Posts tagged with 'Paris Agreement'
For three decades, the world has convened at the annual United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Conference of Parties (COP) to negotiate climate commitments, mobilize finance and chart pathways toward a climate-resilient future. Over this period, the role ...
As the UN Climate Change Conference (COP31) beckons, it’s easy to question whether climate conferences actually achieve anything, or to wonder why global emissions continue to rise despite decades of negotiations and scientific consensus. These are fair questions. While some ...
Ten years ago, we witnessed something akin to a miracle. Hundreds of leaders came together for the UN’s annual climate summit (COP21) in Paris. There, they forged what many thought impossible: a global agreement to curb climate change — one where virtually ...
Cities and states have aimed higher and moved faster on climate action than national governments. The reason is simple: To local leaders, climate problems and solutions matter because their constituencies are directly impacted by them. Extreme heat, flooding and air ...
Nations around the world are ushering in a new decade of climate action through revised nationally determined contributions (NDCs), due this year. The urgency for climate action has never been greater, especially with 2024 marking the warmest year on record globally. While ...
2025 is a pivotal moment for climate action. Countries are submitting new national climate commitments, known as “nationally determined contributions” or “NDCs,” that will shape the trajectory of global climate progress through 2035. These new commitments will show how boldly ...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement, a watershed moment on climate action when more than 190 countries agreed to pursue efforts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F) above pre-industrial levels. Achieving ...
Nearly a decade ago, the world rallied around the Paris Agreement on climate change and the goal of holding global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F). Since then, the “1.5C goal” has become the world’s North Star ...
At a moment when all countries need to raise their ambition on climate action, the opposite seems to be happening. Headline after headline show lackluster progress and rolled-back commitments. For one, climate change was a low priority for voters in ...
What does it take for cities to create a true systems change that creates a holistic, positive shift of the entire urban system? Finding and celebrating examples of this feat is at the heart of the WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities. Since ...
The message is everywhere: You (alone) can save the planet. Choose a veggie burger instead of beef. Book this flight, not that one. Buy thrift over fast fashion. Shrink your “carbon footprint.” But here’s what most people don’t know: The ...
COP30 in Belém, Brazil, will be the most substantial and strategic mechanism for local and subnational governments to influence and impact national and global sustainability agendas in 2025. As we gear up for the mid-year Bonn Climate Conference, it is ...
For more than 20 years, WRI has identified annual “stories to watch.” These are the year’s moments, issues and decisions that we believe will shape the future trajectory of the world. In the past, we’ve highlighted things like dangerous heat in cities, ...
Wildfires have been rapidly spreading across the Los Angeles area since Jan. 7, displacing upwards of 175,000 people and claiming at least five lives as of Jan. 9. The Palisades fire — the first to erupt and the biggest blaze ...
2024 has been a tumultuous year: More than half the world’s population went to the ballot box — some voting for radical change — extraordinary weather events have devastated communities and countries have been rocked by continued violent conflict. Given ...
