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Benchmarks for Success for COP28

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Red Alert: 3 Strategies for Reducing Toxic Ozone Pollution

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Jakarta Faces Climate Crisis by Strengthening Tree Protection

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Pohon adalah aset ekologis yang dapat membantu memerangi krisis iklim. Kredit: Simon Wilkes/Unsplash
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5 Big Ideas to Address the Climate Crisis and Inequality in Cities

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The DistritoTec project in Monterrey, Mexico is drawing people back to a denser, safer and livable inner city. Photo by Tecnológico de Monterrey
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How to Build a Circular Economy

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A circular economy can help mitigate the climate crisis, and makes social and financial sense. Photo by Aaron Minnick | WRI.
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Collaboration on Nature-Based Solutions is Key to Resilient City Infrastructure

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Departments that work together on projects and use natural infrastructure, like the Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park in Singapore, can achieve a variety of benefits. Photo by Stefano/Flickr.
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WRI Indonesia’s team in a tree planting offset project in West Java, March 2019. Photo credit: WRI Indonesia
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Flight Decisions Matter for Climate Change

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For years, airlines have experimented with biofuels, aiming to reduce both carbon emissions and their reliance on fossil fuels. It’s been a turbulent journey buffeted by inconsistent investment and the periodic lure of cheap oil. (Bloomberg/The Jakarta Post/File)
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Too Many Cities Are Growing Out Rather than Up. 3 Reasons That’s a Problem

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Informal settlements at the edge of Mumbai, India. Photo by Johnny Miller/Unequal Scenes
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Taking Stock of Indonesia’s Progress

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Pontianak traffic near Kapuas bridge in West Kalimantan, Indonesia / Credit: Ramadian Bachtia/CIFOR
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Jokowi Must Attend COP24

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President Jokowi must attend COP24 to reiterate the importance of collaboration in facing climate change as a ‘collective enemy’. Photo credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia
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3 Issues to Watch at the COP24 Climate Summit

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COP24 will take place in Katowice, Poland from December 3-14, 2018. Photo by Umkatowice/Wikimedia Commons
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Reaching 3 Global Goals Means Major Change for Cities

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3 Charts Explain One of the Most Overlooked Opportunities to Address Climate Change and Poverty

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Air conditioning units in Hong Kong. Flickr/Niall Kennedy
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Moving Beyond “Take, Make, Waste”: Developing Cities Show the Possibilities of the Circular Economy

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