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The document outlines a methodology for calculating urban indicators using open-source geospatial data and zonal statistics, enabling cities to benchmark their performance against global goals like the Sustainable Development Goals.

The Spatial Database of Planted Trees (SDPT) version 2.0 provides a global spatial differentiation between planted forests, tree crops, and natural forests. In 2020, the database identified approximately 264 million hectares of planted forests (6.5% of total tree cover) and 65 million hectares of tree crops. The update includes new carbon removal factors ranging from 0.43 to 15 t C/ha/yr for planted forests and 0.43 to 11 t C/ha/yr for tree crops, and incorporates additional data for Brazil, Cambodia, Cote d’Ivoire, and Ghana in version 2.1.

The document outlines a research effort to model the health and climate impacts of replacing aging diesel school buses with new diesel or electric alternatives across the contiguous United States. It details a dataset that provides monetized unit and total impacts for each county, focusing on the reduction of harmful pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions.

The document outlines a method for generating probability models of complex climate hazard indicators by selecting and calibrating downscaled global climate models. These local estimates are intended to support long-term planning for government, the private sector, and civil society across various domains including agriculture and disaster mitigation.