Across the American West, communities face a rising threat from catastrophic wildfire. Lomakatsi Restoration Project's model shows what’s possible when Native leadership, workforce development and #ForestRestoration intersect. www.wri.org/insights/tri... #Cities4Forests #Wildfires #Megafires

A roundup of recent news stories highlighting #ClimateAction challenges.

“We need to show the world that we care about these issues in a really intimate way.” www.clarku.edu/news/2025/09... #ClimateAction

On the morning of Monday, September 22, Food Tank will host the “ #ClimateAction: A Food Waste Breakthrough” Summit during #ClimateWeekNYC. foodtank.com/news/2025/09...

"Forbes Sustainability Leaders 2025" highlights global leaders, including entrepreneurs, investors, activists, and scientists, who are working to combat the climate crisis, including Wanjira Mathai, David Attenborough, Wendy Schmidt, and Kongjian Yu. www.forbes.com/sites/elisab... #ClimateAction

Solving the climate crisis and ensuring a livable planet for future generations is a colossal task that requires an all-hands-on-board effort. Here are local leaders who may have a smaller footprint, but they have successfully deployed smart solutions. www.forbes.com/sites/eduard... #ClimateAction

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Join the online unveiling of a powerful new #AI system that will transform how we see and shape our planet — making it easier than ever to track change, guide action, and measure impact. Today at 3:00pm ET Register now: bit.ly/47Hvh4m #AIForGood #gnw2025

Karbon Economics features essays, explainers and soon-to-be-published student research that explores “how economic forces shape our world—from the #ClimateCrisis and carbon markets to inequality, trade and development”—including stories of people living on the front lines of climate catastrophes.

The amalgamation of #AI with citizen science holds immense power in addressing sustainability challenges with solutions that bring together * data accuracy, * predictive analytics, * real-time monitoring and * integrated environmental intelligence. #ClimateAction #AIForGood

It's been a bleak few weeks for climate news. So this week we ask: are there still reasons to be optimistic? And what will it take to turn urgency into real change? With Ani DasGupta of @worldresources.bsky.social 🎧 bit.ly/4jy5uiH

Research reveals huge disparity between perceived and actual willingness of public to contribute to fixing climate - "[Politicians] have more public support than they may realise" #climatecrisis #89percent www.theguardian.com/environment/...

"AI will not build a world where people, nature and climate thrive together. People will. And those people, from community leaders to wise companies to dedicated civil servants, will use technology, and indeed AI, to do so." ~ Evan Tachovsky www.wri.org/insights/ai-... #AIforGood

"Action on climate change faces new threat: The doomers who think it's too late to act" | An excerpt from our @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & my) new book #ScienceUnderSiege, via @livescience.com: www.livescience.com/planet-earth...

"At a time of fractured geopolitics, mounting climate impacts and rising inequality, it's more important than ever that we learn from initiatives that are already working." ~ Ani Dasgupta www.wri.org/insights/reb... #ClimateAction #WhatsPossible #NewGlobalPossible

Climate Change - The Facts is available on @BBC iPlayer. Presented by the legend David Attenborough. It looks like a great place to start for anyone new to this topic. #climate #ClimateEmergency www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Learn more about Eunice Newton Foote. www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... #ClimateScience #ClimateChange #GreenhouseEffect #GlobalWarming #WomenInScience

Is effective action on climate change feasible in a political atmosphere overheated by a pandemic, wars, zealous partisanship, and now tariffs? Yes, argues Ani Dasgupta. yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/ani-dasgupta-talked-to-100-climate-experts-he-came-away-optimistic/ #NewGlobalPossible

Finally, a path to rebuilding optimism in the age of the climate crisis. The #NewGlobalPossible by Ani Dasgupta, President & CEO of @worldresources.bsky.social, explores how to orchestrate change at speed and scale. ➡️ go.wri.org/new-global-p... #ClimateAction

Can we sustain #ClimateAction as multilateralism wanes? Use innovation to protect nature? Dismantle entrenched power to build a clean, resilient economy? #NewGlobalPossible shows hope via stories of unlikely alliances, bold collaboration, and lessons from failure. go.wri.org/new-global-possible-sk

AI + Climate: ✅ Good - Forecasts fires, droughts, heatwaves ⚠️ Bad - Drains energy + water via data centers 🚨 Whoa - Needs standards & carbon tracking now yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/09/what... #AIforGood #ClimateTech #SustainableAI

Climate action depends not just on what people believe—but how they believe it. climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications... #ClimateAction #ClimateBeliefs #IPCC #ScienceOfBelief

The loss of winter sea ice in Antarctica over just the past decade is similar to what the Arctic has lost over the last 46 years. This extraordinary decline is kicking off a climatic feedback loop. grist.org/climate/anta...

This is a great cartoon of the illogical narratives I hear refuting climate warming. As I have said many times, it's not "either/or" when it comes to natural variability and human contributions, it's "both/and." Grass grows naturally and it grows differently when you fertilize the lawn....

Ground-breaking, fundamental U.S. climate science by Roger Revelle, Charles David Keeling, Wally Broecker, Susan Solomon and many others helped shape the IPCC's work and helped make it urgent. About 50 U.S. researchers are working on the panel's next round of reports, without federal support.

Veteran climate scientists weigh in. The comments summary states that DOE's Climate Working Group report “exhibits pervasive problems with misrepresentation and selective citation of the scientific literature, cherry-picking of data, and faulty or absent statistics.” www.cnn.com/2025/09/02/c...

The study, led by scientists at @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and @lshtm.bsky.social, found around 1,500 of the 2,300 estimated heat deaths were the result of #ClimateChange – equating to a tripling of the number of deaths in the #heatwave due to #GlobalWarming. theecologist.org/2025/sep/01/...

Scientists are voting with their feeds—ditching X for Bluesky, where thoughtful discourse and serious engagement actually happen. Gone are the trolls and algorithms; enter clearer conversations and stronger connections. arstechnica.com/science/2025...

"To stay competitive, meet rising energy demand, stop utility bills from soaring, and tackle aging infrastructure, we need more clean energy, battery storage, and energy efficiency, not less." #CleanEnergy #AllInOnClimate #ClimateAction #ClimateChange

What happens in Asia will shape the future of the entire global energy transition. View the video for more about #CEM16 in South Korea, where vital decisions about the world's energy future will be shaped. Then download the new Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC) report (link in video description).

Calibrated with field-collected data from TerraFund projects, the DINOv3 AI algorithm remotely measures the growth of individual trees as soon as 8 months after planting. Preliminary results are 80% as accurate as traditional forestry methods that measure trees in the field, at 3% of the cost.

Every week, I share stories that reflect where we are, what’s at stake, and how we're already able to shape a better future. Here's this week’s!

It’s not just in the West – data centers around the world need to be built with consultation and buy-in from the local community, run on renewable energy around the clock, and not deplete local water resources that people need.

Global Forest Watch is an online platform that uses satellite data, artificial intelligence and cloud computing to track where exactly deforestation is happening and where forests are growing back. “Data and transparency of data play an incredibly important role in protecting tropical forests.”

The #GlobalPlasticsTreaty offers the last best chance to change the direction of global #PlasticPollution and is vital to safeguard our shared ocean, ecosystems, and the health of current and future generations.

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The #GlobalPlasticsTreaty aims to tackle the entire plastics lifecycle, from production to disposal. Progress has been slow and contentious, but this week’s final scheduled talks offer a crucial chance for countries to unite on solutions. bit.ly/4orWoq8 #PlasticPollution

The integration of recycled glass into solar panel manufacturing processes could reduce dependence on virgin resources, lower costs, and enhance environmental sustainability. www.energy-reporters.com/environment/...

Pediatric asthma ER visits dropped 40 percent after a coal processing plant near Pittsburgh closed down, researchers found. insideclimatenews.org/news/0508202... #CleanAir #ClimateAction

While a majority of Americans have connected the dots between climate change and extreme weather, when do people want to learn more about #ClimateChange, and what prompts their interest? climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications... via @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social #GlobalWarming #ExtremeWeather

Strengthening agricultural resilience is not just a development issue. In an age of escalating climate-related disasters, it is a geopolitical imperative, argues Hermione Dace.

🌳Forests: Earth's thermostat under threat🌍 New data from WRI, Global Forest Watch, and Land & Carbon Lab reveals extreme fires caused forests to absorb far less #carbon than usual in 2023 & 2024, weakening their cooling effect. More on what this means 👉 go.wri.org/carbon-sinks

In 2023 and 2024 the world’s #forests absorbed only a quarter of the carbon dioxide they did in the beginning of the 21st century, according to data from the @worldresources.bsky.social Global Forest Watch.

WRI's 2025 summer #ReadingList is here!😎🌍 Our in-house librarians and staff have curated a powerful list of books that explore climate science, environmental justice, conservation, and hope for the future. 📚 Explore the full list👉 go.wri.org/climate-reading-list #WRIBookRecs

🌍🍽 1/3 of all food is produced globally by weight is lost or wasted between farm and fork — while 1 in 10 go hungry. Delve into the scope of this challenge and the global benefits of reducing food loss and waste👉 go.wri.org/foodwaste #WRIExplains

An alarming wave of recent data underscores just how close we are to surpassing the “1.5C goal” -- the widely cited threshold that has become the world’s North Star for climate action.

City leaders can make quick progress toward cooling their cities down by focusing on a few critical urban elements - like greenery, streets, buildings, and design - that are well within their power to transform. www.context.news/climate-risk... #ClimateChange #ExtremeHeat #SustainableCities

Global Forest Watch’s analysis of #TreeCoverLoss data from UMD Global Land Analysis and Discovery team reveals the tropics saw an unprecedented level of fires in 2024. We cannot afford to ignore the 2024 wake-up call 👉 go.wri.org/tree-cover-l...

There's a horse loose in the hospital. youtu.be/JhkZMxgPxXU?...

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) has been an economic engine for the U.S. Repealing it will force consumers to pay more for energy and will cost Americans jobs. Find out your state's fact sheet: energyinnovation.org/report/infla... @energyinnovation.org #cleanenergy