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By 2030, vulnerable nations could face more than half a trillion dollars in climate related damages?? View WRI's full #StoriesToWatch 2025 to learn more?? https://bit.ly/4gtRmE2 #ClimateImpacts #LossandDamage #ClimateFinance #Environment

Happy #WangariMaathaiDay?? Wangari Maathai (1940-2011) founded the iconic Green Belt Movement and was the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for her contribution to "sustainable development, democracy and peace". Today, we acknowledge and celebrate the impactful work of Professor Maathai for people, nature and climate. #WangariMaathai #AfricaEnvironmentDay #Africa #Kenya #Environmentalist #ClimateChange #Nature #GenerationRestoration #Reforestation #Trees

????The COP16 biodiversity negotiations officially concluded, with countries agreeing on a strategy to increase finance for biodiversity to $200 billion annually by 2030. Countries also adopted a monitoring framework to track countries’ progress toward the Global Biodiversity Framework targets, including the goals to protect 30% of the world’s land and water and restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030. These outcomes build on the prior outcomes from the COP16 negotiations in Cali, Colombia, which included a voluntary fund for companies to contribute to based on the genetic data from biodiversity they use, and a new permanent body to bring Indigenous Peoples and local communities into the negotiations. Read the full statement by Crystal Davis, Global Director of Food, Land & Water Program, World Resources Institute here?? https://lnkd.in/eBn6r34Y #COP16 #COP16CaliColombia #COP16Cali #COP16Colombia #WorldWildlifeDay #Biodiversity #Environment #Climate

These #ElectricSchoolBus Champions are working to secure clean rides to school for themselves and their classmates?? Hear about this important work in their own words?? https://lnkd.in/gAr-t9Q3 #RenewableEnergy #ElectricBus #Environment #Sustainability #EV

The ocean is home to incredible biodiversity, all working together to maintain the delicate balance of marine ecosystems. This balance is not just vital for ocean health but also human health. #WorldWildlifeDay ?? Seagrass meadows, mangroves, and coral reefs act as nurseries for marine life, and absorb carbon, helping regulate our climate. ?? Healthy fish populations support global food security and economies, providing billions of people with essential nutrition and livelihoods. ?? Marine biodiversity contributes to medicine, used in antibiotics, cancer treatments, and other life-saving drugs.

Many countries like Brazil, Kenya and Spain saw devastating floods in 2024 alone. But why are we seeing more floods? Does climate change have a role? Find answers here?? https://bit.ly/4h1UyHl #floods #extremeweather #climatechange #climatedata #climate #infographics

??The increasing frequency and intensity of wildfires in California can be attributed to a combination of natural and human-induced factors, with climate change playing a?central role. ??Rising global temperatures have created hotter, drier conditions across the landscape. This makes fires not only more likely to ignite but also easier to spread. ??The hottest years on record globally —?2023 and 2024?— have seen extreme heat intensify droughts and dry out vegetation, creating an ideal fuel source for wildfires. Southern California is frequently affected by the Santa Ana winds, which bring strong, dry gusts that further fuel the fires and make containment difficult. Explore more graphics that explain LA's rare and devastating January Fires?? https://bit.ly/4hXVGNA #LAfires #climate #climatedata #extremeweather #wildfires #california #globalwarming #temperatures #extremeheat #drought

???Last year was the hottest on record, and scientists are clear that the world is on track to exceed 1.5°C of global warming. Methane, which traps heat much more effectively than CO2, is a significant part of this problem. ??Methane concentration in the atmosphere has accelerated rapidly since the early 1900s, driven both by human-caused methane emissions and increased methane emissions from natural sources due to human-induced climate change. ??That’s why researchers are exploring atmospheric methane removal as a potential option to reduce warming. Our newest article gathers 5 key things to know: https://go.wri.org/7cMcsb #emissions #GHG #greenhousegases #climatechange #globalwarming #methane #extremeheat #climatetechnology #methaneremoval

??At #COP29 in November, the world's leaders agreed on a new climate finance goal of $1.3 trillion as a larger goal, with at least $300 Billion annually committed for developing countries' climate action by 2035. ??But how much is $1.3 trillion really? ??Ani Dasgupta, President & CEO of World Resources Institute, breaks it down. Watch this year's #StoriesToWatch to learn more about the key challenges - and potential solutions - to climate finance: https://bit.ly/4ihoqjX

??Similar to 2023, 2024 was an impressive year for clean energy in the United States, signaling that clean electricity sources are an increasingly vital part of the U.S. economy and power system. Renewable?sources and battery storage also made up the vast majority of new additions to the grid. ??But what are the clean power trends and headwinds in the US? Our researchers find out: https://bit.ly/3D70ukq #cleanenergy #cleanpower #greenenergy #energy #wind #solar #USenergy #powertrends #renewableenergy #renewables #sustainability #electricity