Blog Posts: Podcasts

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast features reflections of WRI’s outgoing President and CEO, Andrew Steer, as he departs to lead the new $10 billion Bezos Earth Fund.

Every year World Resources Institute analyses the latest data on how much of the world's tree cover has been lost in the previous calendar year. This year, the figures for 2020 make grim reading. Although there are some bright spots, the overall picture is going in the wrong direction, and there is evidence that a negative feedback loop is emerging between climate change and forest loss.

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast examines the battle to end food waste in Europe, Latin America and beyond.

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast examines energy resilience in Texas and Tamil Nadu, India.

Signals in 2021 will show whether we’re heading toward a cleaner, fairer, stronger world after the COVID-19 pandemic — or moving in the opposite direction

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast looks at locally-led adaptation. Locally led adaptation ensures local people and their communities have agency over their adaptation priorities and how adaptation takes place.

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast looks at the announcement from the 14 members of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy that they are committing to sustainably managing 100% of their national waters by 2025.

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast asks what a Biden presidency means for the environment, climate action, energy and technology.

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast examines why energy access is critical to power development.

This episode of WRI’s “Big Ideas Into Action” podcast examines why and how to make roads safer.