Climate change is fueling wildfires in Canada🌲🔥 The 2023 wildfires in Canada accounted for more than a 1/4 of all #TreeCoverLoss globally that year and were largely driven by unusually hot temperatures and low precipitation. Québec, Northwest Territories, Alberta and British Columbia all experienced record high tree cover loss due to fires in 2023. Though #forestfires in #Canada and other northern boreal forests are a common and natural occurrence, drier, hotter conditions caused by climate change are leading to fires that are larger and more frequent than in past decades. Read the new analysis from Global Forest Watch about how these #wildfires had a massive effect on greenhouse gas emissions▶️ https://bit.ly/4bkZqof
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The world faces multiple, simultaneous crises. Widening inequality and economic turmoil threaten communities around the globe. Biodiversity is declining. The impacts of climate change — from extreme heat to destructive floods — are becoming ever-more threatening. While the transition to a better future has begun, it’s not yet happening at the speed and scale necessary. What the world needs is a great transition. And WRI has the research, partnerships and global reach to help get it right. We envision a new era in which the world can meet people’s needs while curbing climate change and protecting nature. We see a future where everyone can enjoy clean air, walkable cities, vibrant landscapes, nutritious food and affordable energy. Ecosystems are thriving. The climate is stable. We start with rigorous research, work with partners to apply evidence-based approaches globally and in focus countries, and broadly share lessons learned to create systemic change around the world.
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📣New analysis shows that Canada’s 2023 wildfires had a massive effect on greenhouse gas emissions🔥🌲 Researchers from WRI’s Global Forest Watch find that wildfires burned roughly 7.8 million hectares of forests. This amount of tree cover loss produced nearly 4x the carbon emissions of the global aviation sector in 2022✈️ Learn More▶️ https://bit.ly/4bkZqof #wildfires #canada #TreeCoverLoss #deforestation #forests
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📣 This week's WRI Digest is live!📰 💡This week we highlight: 🌱Kenya’s Farmers Restore Lands — and Hope — After Floods 🔋How Development Banks Can Catalyze Asia’s Energy Transition 🌳Indigenous Groups in the Amazon Unite to Protect the Forest — and the Climate Share your thoughts in the comments!👇 #climatechange #news #climatenews #sustainability #environment
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Restoring degraded landscapes offers hope🌱 Over 50,000 households were displaced due to Kenya’s unusually heavy rains in March-May 2024. Kenya and parts of East Africa typically experience two rainy seasons: the “long rains” from March to May, and the “short rains” from October to December. This year, Kenya’s weather agency predicted that the long rains would bring flooding and landslides. And they did. They weren’t a one-off event. Climate change is fundamentally altering weather patterns in Kenya. Restoration champions like Kenyan farmers are architects of a solution. Restoring the Greater Rift Valley’s denuded landscapes can help communities better withstand shocks like floods, droughts and other escalating disasters. Learn How➡️ https://bit.ly/4cATDMO #kenya #eastafrica #floods #climatedisasters #farmers #agroforestry #reforestation #landscaperestoration
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📣Request for proposals📋 WRI intends to award a Fixed Price type contract for a short-term national consultant that will, plan, and implement a restoration monitoring capacity building/training in Cameroon based on identified restoration monitoring gaps. The consultant will use the results of the assessment carried out in 2023 and in consultation with identified forest and landscape restoration monitoring stakeholders in Cameroon. Apply Today▶️ https://bit.ly/4cVRQS9 #consultantjobs #proposals #restoration #afr100
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🚀 As a partner of the Science Based Targets Network, we're pleased to announce the main 2024 release of new and updated guidance for companies to set science-based targets for nature, informed by SBTN’s trail-blazing cohort of pilot companies. 🎉 This guidance enhances the feasibility and practicality of SBTN’s methods while maintaining ambition and scientific rigor. New resources to improve accessibility and drive action have also been introduced, including a comprehensive corporate manual that serves as an entry-point into the technical guidance. SBTN’s target validation pilot has highlighted key benefits of target-setting and reinforced that SBTN is closing a critical gap in corporate sustainability, including: 🌟 Increases ambition and drives science-based action on nature 🤝 Provides credibility and a common language to advance engagement with stakeholders 🧭 Acts as a trusted compass for companies to get to the right solutions Stay tuned for more updates from SBTN in September, where they'll share key outcomes and lessons learned to pave the way for the next generation of targets 👉 Explore the latest updates and resources: https://bit.ly/3xOyWhg #SBTN #ScienceBasedTargets #ForNature #NaturePositive
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In 2015 when the Paris Agreement was reached, its new goal of limiting warming to 1.5°C was at risk of being dead on arrival because the world was on the verge of a coal-plant-building boom. However, since then the amount of new coal power in development has fallen dramatically. Why? There are multiple reasons for the transformative change: 🔌Clean energy filled the gap 🏭Most of the biggest emitters announced goals to reach net-zero emissions 💰Large public financiers of coal projects committed to stop lending #SystemsChangeLab explores the history of coal plants cancellations in China, India and Vietnam to help understand how the world can speed up the cancellation of the remaining coal project pipeline▶️ https://bit.ly/3zMN5vK
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Interested in clean energy and decarbonization? ☀️ WRI's U.S. Energy team is looking for a Manager for Clean Energy Community Programs! Apply now 👉 https://bit.ly/4cvSeal Deadline: July 15, 2024 #hiring #climatejobs #greenjobs #climatecareers #cleanenergy #energyjobs #decarbonization #vacancy
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Who shapes #energy policy in #Asia? Beni Suryadi, Manager of Sustainable & Renewable Energy for ASEAN Centre for Energy explains why things are trending upward for the private sector: https://bit.ly/3RCuzMW
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🌏💡Stretching from Pakistan to the Philippines, South & Southeast Asia is home to over a quarter of the world's population and has one of the fastest-growing energy demands globally. However, renewable energy isn't scaling quickly enough to keep up. And the region is feeling the effects with intense heat waves and floods. Overcoming barriers to #CleanEnergy investment is crucial - multilateral development banks can play a vital role in overcoming barriers and catalyzing the clean #EnergyTransition. Learn how: https://bit.ly/4eT7xeP
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