Social Impact
How climate change affects communities, migration, health, and social justice
Turns out, ordinary people are smarter than many energy policies
What happens when a geopolitical crisis strikes? When wars start over oil reserves, prices spike at the pump and on household bills, and the fragility of a fossil fuel-dependent world...
People are ready for the energy transition. Governments need to catch up.
What happens when a geopolitical crisis strikes? When wars start over oil reserves, prices spike at the pump and on household bills, and the fragility of a fossil fuel-dependent world...
The Ocean Can Play a Much Larger Role in Fighting Climate Change
The effects of climate change are becoming increasingly apparent. The last 11 years have been the hottest on record, negatively affecting health, economies and ecosystems.But one of the most promising...
A Turning Point for Europe's Seas: How Sustainable Ocean Plans Can Help the EU Ocean Act Succeed
Europe’s seas are under mounting pressure. From intense fishing and shipping traffic to expanding offshore renewable energy and the urgent need to protect marine ecosystems –– demands on the ocean...
STATEMENT: Honoring Rafe Pomerance, a Pioneer of Climate Action
Rafe Pomerance was one of the first to understand that climate change is the defining challenge of our time. He spent his life demanding we treat it that way. Today,...
Lizzie Suarez on how Miami is changing, the city's first cleaning cooperative, and being a culture worker
Lizzie Suarez grew up in Miami and watched the city morph into what it is today: a billionaire’s playground. She works with Miami Workers Center, ‘as a place where people...
350.org Japan: Subsidize renewables, not fossil fuels, in the national supplementary budget
Climate campaigners from 350.org Japan today called on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration to stop pouring public money into fossil fuel subsidies and instead seize the energy crisis as an...
What is the 'Like-for-Like' Approach in Carbon Dioxide Removal?
As companies and countries work toward net-zero targets, many will still face residual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions — those that are too difficult or costly to abate with current technologies...
Energy Leaders Speak: Renewable Power Is the Answer to Rising Costs and Demand
The world is facing its second energy crisis this decade. The Iran conflict is sending the cost of oil and natural gas through the roof, with oil prices now exceeding...
STATEMENT: US Surface Transportation Draft Bill is a Step Backwards from an Affordable Modern Transportation System
Washington, DC (May 18, 2026) — Yesterday the U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure released the draft text for the surface transportation reauthorization bill, also referred to as ‘the...
African Cities Use Nature to Fight Floods and Climate Change
When torrential rains hit Kinshasa in April 2025, the city of 20 million came to a standstill. Floodwaters submerged more than half the city as the Ndjili River and smaller...
What Is the EU Deforestation Regulation? 8 Key Questions, Answered
The world is losing 11 football (soccer) fields of tropical primary every minute; much of it is the result of clearing for farms, pastures and tree plantations.As a major buyer...
RELEASE: WRI Appoints Dr. Nick Wayth as Global Director of WRI Polsky Energy Center
WASHINGTON (May 14, 2026) — World Resources Institute (WRI) today announced the appointment of Dr. Nick Wayth as the first Global Director of the WRI Polsky Center for the Global...
Out of Pocket: Pollution Premiums – the real cost of fossil fuels on our insurance bills
This is a guest blog co-authored by Risalat Khan, Senior Strategist, Insurance and Finance at The Sunrise Project Inc and Kenny Stancil, Deputy Research Director at the Revolving Door Project....
7 Shifts That Could Unlock Millions of Blue Jobs in the Ocean Economy
A healthy ocean is critical to modern society. More than 3 billion people depend on fish for at least one-fifth of their animal protein intake, while the ocean also supports...
How to Solve the World's Housing Crisis
There’s a growing housing crisis that’s impossible to ignore. Consider the stats: Nearly 3 billion people lack access to housing that is both safe and connected to basic services like...
STATEMENT: Environmental Organizations Issue Letter Opposing US Ethanol 'E15' Fuel Bill
WASHINGTON (May 8, 2026) — A group of environmental organizations shared the below open letter with the U.S. House of Representatives opposing proposed ‘year-round E15’ legislation that would allow gasoline...
RELEASE: Early Climate Health Investments Generate 68-Fold Gains in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
New World Resources Institute analysis, supported by The Rockefeller Foundation,reveals that every $1 invested in preparing for climate-caused health risks can yieldup to $68 in benefits for communities in Africa,...
As Geothermal Heats Up in US States, Key Policy Levers Can Advance Its Next Generation
Geothermal energy is a long-standing part of the U.S. power system. But it remains limited, supplying less than 1% of the country’s electricity.That’s now on the cusp of changing. A...
Preparing Health Systems for Climate Risks Saves Lives — and Pays Off
Adapting to Climate-Related Health Risks: The Economic Case for Climate Services for HealthThis report was prepared for The Rockefeller Foundation.DownloadClimate change is one of the greatest health threats we face....
STATEMENT: European Commission Delivers Clear Plan to Advance EUDR Implementation
Brussels (May 5, 2026) — The European Commission has released the results of its simplification review of the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), aimed at making compliance easier for companies and...
Detroit Announces Winners of Global Sustainable Cities Challenge to Innovate in Clean Freight
April 30, 2026 — The Toyota Mobility Foundation (TMF) and City of Detroit recently announced three winners of TMF’s Sustainable Cities Challenge in Detroit. The announcement marks the conclusion of...
STATEMENT: Bipartisan Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act Can Help Ignite US Energy Innovation
WASHINGTON (April 30, 2026) — This week in the United States Congress, Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) and Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) introduced the Next-Generation Geothermal Research and Development Act.This bipartisan legislation...
It's time for The Great Power Shift!
BP just posted US$3.2 billion in profits this quarter — more than double what it made in the same period last year. TotalEnergies? US$5.4 billion in the first quarter of...
Electric School Buses Deliver More Than Just a Clean Ride
Every day, millions of children ride to school in diesel buses that expose them to pollution linked to serious health issues. Replacing those buses with electric models has benefits that...
120 Organizations Urge Congress to Reject Fast-Tracking of Harmful Data Centers
Contact: [email protected] WASHINGTON – Nearly 120 community, labor, climate and environmental justice organizations representing millions of people across the country today urged Congress to reject efforts to fast-track artificial intelligence...
RELEASE: Coalition to Develop First Standardized Guidance for Assessing and Managing Corporate Value Chain Water Risk
As pressure on companies to act on water risk grows — without a common way to evaluate it — four leading organizations unite to build the guidance needed across value...
Santa Marta was just the beginning
Two months ago, everyone was still wondering whether the First Conference for Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels would carry the relevance it promised in Brazil. Would governments around the world...
STATEMENT: Coalition of Nations Gathered in Colombia to Chart Future Beyond Fossil Fuels
SANTA MARTA, COLOMBIA (April 29, 2026) — More than 50 governments gathered in a high-level conference in Santa Marta, Colombia concluding today. The First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil...
Laying the Groundwork to Unleash Water and Climate Resilience Across Value Chains: Water Scopes 1-3
Water scarcity, pollution, floods, droughts and seasonal variability in rainfall and supply threaten supply chains worldwide, with ripple effects on business continuity, consumers, food security and social stability. Yet despite...
Updated Tool Can Help US Communities Include Forests and Trees in GHG Inventories
April 28, 2026 – Forests and trees play a critical role in carbon sequestration while providing other benefits to communities, including improving air quality, regulating hydrological processes, reducing energy costs...
Science Is Giving Forest Law Enforcement a New Edge
In late 2018, Indonesian authorities seized 384 shipping containers of merbau (Intsia spp.) timber from Papua, Indonesia — roughly 6,000 cubic meters of some of the world’s most valuable tropical...
RELEASE: Tropical Rainforest Loss Drops 36% in 2025, but Fires Threaten Global Progress
Forest loss declined, driven largely by Brazil — but overall loss remains high as fires pose a rising threat, according to annual analysis from WRI’s Global Forest Watch.WASHINGTON, D.C. (29...
RELEASE: Greenhouse Gas Protocol Appoints Tim Mohin as CEO, Marking New Phase in Global Standards Evolution
GENEVA (April 28, 2026) – The Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHG Protocol), the world’s leading framework for measuring and managing greenhouse gas emissions, today announced the appointment of Tim Mohin as...
Where Do Emissions Come From? These Charts Explain Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Sector
Global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions grew by 50% from 1990 to 2021. These emissions are causing the planet to warm at an alarming rate and contributing to the increasingly devastating...
Amid the Iran Conflict, Resilience Must Be the Top Priority
The Iran conflict is entering its ninth week, but the damage it’s wrought may last years.First and foremost is the human toll: lives lost, families displaced, homes and businesses damaged....
How the US Southeast's Energy Market Leaves Cost Savings on the Table
Across the United States, retail electricity prices are projected to rise, with utilities requesting a record $31 billion in rate increases in 2025. While the Southeast has historically had lower...
Developing Business Models to Scale Crop Residue Use for High-Quality Cattle Feed in Ethiopia and Nepal
April 23, 2026 — A dairy cow on a smallholder farm in Ethiopia produces roughly 2 kilograms (4.4 pounds) of milk per day. In Nepal, a cow produces around 4...
Frontline Environmental Defenders Risk Their Lives, but Remain Overlooked in Climate Policies
Benitha Bompendju grew up in Tshuapa province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, surrounded by the dense rainforests of the Congo Basin. The world’s second-largest tropical forest, it plays...
CJA Condemns Trump Administration's Use of the Defense Production Act to Expand Fossil Fuels
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following the Trump administration’s decision to invoke the Defense Production Act to subsidize fossil fuel expansion under the guise of an ‘energy emergency’, Mar Zepeda, Legislative Director...
RELEASE: Colombia Commits to Sustainable Management of All National Waters by 2030; Joins the 100% Alliance
San José, Costa Rica (April 21, 2026) — Colombia today committed to sustainably manage all of its national waters by 2030, becoming the latest member of the 100% Alliance. The...
RELEASE: Grassroots Coalition in the Philippines Wins Global Cities Prize for Transport Reform
Winner of the 2025-2026 WRI Ross Center Prize for Cities, the Move As One Coalition unites commuters and workers to drive safer, more inclusive transport in Manila, reshaping how the...
End the War
The wars being waged right now in Iran, Lebanon, Palestine and Ukraine are not abstract. They are children pulled from collapsed buildings. They are families who fled their homes carrying...
Shenzhen, China Pioneers 'Near-Zero Carbon Communities'
In Shenzhen’s Houhai Central District, summer temperatures climb higher each year. Last summer, the city recorded a blistering 37.5 degrees C (99.5 degrees F), one of its hottest days in...
Cameron Steinback on Coming to Climate Justice Work as an Educator, WA's Data Center Working Group, and More.
Cameron Steinback has taken a long journey from beginning his career as a teacher to Climate Justice Program Manager for Front and Centered in Washington State. In late 2025, he...
ADVISORY: Embargoed WRI Press Call on 2025 Global Tree Cover Loss Data and Analysis
Registration is for members of the media only. WASHINGTON D.C. (April 16, 2026) – Join World Resources Institute (WRI) and the University of Maryland’s GLAD Lab (UMD) on April 23,...
Urban Trees: An Underused Tool for Keeping People Cool
On a hot summer afternoon, the difference between one city block and the next can feel like a different world. On one street, the sun beats down from above while...
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