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September 3, 2026 LONDON (September 3, 2026) — The UK Government today announced it will make a £400 million investment in the Tropical Forest Forever Facility via a loan, a mechanism launched last year to provide long-term, predictable financing to countries that protect and sustainably manage their tropical forests. The UK has partnered with Brazil in developing the TFFF since its inception.

The report also finds that temperatures can still be brought back down in line with the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement. Doing so will require aggressive emissions cuts, a major scale-up of responsible carbon removal — ultimately moving beyond net zero to net-negative emissions — and urgent action on adaptation and resilience to address climate impacts.

Veteran EU environmental leader to guide WRI Europe at a pivotal moment for the region's climate, nature and economy THE HAGUE (September 1, 2026) — World Resources Institute (WRI) today announced Dr. Hans Bruyninckx as the new Regional Director of WRI Europe. A longtime leader in European environmental policy, Bruyninckx brings decades of experience spanning science, public policy and academia, including ten years at the helm of the European Environment Agency.

Reliable, affordable electricity is essential for many of the products and services that underpin the modern economy. But the sources of that electricity — and their respective merits and risks — are increasingly the subject of debate and polarization. A flood of narratives and counternarratives is rising in the media and public conversation about the reliability and affordability of renewables, as well as their impacts on the economy, jobs and communities.

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ULAANBAATAR (August 29, 2026) — The UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP17 in Ulaanbaatar concluded with the announcement of a $1.3 billion finance portfolio for land restoration and drought resilience, including $644.5 million identified as new finance. Countries did not reach agreement on a global drought framework, with negotiations set to continue at COP18.

Lack of transmission capacity is a major obstacle to meeting soaring electricity demand in the United States. Transmission capacity would need to increase by 57 percent from 2023 to 2035 to meet expected electricity demand, but building new transmission lines is slow, costly, and faces regulatory hurdles. Advanced transmission technologies (ATTs) can help bridge the demand gap, boosting grid capacity by enabling more efficient use of existing and new infrastructure.

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The Paris Agreement is now in its second decade — and facing its toughest geopolitical environment yet. When the accord was adopted in 2015, it was a breakthrough. For the first time, the international community reached a universal agreement to pursue efforts to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F). Over the last ten years, projections of global temperature increases have been revised from more than 4 degrees C (7.2 degrees F) to less than 3 degrees C (5.4 degrees F).

Across the U.S., people are facing an electricity affordability crisis. One in three Americans is foregoing necessities like food and medical care to pay rising utility bills. A variety of factors, all of which need their own solutions, are driving up electricity costs. Regional electricity markets, where generation and transmission are procured to meet increasing electricity demand, are significant determinants of electricity costs.