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?BREAKING: At the #G20, UK & Brazil launched the Global Climate Power Alliance to meet COP28 commitments to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency. Read the full statement from Jennifer Layke, Global Energy Director, WRI Energy?? https://bit.ly/4hPHoyO #CleanEnergy #COP29 #GreenEnergy #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyTransition #ClimateChange #ClimatePolicy #ClimateAction

Lori Bird, World Resources Institute, US Energy Director was quoted in a conversation with ABC News on the #energytransition: "The U.S. is definitely in an energy transition, as is the rest of the globe...It would be impossible to halt the energy transition at this stage" Read the article here ?? https://lnkd.in/gdrfzmhq

Thank you for coming for our African Energy Dialogues (AED) session at #COP29 where we shared insights on pathways to affordable finance for Africa’s energy transition. AED partners and working group members discussed recommendations developed over the past year across three critical policy areas: ??Finance and investment ??Technology and infrastructure ??Enabling policy and regulation The event built on ongoing discussions about Africa’s energy sector, focusing on barriers, opportunities, and solutions to shape Africa’s energy future. The final policy recommendations will be shared in early 2025. ?? Visit?https://lnkd.in/dX4auiz7 to find out more and sign up for future updates. #AfricanEnergyDialogues #JustTransitions #CleanEnergy

?BREAKING: At the #G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, leaders of the United Kingdom and Brazil officially launched the Global Climate Power Alliance with the goal of meeting the #COP28 commitments to triple renewable energy and double energy efficiency. The effort will involve “missions” to address critical energy transition challenges. Brazil, Australia, Barbados, Canada, Chile, Colombia, France, Germany, Morocco, Norway, Tanzania, the African Union are the first countries to sign up to its first mission. Read the full statement from Jennifer Layke, Global Energy Director, World Resources Institute?? https://bit.ly/4hYCqjf #CleanEnergy #COP29 #GreenEnergy #Renewables #RenewableEnergy #EnergyEfficiency #EnergyTransition

ICYMI: From high-level events to a "tok storian," WRI held many events at the first week of #COP29. As we are entering the second week of climate negotiations, learn more?? Find all WRI events at COP29: https://bit.ly/3ZabkOK #ClimateChange #COP29Baku #COP29Azerbaijan #ClimateEvents #ClimateCrisis #ClimateFinance #ClimateAction #ICYMI #ACT2025 #SCALE WRI Africa WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities P4G Partnerships UN Climate Change CDP COP29 Azerbaijan Asian Development Bank (ADB)

The sun shone brightly, this day at COP29 where the energy transition was the key topic of the day. We need abundant, clean energy to fuel all our ambitions- but it should not be built on plants- neither fossil one’s nor the ones we can eat, or those that form an important storage of carbon such as our trees. As much carbon as we talk about cutting carbon - we also have to realise it plays a role as a feedstock for industry. How to “green” that feedstock is an important question- which The Netherlands brought to the COP for the second year in a row. Innovation will have to play a key role, just as governments setting clear policies and targets. But consistency of policies is just as important. Because currently, EU regulation makes it very easy to burn biomass- even though there are now good alternatives such as electrification for many of the demands. Many sectors look towards “biomass-waste “ as a source to avoid trees are being cut in the name of climate, but there is only so much real waste. We should ensure our policies steer the use of that waste to where it adds most value or where we have least alternatives. Yet at the moment, many rules are set per sector- leading to suboptimal outcomes. If the new Commission wants to deregulate - why not start with one coherent framework for the use of biomass?! A clear challenge for Wopke Hoekstra and his colleagues across the Commission. Thank you to Michel Heijdra and Wytske van der Mei for enriching the discussions at #COP29 with this discussion.

With President Trump’s recent election victory, the United States faces a shifting policy landscape. The potential negative repercussions for climate and environmental action are gargantuan. Even with new and strong headwinds, several pathways remain to keep momentum for climate action alive. WRI experts published a new Insights article that takes a clear-eyed look at the challenges ahead as well as opportunities to sustain federal clean energy investments that have bipartisan support and advance strong actions by states, cities, businesses and other subnational actors. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/escVTqnB #ClimateAction #ClimateCrisis #USpolicy #Environment #CleanEnergy

There is still time to register for this event - join us in-person in Baku, or online via live stream on Friday, 15 November! #COP29

BREAKING from #COP29?? Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new rule that requires oil and gas producers to pay a fee for releasing excess methane emissions. The methane fee, mandated by the Inflation Reduction Act, requires violators to pay $900 per metric ton of excess methane emissions that are above the government threshold rolling up to $1,500 per metric ton starting in 2026. More from Christina DeConcini, Director of Government Affairs, World Resources Institute?? https://bit.ly/4fKiPBs

??#COP29 STATEMENT: The United Kingdom’s new target to cut emissions is a shining example of climate leadership. The UK has announced an ambitious goal to reduce emissions by 81% by 2035, putting the country on track to reach net zero by 2050. Hopefully, it will inspire other G20 countries to take similar bold action. Setting this target is a big step, but now the UK must boost its policies and green investments to make it happen. Read our full statement, including commentary from Stientje van Veldhoven, World Resources Institute’s Vice President and Regional Director for World Resources Institute Europe?? https://bit.ly/48Q7bCT