On 7 July 2023, after two weeks of intense negotiations, the member states of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) unanimously agreed to reach net-zero GHG emissions from international…

Dominik Englert, Isabelle Rojon, Rico Salgmann, Simona Sulikova |

Blue Ports support the sustainable use of ocean resources for economic growth, improved livelihoods, and healthy ocean ecosystems. The World Bank has looked at the potential of this model in five…

Kavita Sethi |

In Mozambique's fast-growing capital city, the World Bank is using anonymized cell phone data to help understand how people move around and improve the local transport system.

Fatima Arroyo Arroyo, Kaori Niina, Dunstan Matekenya, Ishan Khokar |

2022 draws to a close: another turbulent year, as a dire climate emergency, protracted war and a lingering pandemic collide with fuel and food crises, impending recession, heightened poverty and…

Maitreyi Bordia Das, Melina Fleury |

Climate change is accelerating, hitting the most vulnerable and poorest people the hardest. The cruel irony is that people who have contributed the least to global greenhouse gas emissions will…

Makena Ireri, Patrick K. Tonui, Bill Gallery, Raihan Elahi, Hanna Dohrenbusch |

ASEAN countries are using innovative methods to measure and monitor plastics leakage on land and into rivers and regional seas. Globally successful examples of market-based instruments and…

Axel van Trotsenburg, Lim Jock Hoi |

Transport is a major contributor to Latin America's greenhouse gas emissions, but is also particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change. Cleaner and more resilient transport…

Franz Drees-Gross, Nicolas Peltier-Thiberge, Xavier Espinet |

There is a lot of excitement about electric vehicles and their potential to reduce transport emissions. But what does this all mean for developing countries?

Nancy Vandycke, Mark Howells |

Currently, only 3.3% of transport is powered by renewable sources. How can the transport and energy sectors coordinate more effectively to reduce emissions and protect the climate?

Jennifer Okaima Piette, Clotilde Rossi di Schio |

While China's vehicle fleet is growing rapidly, there is hope that the rise of electric mobility might help limit the environmental impact. But will that be enough?

Jung Eun “Jen” Oh |