Land: from degradation to restoration
Climate — Global
Is it possible to hold back, or reverse, large-scale degradation of land and tackle climate change?
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What role can carbon markets play in preserving forests?
Climate — Global
Evidence is mounting that forest carbon offset credits are not working. Can a new approach, based on countries and companies making wider contributions to climate action beyond offsetting emissions, save the world’s forests?
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Every watt we save brings us closer to net zero
Climate — Global
Improvements in energy efficiency are a critical component in our quest to reach net zero by 2050. While rapid technological advances suggest the transformation is possible, we must also direct efforts to overcome the many challenges – from financial to behavioral – that remain
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Climate exodus? Protecting vulnerable communities in a warming world
Climate — Global
How do we protect the ever-increasing numbers of people forced to abandon their homelands due to the devastating impacts of our warming planet?
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Carbon capture and storage: smokescreen, white elephant, or linchpin?
Environment — Global
After decades of research, CCS has delivered only small carbon savings and has largely been utilized to extract more fossil fuels. But with most mitigation pathway models including CCS, what are its prospects – and ramifications?
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Guiding climate action through Earth observation
Climate — Global
With their unwavering gaze from above, satellites are an increasingly powerful tool to identify and monitor anthropogenic emissions, right down to pinpointing individual sites. Using this data to inform policy and direct climate action everywhere must be an urgent global priority
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Solving the energy storage problem for a clean energy system
Energy — Global
Energy storage is a critical flexibility solution if the world is to fully transition to renewables. While many technical, policy, and regulatory barriers remain, there are already a range of maturing solutions that we can leverage
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From resource curse to blessing: harnessing Africa’s green minerals
Climate — Sub-Saharan Africa
Africa’s vast natural wealth includes many critical minerals needed for the green economy. Historically, this wealth has not benefited local populations and resource extraction has caused environmental damage. How can Africa’s peoples and environment become the beneficiaries of this natural bounty?
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Leapfrogging to green industry in middle-income countries
Climate — Global
How can MICs, currently driving much of the world’s growth, ensure that their rapid industrialization is sustainable?
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Supporting climate action in LDCs
Climate — Global
Despite their limited means, many of the world’s poorest countries are leading the way in cutting emissions and taking bold action on adaptation. The rest of the world must step up support for LDCs – and follow their example
