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The Restoration Monitoring Tools Guide, developed by Climate Focus and the World Resources Institute in partnership with the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and the Global Restoration Observatory, provides a framework and interactive tool for designing landscape restoration monitoring systems. It outlines five essential steps for effective monitoring and offers a ToolFinder app to help users select appropriate, ready-to-use tools for terrestrial restoration.

This briefingS briefing from the World Resources Institute explains five different heat metrics—land surface temperature, air temperature, heat index, wet bulb globe temperature, and thermal comfort indices—and how they serve different purposes for urban planning and public health. It argues that while traditional metrics provide regional or surface-level data, thermal comfort indices are necessary forSSS to understand the local, human-scale experience of heat and to design effective interventions like shade and green space.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) partnered with the Shenzhen city government and local institutions to implement 113 near-zero carbon demonstration projects. These initiatives, which include rooftop solar and building retrofits, aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and electricity demand while lowering energy costs for the city's 18 million residents.

WRI Colombia implemented a capacity-building and education initiative to help local government officials and teachers integrate the national long-term climate strategy (E2050) into subnational development plans and school curricula.

The North Plains Connector (NPC) is a proposed 420-mile, 525 kilovolt high-voltage direct current transmission line designed to connect the western and eastern electricity grids between eastern Montana and central North Dakota. Developed by North Plains Connector LLC (a subsidiary of Grid United), the project aims to add 3,000 megawatts of bi-directional transfer capacity to improve reliability and economic benefits across the US. The project is distinguished by a "landowner-first" engagement strategy, avoiding eminent domain and modifying its route by adding 50 miles to accommodate local preferences, thereby reducing community opposition.

A case study by the World Resources Institute on the impact of solar-powered water pumps on mango farmers in the Chamwino district of Tanzania, highlighting production increases and income growth alongside remaining structural and technical challenges.

The World Resources Institute's research paper examines the barriers and motivators for electric school bus (ESB) adoption across U.S. school districts, highlighting that geography and locale are more significant drivers of district needs than priority status based on demographics or pollution exposure.

A statement by World Resources Institute's Stientje van Veldhoven evaluating the European Commission's Clean Industrial Deal, noting its correct priorities in decarbonization and financing while criticizing gaps in resource efficiency, CBAM stability, and concrete resource targets.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) describes a four-step monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) process developed for the TerraFund partnership to measure the impact of land restoration projects. This system utilizes the TerraMatch platform to collect geospatial data, field reports, and satellite imagery to track indicators such as tree survival, carbon sequestration, and job creation over six-year periods.

This report by the World Resources Institute analyzes the state of clean energy in the United States through 2024, highlighting record growth in solar and battery storage alongside significant headwinds including grid capacity limits, rising local opposition, and policy uncertainty under the Trump administration.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement on February 6, 2025, criticizing the Trump administration's actions to reduce U.S. climate action and foreign assistance, including the withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and the freezing of international climate finance.

This case study examines the Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) for the Block Island Wind Farm, the first operational offshore wind farm in the United States. Developed by Deepwater Wind (later acquired by Ørsted), the project focused on improving electricity reliability and environmental quality for the town of New Shoreham by connecting the island to the mainland power grid for the first time.

Campinas, Brazil, has implemented a Local Climate Action Plan (PLAC) aiming for net-zero emissions by 2050 through an integrated, people-centered approach. The city utilizes a detailed roadmap of 130 short-term activities to ensure feasibility by 2032 and has established a Municipal Committee for Coping with Climate Change Impacts to bridge the gap between planning and execution. Key initiatives include the expansion of 150 km of cycling infrastructure by 2030 and the alignment of climate targets with the 2026–2029 Multi-Year Plan (PPA).

A statement from the World Resources Institute (WRI) reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement on January 20, 2025, that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

The World Resources Institute analyzed post-secondary training programs in five US states—Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, and Tennessee—to understand how the US is building an electric vehicle (EV) workforce. The analysis identifies a heavy reliance on public community colleges, a primary focus on vehicle maintenance and repair, and the influence of state-level policies and private investments in shaping educational offerings.

The SOO Green HVDC Link is a 350-mile underground electricity transmission line connecting wind energy in MISO jurisdiction states to the PJM market, running from Mason City, Iowa to Yorkville, Illinois. The project is the first of its kind in the United States and is designed to be the longest underground HVDC line in the country, utilizing existing railroad rights of way to minimize community opposition and siting challenges.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines the critical role of recycled copper, particularly from end-of-life products, in meeting the surging demand driven by the clean energy transition. It highlights that while copper is indispensable for renewable energy and electric vehicles, mining faces significant constraints, making the scaling of circular supply chains essential for sustainability and supply security.

A World Resources Institute working paper assessing 10 years of the Our Ocean Conference, finding that of 2,618 commitments totaling $160 billion in pledges, 43% are completed and $133.4 billion has been mobilized, with 54% of finance targeting ocean-climate action.

These conference proceedings document a World Resources Institute (WRI) retreat held in Bogota, Colombia, from January 27th to 31st, 2025. The event aimed to integrate WRI's electromobility and air quality teams in Latin America to develop coordinated strategies and funding proposals that address urban pollution and decarbonization, with a specific focus on vulnerable populations.

This WRI research paper analyzes the vertical integration of climate adaptation in Indonesia, Brazil, and India. It identifies fragmented governance, capacity gaps, and financing shortages as primary barriers to coordinating national and sub-national efforts. The study recommends improving cross-sectoral accountability, enhancing official capacity, harmonizing risk data, and ensuring traceable financial flows to enable more effective, locally led climate resilience.