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This fact sheet by the World Resources Institute (WRI) analyzes how Tennessee can utilize existing infrastructure and clean energy measures to reduce power plant CO2 emissions to meet or exceed EPA standards.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute examines the development of sustainable national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory systems in non-Annex I countries, identifying seven emerging good practices based on case studies from Brazil, Colombia, India, Mexico, and South Africa.

This working paper examines the environmental and health impacts of nitrogen losses in United States row-crop agriculture and proposes a technical toolkit and policy framework to reduce these losses while maintaining crop yields.

This technical note describes a methodology used to analyze Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) investments in sub-Saharan Africa from 2012 to 2021. By scanning the portfolios of the World Bank and the African Development Bank, the study identified 85 projects with significant funding, particularly in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, aimed at addressing water security and flooding while providing biodiversity and carbon sequestration benefits.

This report analyzes the economic impacts of various federal climate mitigation scenarios in the United States, finding that decarbonization policies—particularly a net-zero scenario—could significantly increase net employment by 2035. It emphasizes the need for targeted investments, domestic manufacturing incentives, and family-sustaining wages to ensure the transition is equitable and does not leave behind communities dependent on high-emissions industries.

This research paper describes the development of the Assessing Climate Change Adaptation Framework (ACCAF) by the World Resources Institute (WRI) to enhance the monitoring and evaluation of the United Nations Capital Development Fund's (UNCDF) Local Climate Adaptive Living Facility (LoCAL) mechanism, which provides performance-based grants to local authorities in Least Developed Countries.

This briefing from the World Resources Institute outlines the impact of chronic underinvestment in U.S. K-12 public school infrastructure and proposes specific policy actions for Congress and governors to improve student health, academic performance, and community resilience through clean energy, green grounds, and electric transportation.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute argues that while a carbon price is necessary to incorporate climate costs into economic decision-making and reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, it is not sufficient on its own to achieve full decarbonization by 2050. The author asserts that complementary policies are required to address market barriers, handle externalities beyond climate costs, and incentivize long-lead-time mitigation options to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.

This working paper, resulting from a collaboration between the World Resources Institute and HSBC, identifies the primary obstacles to analyzing how emerging environmental trends financially impact sectors in South and Southeast Asia.

This research paper, developed with the Global Resilience Partnership, analyzes whether 67 countries integrated climate adaptation and resilience into their public spending during the COVID-19 recovery process.

This working paper summarizes three regional workshops held in 2012 and 2013 in Jakarta, Nairobi, and Bogota. It identifies technical, policy, and capacity challenges that developing countries face when monitoring climate finance and provides recommendations for improving the tracking of these flows to ensure better national planning and UNFCCC compliance.

This fact sheet outlines strategies for Virginia to meet and potentially exceed its emission standards under the Clean Power Plan (CPP) by leveraging existing infrastructure, clean energy goals, and market-based mechanisms.

This research paper introduces a globally scalable, open-source framework designed to help cities map and quantify the potential for heat-resilient infrastructure. The framework utilizes a new high-resolution urban land-cover dataset called OpenUrban to generate implementation scenarios for passive cooling interventions such as trees, cool roofs, reflective pavements, and shade structures.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) examines how the Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) and the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) use financial instruments to mobilize private sector investment for climate change mitigation and adaptation in developing countries.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines the concept of sustainable development policies and measures (SD-PAMs) as a way to align economic development in developing countries with the goal of limiting greenhouse gas emissions.

A research paper by the World Resources Institute highlighting the lack of transparency regarding individual company commitments and performance data within the ACEA Agreement, which aims to reduce vehicle CO2 emissions in the European Union.

This practice note by the World Resources Institute describes a demonstration of demand aggregation for solar rooftop PV systems within two industrial clusters in India, specifically in Aurangabad, Maharashtra and Naroda, Gujarat.

This fact sheet explains how climate change—specifically rising temperatures and earlier snowmelt—is driving more frequent and longer-lasting large wildfires in the Western United States, with risks expected to grow as global temperatures rise.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute discusses the necessity of clear short-term and long-term policy signals within the Paris Agreement to guide the private sector toward a low-carbon economy and avoid abrupt, costly disruptions.

This testimony by Sarah Forbes of the World Resources Institute, delivered to the U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, examines the early development of China's shale gas industry, the role of U.S.-China partnerships, and the resulting impacts on global energy security and the environment.