This technical note explains the process of building the China Overseas Finance Inventory (COFI) Database, a comprehensive database covering both Chinese equity and debt foreign investments in the ...

Across the world, farmland is replacing some of our most important ecosystems. We’ve known for years that agriculture is rapidly consuming forests — an issue the world urgently needs to tackle. Yet ...

Today, Brazil’s COP30 Presidency released a report outlining measures to mobilize $1.3 trillion annually in climate finance for developing countries by 2035 — the level set under the New Collective ...

Experts often debate the pros and cons of a carbon tax versus a cap-and-trade system in the United States, and they will do so again at an event in Washington DC tomorrow. A carbon tax directly ...

Brazil’s COP30 Presidency released its global roadmap for halting deforestation and degradation. The roadmap, first announced at COP30, identifies opportunities to accelerate forest protection, ...

The United States held its midterm elections on November 3, with voters deciding control of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, alongside gubernatorial, state legislative and local races ...

YEREVAN (November 3, 2026) — The UN Biodiversity Conference (COP17) concluded with countries agreeing on a plan to speed up efforts to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. The plan, known as ...

Welcome to the final installment of WRI’s six-part blog series on the future of tonewoods, the woods used in guitars and other musical instruments. In each installment, we look at a different species ...

The 31st annual UN climate summit (COP31) will take place Nov. 9 to Nov. 20, 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye. It’s a major moment for the world’s leaders to demonstrate progress on past climate pledges and ...

Driving Forward a Clean, Abundant, Affordable and Reliable Energy Future Energy powers every aspect of modern life—homes, hospitals, schools and industries—creating opportunities for healthier, more ...