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This report shows that immediate investments are needed - to both reduce emissions today and invest in the supporting infrastructure such as transmission, vehicle charging, sustainable urban infrastructure and efficiency - that will allow the United States to continue decarbonizing through the 2030s.

Infrastructure disruptions, from daily traffic accidents to major power outages, are an everyday concern in both developed and developing countries. Not only do infrastructure disruptions affect people’s well-being and quality of life, but they also undermine businesses, job creation and economic prospects. Resilient infrastructure, on the other hand, can be a lifeline to better health, education and livelihoods, and is necessary to maintain economic development and prosperity.

Building on the World Bank’s operational and analytical work, this report offers evidence that inadequate or deferred maintenance of infrastructure assets have costs and repercussions that affect the growth and well-being of people, firms and economic systems as a whole. Regular maintenance is an essential contributor to infrastructure resilience.

This World Bank report provides an overview into private participation in infrastructure investments in 2020.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the current policy framework in Indonesia, highlighting progress and identifying untapped opportunities for strengthening policy interventions that can help scale up clean energy finance and investment.

This report aims to help remove the hurdles to nature-based solutions by clarifying definitions while supporting the alignment of natural climate solutions with nature-based solutions in order to accelerate investments at scale. It also helps business navigate the nature and climate agenda by mapping the key initiatives, platforms and conventions for collective action.

The Net Zero Finance Tracker is an interactive dashboard that, in its beta version, tracks the private finance response to climate change in the United Kingdom.

The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute hosted Circular Shift 2021 New York on 10 June 2021, bringing together some of the world’s most renowned industry leaders and stakeholders for a discussion on how to make innovations for a circular future a reality.

Meeting developing Asia and the Pacific’s demand for quality infrastructure and renewed urban environments that can support inclusive post-pandemic growth will require the steady, but equitable acquisition of land. This policy brief offers 15 steps that are necessary to harmonize social protection and infrastructure growth and urban renewal.

This policy brief discusses the potential for sustainable forest management in Africa to significantly aid poverty alleviation.

This World Bank report estimates the economic impact of tourism in protected areas on local economies and makes the case that the promotion of sustainable tourism in protected areas should be actively included in COVID-19 economic recovery plans.