Blog Posts: climate policy

A new $2 trillion proposal is designed to create millions of good-paying jobs in the United States while responding to the pandemic and climate crisis. Here's a look at the key climate provisions of President Biden’s proposed infrastructure package.

A new report finds that implementing a bundle of currently available technologies and practices across six emerging countries could collectively cut annual emissions from key urban sectors by 87–96% by 2050 beyond countries’ initial commitments under the Paris Agreement. But achieving these benefits will require the full support of national governments.

Despite some limitations, the CLEAN Future Act is a starting point for turning President Biden’s plan for tackling the climate crisis into specific policies.

Colombia's new Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris climate agreement is one of the most ambitious in Latin America. These three lessons from Colombia’s NDC could help other developing countries update their climate action plans.

The Netherlands hosted the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021, marking the first time world leaders gathered at a global event focused solely on adaptation and resilience. What did the Summit deliver, and where do we go from here?

U.S. President Joe Biden accomplished more on climate change in his first eight days in office than most presidents do in their entire terms. Here's a look at progress so far and what needs to happen next.

National governments and international organizations must use this year to make three critical shifts to address climate impacts, as well as health and economic risks facing vulnerable communities.

The Trump administration demolished environmental safeguards, suppressed climate science and abandoned global cooperation on climate action. The Biden administration has an opportunity not only to reverse rollbacks from the Trump administration, but roll forward new rules to tackle the climate crisis.

A new WRI report finds that China can peak its emissions as early as 2026 and realize enormous economic benefits over the long term by strengthening its climate and energy policies. Doing so could save nearly 1.9 million lives and generate nearly $1 trillion in net economic and social benefits in 2050.

Even in the face of COVID-19, we cannot lose sight of another urgent and looming challenge: climate change. That’s why leading businesses are in support of enacting policies in the short term in order to lay a foundation for bolder action in the long term.