Meta, World Resources Institute and Land & Carbon Lab have launched the first AI-powered, 1-meter resolution global map of tree canopy height, providing critical data on individual trees around the world and improving our ability to mitigate and adapt to climate change🌳🌎 The functional model and data are made free and openly available to the public to help democratize access to artificial intelligence and drive innovative and collaborative solutions to the threats facing our planet🗺️ Read the blog to learn more👉 https://bit.ly/4bav33Y #AI #forestmonitoring #maps #climatechange #forests #forestmanagement #gis
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The world faces multiple, simultaneous crises. Widening inequality and economic turmoil threaten communities around the globe. Biodiversity is declining. The impacts of climate change — from extreme heat to destructive floods — are becoming ever-more threatening. While the transition to a better future has begun, it’s not yet happening at the speed and scale necessary. What the world needs is a great transition. And WRI has the research, partnerships and global reach to help get it right. We envision a new era in which the world can meet people’s needs while curbing climate change and protecting nature. We see a future where everyone can enjoy clean air, walkable cities, vibrant landscapes, nutritious food and affordable energy. Ecosystems are thriving. The climate is stable. We start with rigorous research, work with partners to apply evidence-based approaches globally and in focus countries, and broadly share lessons learned to create systemic change around the world.
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Sheri Hinish, Supply Chain Revolution® podcast host and Global Sustainable #SupplyChain Leader for EY, outlines the critical difference between a living wage and a fair living wage💰 👂 to why just compensation means more than meeting basic needs on Episode 3 of our Voices on Supply Chain #podcast series: https://bit.ly/3Qthjtj
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Last month, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized new rules for power plants designed to slash multiple forms of toxic and planet-warming pollution in the United States🏭🌎 ▶️When combined with other policies like tax credits from the Inflation Reduction Act, the new rules will help reduce power plant emissions 75% below 2005 levels by 2035, and 83% by 2040. ▶️The rules are expected to yield an estimated $370 billion in climate and public health benefits and reduce 1.4 billion metric tons of carbon emissions over 25 years, according to EPA. ▶️They are critical for providing certainty in decision-making by utilities, regulators and others about investments in the power sector in the coming years. 🗑️In addition to new standards that address carbon dioxide emissions, EPA also announced new rules covering mercury, wastewater and coal ash disposal at power plants. 4 things to know about the new rules👉 https://bit.ly/4a7V3fy #pollution #powerplants #epa #inflationreductionact #carbonemissions
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New 2023 analysis from @worldresources @globalforests reveals that progress towards halting #deforestation is possible, but it needs to happen everywhere🌎🌳 Take a look at some of the top takeaways from 2023 #TreeCoverLoss data👉 https://gfw.global/3Vxpc4p
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Governments are turning to #biomass as a game-changer in an effort towards reaching net zero🏭 New insights from WRI Climate sheds light on the key role of biomass, from #CarbonRemoval to energy production, and how guidelines and sustainable practices are pivotal in ensuring a truly carbon-negative impact. Learn more▶️ https://bit.ly/42fWnec
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2023 saw record-breaking installation of #solarpower☀️, millions of #EVs🚗 were sold and more. But there have always been barriers, from supply chain shortages to slow permitting that hinders the buildout of #renewables. WRI experts weigh in👉 https://bit.ly/3OJcXh0
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Managing land to meet all these needs while confronting unpredictable weather and a growing global demand for food and wood requires thoughtful and proactive action🚜🌱 Learn more👇
4 Priorities for Managing US Lands in the Face of Climate Change
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To fix supply chains, we must also address the monumental issue of climate change. Otherwise, as Jacques Leslie, Yale Environment 360 writer, describes, we’ll continue down a disastrous path. 🎧 to his full prediction for what #supplychains could look like in 100 years on episode three of WRI’s podcast series, Voices on Supply Chains: https://bit.ly/3QvxPcj
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The new World Resources Institute, Meta and Land & Carbon Lab AI-powered, 1-meter resolution global map of canopy tree height provides critical information on individual trees around the world. In a recent Mongabay article, Land & Carbon Lab’s John Brandt shares his insight on how the free and openly available functional model and data can help drive innovative solutions to address the threats facing our planet. Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/44rXVmv