We have a waste problem. The world threw away around 300 million tons of plastic in 2019, nearly equivalent to the weight of the human population. Scientists expect there could be more plastic than ...

Washington, D.C. (September 17, 2026) — This week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed two resolutions, introduced by Reps. Fong (R-CA) and Gallagher (R-CA), to overturn two California Clean Air ...

This paper describes a data set of 14 temperature- and precipitation-related climate hazard indicators, calculated for 996 cities at the 1.5°C, 2.0°C, and 3.0°C global warming scenarios. Global ...

What’s Next? While CAIT 2.0 is already a valuable tool for anyone working in the field of climate change research and communications, it is still a work in progress. In the months ahead we will be ...

This year’s UN Climate Summit (COP30), to be held in Brazil in November, presents a pivotal opportunity for governments to support Indigenous Peoples and local communities as the frontline stewards of ...

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 go far beyond ...

Convened by World Resources Institute and the Bezos Earth Fund to develop breakthroughs in geospatial monitoring that power solutions for sustainable landscapes worldwide. Human activities are ...

Europe’s summer started early and hot this year. Two intense heat waves in May and June drove temperatures to above 40 degrees C (104 degrees F), disrupting transport, triggering power outages under ...

The WRI Polsky Center for the Global Energy Transition works to boost energy efficiency and reduce reliance on fossil fuels within industry, transportation and the built environment. Reducing ...

Early on a weekday morning in Atlanta, a familiar choreography unfolds along a landscaped path: High school students stream north to class; middle schoolers head south, backpacks bouncing as they bike ...

One-third of all food produced globally never gets eaten, whether it is lost along the supply chain or thrown away by households and businesses. Meanwhile, 1 in 10 people around the world don't get ...

As the federal government advances rollbacks of more than 100 environmental and climate policies and resources, it is redefining the U.S. government’s role in protecting communities disproportionately ...