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Today, negotiators concluded #COP30 in Belém, Brazil. They reached an agreement to triple adaptation finance, but offered an inadequate response to the shortfall in ambition in national climate commitments.

Read the statement from WRI's CEO & President👉 go.wri.org/cop30-negotiat

At #G20SouthAfrica, climate adaptation finance is front and center.

Our new study analyzed 162 cases to map how 11 financial instruments mobilize capital to address multiple climate risks.

Read more: go.wri.org/finance-adap...

A new blog by WRI’s Craig Hanson and the University of Maryland’s Matt Hansen shows how climate change, once largely driven by human pressures on forests and agricultural areas, is now reshaping the land in return.

📖 Read the full piece: lnkd.in/egbcYCYr

YouTube video by World Resources Institute Why was 2025 a big year for the ocean?

🌊2025 was a big year for the ocean.

Tom Pickerell from WRI Ocean guides us through some of the top moments from on the ground at #COP30.

Don't miss an update. Visit the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30

We're getting closer to the end at #COP30!

Yesterday, ocean action took the stage as Brazil joined the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy, while 17 countries joined the Blue NDC Challenge.

But there was much more that happened👀
Find out more → go.wri.org/cop30

🌿Mariana Oliveira from WRI Brasil tells us about the National Plan for Native Vegetation Recovery and the financial mechanisms we need to scale🌳

Watch the video👉 youtube.com/shorts/wgRw5...
More #COP30 updates👉 go.wri.org/cop30

Yesterday at #COP30 in Belém, we saw:

🏭Countries committing to close coal-fired power plants
💰Donors contributing to the adaptation fund
✊Land tenure taking the center stage

Stay tuned to know more about this year's climate summit!

After months of swimming (and occasionally drowning) in data… the Ocean Breakthroughs Dashboard is live.

Proud of this one. 🌊
ocean-breakthroughs.org/dashboard

#OceanBreakthroughs #OceanData #DataVisualisation #OceanComms @worldresources.bsky.social

Check our resource hub to learn what we expect from COP30: go.wri.org/cop30

From restoration commitments to negotiations on tripling adaptation finance, the first week saw a lot of movement.

What do you think the second week of the climate summit will bring?

🤯It's been a whole week since leaders, activists, policy makers, and innovators met at #COP30, held in Belém, Brazil.

Ani Dasgupta recaps week 1 at #COP30🌎 Watch here▶️ youtube.com/shorts/SSCJy...

Get the latest updates from the WRI COP30 Resource Hub👉 go.wri.org/cop30

What does it take to restore 55 million hectares of degraded forest? The answer lies in locally led action at scale🌱

At #COP30 today, WRI Brasil & Sitawi Finance for Good introduced Fundo Flora, a partnership that finances, monitors, and trains local organizations: go.wri.org/fundo-flora

Why do we still need to talk about climate solutions at places like #COP30?

The State of Climate Action Report findings reveal global efforts fall far short of what’s needed to keep the Paris Agreement goal within reach.

📄10 Key Findings from SOCA: go.wri.org/SOCA-COP30

#SystemsChangeLab

The world’s housing and climate crises are deeply intertwined, wreaking havoc and reshaping life in cities around the world.

Wanjira Mathai walks us through the impacts and how locally led initiatives should help shape cities for a more equitable future➡️ go.wri.org/climate-hous...

🚨The #COP30 Presidency and High-Level Climate Champions released the COP30 Action Agenda, which unites commitments from civil society, businesses, investors, cities, states & countries into a coherent framework tied to the Paris Agreement goals.

Read the full statement👉 go.wri.org/cop30-action...

Get the latest on the ground at #COP30! Here's what to know on Day 3 👀

🏙️Leaders launched the Plan to Accelerate Multilevel Governance
🇪🇹Addis Ababa was chosen as the host city for COP32
💡@wrienergy.bsky.social & partners launched the Latin America Clean Energy Coalition

Know more → go.wri.org/cop30

The Global South Is the Climate Future The next phase of climate action is economic, and it's happening in the Global South, writes Ani Dasgupta.

Is progress possible?

Yes. But we must choose to speed it up. And the Global South is key to making that happen.

President & CEO of WRI, Ani Dasgupta, shows us examples of how that is already being done and opportunities to scale.

Read the op-ed from TIME👉 go.wri.org/cop30-global... #COP30

The bioeconomy is real🌱

Hear from Wanjira Mathai, WRI's Managing Director of Africa and Global Partnerships, about how forests and community-led initiatives are taking center stage at #COP30.

Stay up to date on what's happening👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-2

The Global South Is the Climate Future The next phase of climate action is economic, and it's happening in the Global South, writes Ani Dasgupta.

As #COP30 opens in Belém, the future of climate progress is being built in the Global South. Countries like Brazil, India, China, and Colombia are now driving the clean economy.

Read more in the new @time.com op-ed from WRI CEO Ani Dasgupta: bit.ly/4p5lSJo

Day 2: Bioeconomy, carbon prices, Loss & Damage Fund.. #COP30 is taking place at full speed. The road so far:

🗓️The agenda was set
📈The updated NDC Synthesis Report revealed a gap in action for 1.5°C
⚖️UN special rapporteurs urged full compliance w/ the ICJ

Check our resource hub→ go.wri.org/cop30

Formal negotiations at #COP30 are underway🌎

David Waskow, Director, International Climate Initiative at WRI, fills us in on the adopted agenda and what to expect over the next couple of days.

Don't miss an update. Check out WRI's Live from COP30 feed👉 go.wri.org/cop30-live-1

"When floods hit my hometown in Kenya last year, it was the poorest communities who suffered most," says WRI's Wanjira Mathai.

The world’s housing & climate crises are deeply intertwined, and they should be addressed together: go.wri.org/housing-cop3...

Ani Dasgupta: there is hope despite the climate backlash The World Resources Institute president is bullish about the path to decarbonisation

🌎And #COP30 begins!

Should we keep our climate optimism despite the backlash? WRI President & CEO Ani Dasgupta believes so.

In his new book, The New Global Possible, he delves into the ways we are showing progress and how COPs can achieve real progress.

Read his interview: on.ft.com/47T7ay8

🤔What do you think #COP30 should achieve? ⁣

From integrating climate action as an economic strategy to making it the "COP of implementation," read our experts' answers🔗 go.wri.org/experts-on-c...

A group of seven people stands together for a photo in front of a backdrop for the "COP30 LOCAL LEADERS FORUM."

A woman with short white hair and glasses speaks at a podium branded with "C40 CITIES" and "WORLD MAYORS SUMMIT 2025."

In port cities, global trade 🤝 climate action.

At #WMS, Lord Mayor Lars Weiss, @mayor.lacity.gov, @americaisallin.com's Gina McCarthy, Deputy Mayor Nancy Sutley, @worldresources.bsky.social's Ani Dasgupta, and Secretary John Kerry shared this message: we can't wait for global consensus on shipping.

At #COP30, decision-makers must focus on turning commitments into action.

🔗Get a deeper understanding of the issues to watch from us ➡️ go.wri.org/cop30

🏆It's a win-win-win!

If Kenya achieves a 50% reduction in food loss & waste by 2030, it could feed more than 7 million people annually, boost the economy, and reduce emissions.

Understand how: bit.ly/3WBrX3W

When women lead, resilience grows 🌍

@worldresources.bsky.social new analysis across 12 countries shows every $1 invested in climate adaptation yields generates $10.50 in benefits–with returns of 20–27%.

It’s time global funding followed the evidence. Take action: projectdandelion.com/demand

💡Using an innovation, the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) aims to fund tropical forest countries as long as they preserve their forests.

But how will it work? Get ahead of the #COP30 conversation with our explainer👉 go.wri.org/tfff