NDCs are under the magnifying glass this week🔍 NDCs lay out how each country will contribute to the global temperature goals outlined under the Paris Agreement. They detail countries' plans to slash GHG emissions and help limit global warming. More ▶️ buff.ly/1jTya5K #ClimateWeekNYC #UNGA

Don’t miss us at #ClimateWeekNYC🌎 This week will set the tone for action on climate, nature and development in the lead-up to key global summits later this year. The WRI Polsky Energy Center will be engaging in leaders for a series of discussions to help accelerate the energy transition.

Global Lead, Energy Minerals and Circularity Ke Wang will be joining the following panel ''Critical raw materials: the hidden fault line for manufacturing and clean technology in Europe'' organized by Friends of Europe. → Join us there on 23 September: lnkd.in/eG3rmver

📘 Out now: The New Global Possible by Ani Dasgupta, President & CEO of @worldresources.bsky.social Ani dives deep into how we can drive systemic change — locally and globally — with optimism and urgency. 🌍✨ Get your copy ➡️ buff.ly/txJtEGX

‼️ How much more electricity will the US need to support new data centers showing up around the country? Read our NEW article to find out what needs to be done to manage eye-popping forecasts rising demand 📈➡️ www.wri.org/insights/us-...

How are countries aligning energy goals with #COP28? ⚡ 72% have renewables targets 💡 91% mention efficiency — but few quantify it 🪨 78% plan to phase down coal ⛽ No oil & gas targets yet 💸 72% skip fossil fuel subsidies Explore @E3G’s tracker ahead of #COP30 ➡️ bit.ly/3VhZGyJ #NDCs #EnergyTransition

AI can strain energy + water systems—but it can also speed up clean energy deployment. ⚡🌍 New @WRI article explores how smart use of AI can help people + planet. 🔗 buff.ly/h6oPDfA #AI #CleanEnergy #ClimateTech #WRI

Europe’s energy transition is under pressure—from geopolitics to supply chain shifts. Can clean tech and smart industrial policy keep us competitive and climate-neutral? Join us at Friends of Europe’s #ClimateEnergySummit to explore how. 📅 23 Sept 🔗 bit.ly/CLENSummit25

🔄 At DLD Future Hub in Munich, WRI’s Ke Wang joined the panel “Closed Loops, Open Futures” to discuss circularity as a strategic response to geopolitical tensions. Key themes: critical minerals, copper recycling, and aligning sustainability with security and industrial goals. #CircularEconomy

🚨 WRI Polsky Center is #hiring! 2 global lead roles in energy transition: 🔹 Decarbonized Energy Consumption 🔹 Clean Energy Supply Apply now: 👉 buff.ly/moZZho9 👉 buff.ly/qeHdZuL #ClimateJobs #EnergyTransition #WRI #CleanEnergy

📣 Last day of #ACS2! Don’t miss WRI Africa’s session on Africa–China collaboration in renewable energy. 🕒 2:00 PM | 📍 Room F3 Addis International Convention Center Explore solar tech, productive use, and regional partnerships. 🔗 africaclimatesummit2.et #CleanEnergy #AfricaChinaPartnership #ACS2

📣 At #ACS2 today? Don’t miss these WRI Africa sessions: 🕥 10:30 – Reliable Power for Healthcare (WRI Pavilion) 🕐 1:00 – WEF Nexus Planning (Room AP4) Join us to explore electrification, resilience & climate-smart systems. #WRIafrica #ClimateJustice #Healthcare #WEFNexus

🎤 Heading to the DLD Future Hub: Impact of AI in Munich tomorrow? Catch WRI’s Ke Wang at 10:20 CET in the main auditorium for the panel “Closed Loops, Open Futures”—exploring circular economy strategies in response to geopolitical tensions. 🔗 bit.ly/4mVRkJo #DLDConference #CircularEconomy

See how Energy Access Explorer is helping scale renewables + expand access across Africa.

🌍 Join us for 4 sessions at #ACS2 next week in Addis Ababa: ⚡ Energy Access Explorer 🏥 Reliable Power for Healthcare 🔗 WEF Nexus Planning 🌞 Africa–China Renewable Energy Collaboration Let’s build climate-compatible systems through data, innovation & partnership. 🔗 africaclimatesummit2.et

♻️ WRI’s Ke Wang joins DLD Future Hub in Munich on Sept 9 to discuss circularity, energy minerals, and the resource demands of AI and clean energy. 📍 Amerikahaus, Munich 🔗 Register: buff.ly/JI9aALS 📖 Copper recycling article: buff.ly/AjIWsDV #CircularEconomy

How can we scale renewables without harming nature? The IRENA Coalition for Action launched Nature-Positive Energy Principles at Connect Karo in New Delhi—with contributions from WRI’s Deepak Sriram Krishnan & Rushabh Soni. 📖 Read the brief: buff.ly/ypmUbmp #ScientificResource

📘 The New Global Possible by WRI President Ani Dasgupta explores how we can rebuild optimism in the age of climate crisis. 🗓️ Sept 10 | 🕕 6–7 PM EDT 📍 Politics & Prose at The Wharf, DC 🔗 buff.ly/7FfVAyd In-person only. Join us! #ClimateOptimism #BookLaunch #WRI

🚨 Connect Karo starts tomorrow in New Delhi! Join WRI India on 2–3 Sept for two days of deep dives into energy, mobility, and climate solutions. Still time to register: buff.ly/TybQyol Agenda: buff.ly/qLhYBei #ConnectKaro2025 #EnergyTransition #CleanEnergyIndia

African countries have great potential to implement large-scale capacities for renewable energy in the context of the global climate and the facilitation of energy transition. Join us for ACS2 to deepen the discussion around key opportunities across Africa. #ACS2 #EnergyTransition #Africa

🚌 1.6 billion reasons for the U.S. to switch from diesel to electric school buses. New research from the WRI Electric School Bus Initiative and Carleton University shows that the U.S. would see an estimated $1.6 billion in societal benefits every year from using electric school buses.

Europe is facing a pressing new challenge. How can Europe's cities cool themselves down without driving up emissions? Read this latest article to understand how we can cool our cities without driving up emissions:

As uptake in #RenewableEnergy technologies such as solar panels, electric vehicle batteries and on/offshore wind turbines continues to increase, so will our demand for critical minerals. That's why #CriticalMinerals are one of WRI's Stories to Watch for 2025.

#CEM16 in South Korea is a pivotal test of global clean energy cooperation. Check out WRI Polsky Energy Center Deputy Director's top levers to watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbte... #CleanEnergy #CleanEnergyMinisterial

New report Major renewable energy potential in China’s overseas industrial parks (COIPs). Across 159 sites in Asia, Africa & Europe, the total PV + wind capacity could top 535 GW contributing up to 5% of global clean energy goals by 2050. Download the full report: bit.ly/4kYvgvS #renewables

New report from Data for Progress, WRI, & GPI shows how Community Benefits Frameworks (CBFs) can help overcome local opposition to grid projects. 📖 buff.ly/Ibe8E7N #Energy #Grid #CBFs #JustTransition #CleanEnergy #WRI

Miss the WRI webinar on how local orgs are leading solar equity? 📺 Watch the full recording here: www.wri.org/events/2025/... #EnergyEquity #SolarForAll #CBOs #JustTransition

Coming to this year's Clean Energy Ministerial? Come to our official side event this Monday, August 25 on "Integrating Women in Energy Transition Planning through Open Data and Tools." #CEM #cleanenergyministerial

Clean energy jobs now outnumber fossil fuel jobs. But growth ≠ equity. A clear skills gap, insecure jobs and minimal or poor small business support are slowing momentum. A just transition needs investment in people — not just infrastructure. #worforce #energytransition

Clean energy is getting stuck in slow permitting processes and inefficient siting practices. Better siting means earlier planning, local benefits being identified sooner, which means faster permits. The clean energy revolution needs to happen quickly, and this is one of the key areas that can help.

Big buyers = big climate impact. Cities, firms, and institutions can drive clean tech adoption through smart procurement—if markets let them. We need better access, info, and price signals.

The energy transition runs on minerals, but supply is risky, concentrated and challenging. We need more recycling, circularity and stronger protections. Access must be secure and just.

Stronger grids = faster transition. Expanding and modernizing T&D systems is critical to meet clean energy demand and ensure reliability. But complexity, incentives, and data access remain big barriers. Time to streamline and smarten the grid.

#CleanEnergy finance is slowing and still not reaching where it is most needed. In 2024, EMDEs got just 15% of global investment. We need policy tools that unlock private capital + manage risk. #Finance is a lever, but only if pulled wisely.

#ElectricSchoolBuses are hitting the road across the country, and bus drivers are at the forefront of the transition. The ESB Initiative spoke to five drivers about how kids aren’t the only ones who benefit from a cleaner, quieter ride. Learn more 👇 www.wri.org/insights/bus...

🚨 Happening tomorrow! WRI Polsky Energy Center hosts a timely conversation on how local governments can influence energy decisions and protect access to clean, affordable power. Aug 13 | 4–5pm ET 🔗 Register: bit.ly/3IPIcXo #localgov #cleanenergy #gridresilience

🌿 Join our webinar on green hydrogen & fertilizer economics in Kenya! Learn about the challenges & solutions to boost green energy in agriculture. 📅 21 August | 🕒 3:00pm – 4:00pm EAT 🔗 Click here to register: bit.ly/3H1SHqi

In this webinar, policy experts and analysts explored how industrial policy, supply chain constraints and global trade dynamics are influencing costs, competitiveness, and the pace of clean energy deployment in the United States in the face of #tariffs Watch the full recording here: bit.ly/4m2icqf

New #SDG7 data shows progress—but not fast enough. At the WRI Polsky Energy Center, we focus on 6 levers to accelerate clean, reliable, affordable energy: ⚡️Grids 💰Finance 🪨Minerals 🏙️Buyers 📍Siting 🧑🏭Workforce The system matters. The time is now. #EnergyTransition

Clean energy finance to developing nations hit $15.4B in 2021—still far off target. We need new tools to unlock investment and ensure a #JustTransition 🔗 Download the full report: bit.ly/44W1gLe #Finance #SDG7

Local governments face growing pressure to support clean, reliable, affordable energy. This discussion explores why their voices are critical to shaping the grid of the future. 🔗 Register for webinar: bit.ly/3IPIcXo #energytransition #localgov #cleanenergy #gridplanning

📊 The SDG7 progress report shows persistent electricity access gaps, yet much of the problem lies in transmission and distribution, not generation. Expanding and modernizing grids is crucial to closing the final mile and ensuring reliable power. 📖 Download the full report: bit.ly/44W1gLe

Will you be at the American Solar Energy Society's SOLAR 2025 Conference this week? Don't miss our US Director Lori Bird, who will speak on Aug 6 at a Symposium on Large-Scale Renewable Energy Integration into Electricity Grids! 🔆⚡

Two recent reads we are thinking about: The New Joule Order – Jeff Currie argues renewables and nuclear are becoming strategic tools for energy security → buff.ly/Voa1xgJ REN21’s Global Status Report 2025 – A clear view of where renewables stand and why fossil use still grows → buff.ly/IVDLSyc

The 2025 budget reconciliation bill just canceled billions in clean industrial investment.  ❌ ~$6.8B public funding lost  🚫 $9.5B+ private dollars withdrawn  💼 Nearly 5,000 jobs cancelled  buff.ly/vlB8MEQ #IndustrialPolicy #Decarbonization #ClimateJobs

Vietnam and Indonesia are trying to decarbonize their industrial sectors, but funding falls short. This and the key solutions are all laid out in our latest technical perspective brief: 🔗 buff.ly/xg10ReJ #cleanenergy #JETP #decarbonization #Vietnam #Indonesia #WRI

📅 Aug 13, 4–5pm ET How can local governments shape the future of clean, affordable, reliable energy? Join us for this webinar with experts from Charlotte, Boise & ETHOS Sustainability. Register: bit.ly/40IgcLF #EnergyTransition #LocalLeadership #CleanEnergyFuture #GridResilience

🌍 Global #electricity demand could triple by 2050 — from 30,000 to 90,000 TWh. New @etc-energy.bsky.social report shows we can meet that demand with #wind & #solar — reliably and affordably — if we act now on grids, storage, and flexible demand. Read the full report: buff.ly/IXhx0Jh

💡Curious what HR1 means for local energy policy? Join experts from L4GG, NYU Tax Law Center, NRDC, Evergreen & S2 to learn what the new law means for city projects and to hear strategies for moving forward. 🌇📈 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Happening tomorrow: Join @WRI and Systems Change Lab to track progress on transforming power, transport, industry, and buildings. Speakers: Joel Jaeger, Neelam Singh (Systems Change Lab), Leandro Vigna (Climate Watch), Irene Berman-Vaporis (moderator) 🔗 bit.ly/4lwTKgh #SystemsChangeLab