a waste problem. The world threw away around 300 million tons of plastic in 2019, nearly equivalent to the weight of the human population. Scientists expect there could be more plastic than ...

Join WRI in New York City during Climate Week NYC, where we’ll host and participate in events across the city while convening with partners, leaders and changemakers. Climate Week NYC and the United ...

This report explores some of the thorniest water crises taking place across the developing world. In southern Iraq, severe water quality problems have triggered social unrest and violent protests.