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The document argues that ecosystems are often managed for short-term gain because their non-marketed services—such as climate and water regulation—are treated as having no value. To address this, it outlines six pathways: mainstreaming ecosystem values in national economic accounts, improving local decision-making through an 'ecosystem service corps', scaling up natural infrastructure for water and coastal defense, increasing corporate investments in the food and beverage sector, using 'restoration bonds' for agricultural landscapes, and utilizing strategic communication following natural disasters to highlight community resilience.

The document highlights the cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency programs in the U.S., citing specific utility savings in Minnesota, New Mexico, and Arkansas, and economic projections for Massachusetts and Wisconsin. It advocates for scaling up federal appliance standards, updating building codes, and implementing financing mechanisms like PACE and green banks to increase adoption.

The document highlights that wind power purchase agreements (PPAs) are cheaper than new coal and natural gas plants across most U.S. regions, even without federal tax incentives. It provides specific examples of solar PV projects outcompeting fossil fuels in states like Utah, Colorado, and Georgia. To sustain these trends, the text recommends increasing federal R&D funding, reforming tax incentives to be refundable, and establishing long-term regulatory certainty through carbon pricing or greenhouse gas standards.

The report argues that over 1.2 billion city dwellers lack reliable access to basic services like water, sanitation, electricity, housing, and transport, creating an "urban services divide" that hinders economic development and climate goals. To address this, the World Resources Institute proposes seven transformations: partnering with alternative service providers, improving local data through community engagement, prioritizing the vulnerable in infrastructure design, promoting transparent land management, creating diverse governance coalitions, innovating financing and subsidies, and supporting informal workers. The report highlights that investing in water and sanitation can yield returns of US$4–34 for every US$1 invested, while unsafe sanitation costs the global economy US$223 billion annually.

WWF-US analysis, utilizing Rystad Energy modeling, concludes that oil development in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is economically unviable. The study finds that the breakeven price for the nine leases awarded in 2021 ranges from $62.5 to $83.60 per barrel, significantly exceeding projected future oil prices under various scenarios, including the IEA's Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 scenario. Additionally, the report highlights substantial risks from thawing permafrost impacting infrastructure, high costs of frontier development, and a growing lack of financial and insurance support from major global institutions.

The document outlines the South African government's plan to implement a carbon tax in January 2019 to shift the social costs of emissions to polluters. While it acknowledges the tax as a cost-effective tool for economic reorientation, WWF South Africa argues that the initial rate of R120 per tonne, combined with allowances of 60% to 95%, is insufficient to incentivize emission reductions. The document recommends a higher tax rate of R162 to R433 per tonne and suggests that revenues be used for pro-poor programs in energy and transport.