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A new report from the International Energy Agency, released last week, shows that future electricity demand is likely to shoot past previous expectations. How we meet this demand has serious implications for energy security and climate change.
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Critical minerals have become a central issue for energy security as the transition toward renewable power and other clean technologies ramps up. Read more.
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Rising power demand is largely driven by emerging economies. But developed countries like the U.S. are also seeing electricity needs rise, in part due to “explosive” demand growth from data centers and artificial intelligence. Read more.
- Congested grids and increasingly extreme weather demand rapid investments in infrastructure to stabilize power systems and prevent blackouts. Read more.
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The countries and communities most vulnerable to climate change can’t protect themselves from increasingly extreme weather without more funding. Yet this pot has remained far too small for far too long. A crucial first step toward closing the gap is for countries to set an ambitious new adaptation finance goal at COP30 this week. |
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The twin threats of climate change and land degradation are sapping water supplies in places around the globe. One community in northern Ethiopia proves it’s possible to bring lost water back by restoring nature. |
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The COP30 climate talks run through the end of this week. Follow updates from WRI experts on the ground in Belém, Brazil on our Live from COP30 page. A few noteworthy moments from the past week: |
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Against the backdrop of the first UN climate summit with no official U.S. delegation, WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta weighed in on how middle-income countries are taking up the mantle of climate leadership. Read the op-ed.
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Brazil announced a landmark commitment to sustainably manage 100% of its national waters by 2030 — a critical move for the country with the 10th largest ocean area in the world. Read the statement.
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Leaders from governments, businesses, civil society and philanthropy launched a new global effort to put people’s jobs and skills at the heart of the low-carbon transition. Read the statement.
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COP president Brazil announced a suite of efforts to accelerate climate action across all levels of government, from local to regional to national. Read the statement.
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| As the COP30 agenda moves further, pledges and alliances are pouring in.
Yesterday in Belém, we saw:
🏭Countries committing to close coal-fired power plants.
💰Donors contributing to the adaptation fund.
✊Land tenure taking the center stage with the first Intergovernmental Land Tenure Commitment and renewed pledges. |
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