🌡️ The Paris Agreement can't force countries to cut emissions, implement national policy or mobilize climate finance itself. So what was it built to do, and why does it still matter? A look at its role in the next decade of climate action: bit.ly/46g8lXU

🌍 “The world order as we’ve known it for decades is changing in fundamental ways before our eyes.” Jennifer Morgan on anchoring climate cooperation, for WRI’s Climate Diplomacy in a Messy World series: bit.ly/4yZsJJx

📈 Climate planning is economic planning. Long-term strategies can help governments align policy, attract investment and stay on course through economic, political and energy shocks. Read the 2050 is Now communique on why #COP31 should make them the norm: bit.ly/4hZRfD0

📉 The latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report warns that the world will exceed 1.5°C of warming. But can we bring temperatures back down? WRI’s Clea Schumer explains why reaching net zero won’t be enough, and why net-negative emissions are essential: bit.ly/4y9iMbh

⚡ Renewable energy is growing fast, but the transition away from fossil fuels is still too slow. As @unep.org releases its latest Emissions Gap Report, WRI’s Sophie Boehm explains why a just transition away from coal, oil and gas is essential. Read more: bit.ly/4zOAyC3

🌳 Is the world on track to conserve its forests and land? Join #SystemsChangeLab on Oct 27 to explore new data on global progress, where efforts are falling short and the shifts needed to accelerate action. Register here: bit.ly/4B9Ne7O

We celebrate 10 years of collective action on climate and development with members across the NDC Partnership 🎉 Explore stories from across the coalition and see how members #DeliverTogether ➡️ bit.ly/4iuMUco

📊 New #SystemsChangeLab data reveal global action to conserve forests and land are largely moving in the wrong direction. What needs to change? Explore the findings: bit.ly/482kiRT

✈️ Using food crops to fuel airplanes could do more harm than good. New WRI analysis finds that proposed changes to U.K. aviation fuel rules could increase deforestation, threaten food security and raise emissions. Read more: bit.ly/4zAoZy2

🌍 Fewer than half of countries have a long-term climate strategy. Amid economic pressures, energy shocks and political change, these plans can help governments stay on course toward resilient, net-zero economies. Watch the video: youtu.be/e-LAm6WMXWI?...

Why Long-Term Climate Strategies Matter | 2050 Is Now

Long-term climate strategies are critical for navigating global uncertainty, strengthening economies and building a more resilient future. Featuring perspectives from climate experts and…

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🏦 Climate action and economic development shouldn't be competing priorities. WRI's Melanie Robinson explores how the World Bank can help countries build more sustainable, inclusive and resilient economies. Read more: bit.ly/4yQL1wF #SustainableDevelopment

🌏 Asia is no longer a passive recipient of global climate decisions. It’s becoming a locomotive in its own right. Could regional cooperation become a new engine for climate diplomacy? Arunabha Ghosh and Jhalak Aggarwal explore: bit.ly/4qRjTKz

⚙️ Long-term climate plans that hold through energy shocks, budget fights and changes of government. What does that take? India, Ethiopia, South Africa, Australia and France offer some answers in our new WRI article: bit.ly/4s2ViTG

🌡️ The world will exceed 1.5°C of warming, at least temporarily. But we can still bring temperatures back down. Going beyond net zero to net negative emissions will be key. Learn more from WRI Climate and Clea Schumer: bit.ly/4y9iMbh

📣 #COP31 can strengthen the role of long-term planning in climate action. 2050 is Now is calling for new and updated long-term strategies and a dedicated UNFCCC synthesis report ahead of the second Global Stocktake. Read the recommendations: bit.ly/4hZRfD0

🏦 Climate action or poverty reduction? The World Bank shouldn't have to choose. In a new commentary, WRI's Melanie Robinson explores how development banks can help countries build more resilient, inclusive and sustainable economies. Read more: bit.ly/4yQL1wF

🌊🌡️ The ocean absorbs about 91% of the excess heat trapped by human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. This growing “energy imbalance” explains why ocean temperatures keep breaking records and why sea levels keep climbing. Find out what the ocean is telling us ➡️ bit.ly/4ct6Mcv

🌐 Can the EU help revive climate multilateralism? Anne-Sophie Cerisola makes the case for defending the multilateral “big tent” while resisting a retreat into like-minded-only spaces. Read her new essay for @WRIclimate: bit.ly/4zTdov2

☀️💨 Ten countries have scaled solar and wind at rates nearly as fast as what’s needed globally to limit warming to 1.5°C. A rapid transition to renewables is possible across very different country contexts, from Uruguay to Denmark to Namibia. Learn more from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/4hOxyME

Today, most greenhouse gas emissions can be traced to five key sectors: ⚡ Energy 🌽 Agriculture 🏭 Industrial processes 🗑️ Waste 🌲 Land use, land-use change and forestry #ClimateWatch breaks it down: go.wri.org/ghg-charts-tw

🔥For most of human history, fire was a tool to be wielded with knowledge, precision and care — not an enemy to be suppressed. Recovering control will require learning from the past while confronting the political choices of the present. Learn more about the paths forward ➡️ bit.ly/4rSpFfr

Can Humanity Regain Control Over Fire?

Of all the traits that distinguish Homo sapiens from every other creature on Earth, none has been more consequential than our relationship with fire.

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🌡️ Reaching net zero can stop global temperatures from continuing to rise. But, bringing them back down after exceeding 1.5°C will require sustained net-negative CO2 emissions. Learn what it will take to get there in our latest Insights article: bit.ly/4y9iMbh

🌊 Are blue foods getting enough attention in national climate plans? New WRI Ocean research examines how 86 island and coastal countries are incorporating #BlueFoods into their 2025 NDCs. Join the upcoming webinar to learn more: bit.ly/3VAeMTE

📉 As the world enters an era of 1.5°C overshoot, what will it take to bring temperatures back down? WRI Climate researcher Clea Schumer explains why net-negative emissions will be critical and what it will take to get there. Watch and learn more: bit.ly/4y9iMbh

🌱 A low-carbon economy could create 375 million new jobs over the next decade. But how do we prepare people for them? 🎥 Hear from WRI President & CEO, Ani Dasgupta at #ClimateWeekNYC, then watch the full event recording: bit.ly/46YmFVf

⛽ Transitioning away from fossil fuels 🤝 New channels for climate diplomacy 🌡️ The growing reality of 1.5°C overshoot Catch up on the biggest climate stories from September in the latest #ClimateDigest: bit.ly/475tfcM

From fossil fuels to AI: Key takeaways from Climate Week NYC

⛽️ Guterres Signs Off with Call to Transition Away from Fossil Fuels During the Climate Action Summit on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly last week, UN Secretary-General António Guterres, who ...

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🌧️ Floods don't end when the water recedes. For women in Nairobi's informal settlements, the 2024 floods meant losing homes, livelihoods and access to essential care. New WRI research explores their stories and the solutions needed: bit.ly/4i77zmI

For Women in Nairobi’s Informal Settlements, Floods Don’t End When the Water Recedes

When floodwater entered Virginia’s single-family home in Mathare, an informal settlement in Nairobi, it washed away much more than her furniture — upending all her sources of security while reshaping ...

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🌱 Peatlands are carbon vaults. They cover just 4% of the world’s land, yet store up to one-third of all soil carbon. Protecting, restoring and sustainably managing these ecosystems is critical for people, nature and climate. More from #SystemsChangeLab: bit.ly/45kdOwu

🤝 The #ParisAgreement was never designed to solve climate change on its own. But it remains critical for setting global ambition, shaping national climate action and tracking progress. Here’s what Paris can and cannot deliver: bit.ly/46g8lXU

What the Paris Agreement Was Built to Do — and Why It Still Matters

The Paris Agreement is now in its second decade — and facing its toughest geopolitical environment yet.

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🔋 China’s role in future climate diplomacy will be the most consequential, and perhaps the most hopeful. Li Shuo explores why in his contribution to WRI Climate’s Climate Diplomacy in a Messy World series: bit.ly/4qNQjpg