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Investment in clean energy and energy efficiency is likely to play a key role in accelerating Indonesia's twin goals of sustaining 8% annual GDP growth through 2029 and reaching net-zero emissions by 2060, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has said.

Clean energy investment can spearhead Indonesia’s economic growth, says WRI

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Investment in clean energy and energy efficiency is likely to play a key role in accelerating Indonesia’s twin goals of…

The world's highest-emitting nations continue to display a "lack of ambition" when it cones to setting out proactive climate plans, the World Resources Institute (WRI) has said.

Major emitters still showing a lack of ambition, says WRI

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The world’s highest-emitting nations continue to display a “lack of ambition” when it cones to setting out proactive climate plans,…

A coalition of industry groups, retailers, food manufacturers and associated businesses have issued a statement calling for 'urgent action' to protect the Amazon rainforest, following the news that global soy traders and their representative body, ABIOVE, have withdrawn from the Amazon Soy Moratorium.

People ‘missing’ from corporate sustainability strategies, says WRI

10 months ago8 months ago3 mins

A new report by the World Resources Institute (WRI) has suggested that people are often left out of corporate sustainability…

Eight African nations, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria, have committed to sustainable management of 100% of the ocean areas under their national jurisdiction by 2030, under the Yaoundé Declaration.

African nations’ commitment to sustainable ocean management sends a ‘powerful signal’, sats WRI

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Eight African nations, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia and Nigeria, have committed to sustainable…

Emerging economies are well positioned to step into a climate leadership role, the World Resources Institute has commented, following the conclusion of the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro.

Emerging economies ready to step into climate leadership role: WRI

12 months ago12 months ago4 mins

Emerging economies are well positioned to step into a climate leadership role, the World Resources Institute has commented, following the…

Some 34% of the global forest loss recorded between 2001 and 2024 is 'likely gone for good', according to new analysis from the World Resources Institute and Google DeepMind.

One third of forest loss this century ‘likely to be permanent’

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Some 34% of the global forest loss recorded between 2001 and 2024 is ‘likely gone for good’, according to new…

With many of the world's largest emitters yet to submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining their climate action plans for the period to 2025, the World Resources Institute has said that these forthcoming NDCs need to be ambitious in scale to achieve meaningful progress.

Forthcoming NDCs need to be ambitious in scale, says WRI

1 year ago8 months ago3 mins

With many of the world’s largest emitters yet to submit their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), outlining their climate action plans…

Every $1 invested in climate adaptation and resilience generates more than $10 in benefits over the coming decade, a new study by the World Resources Institute has found.

Climate adaptation investments ‘yield $10 for every $1 spent’, says WRI

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Every $1 invested in climate adaptation and resilience will generate more than $10 in benefits over the coming decade, a…

Global forest loss reached unprecedented levels in 2024, largely due to a rise in wildfires, new data from the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab has found.

Global forest loss rose to ‘record highs’ in 2024, data shows

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Global forest loss reached unprecedented levels in 2024, largely due to a rise in wildfires, new data from the University…

The role that individual actions – such as changing how we eat, travel and power our homes – can play in terms of overall emissions reduction is the subject of a new working paper by the World Resources Institute.

Role of individual actions in emissions reduction explored in new WRI report

1 year ago1 year ago4 mins

The role that individual actions – such as changing how we eat, travel and power our homes – can play in…