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This paper aims to support countries in designing and communicating their net-zero targets to ensure they fully contribute to the achievement of the Paris Agreement’s goals.

This report aims to inform policy and funding decisions on a circular economy for plastics by providing research and innovation insights from EU-funded projects and the wider scientific community.

This Innovation Analysis from The Markets Institute at WWF examines the environmental impact of various systems of indoor soilless farming. These systems include hydroponics, aquaponics, and aeroponics in greenhouse and vertical settings.

Soilless vertical and indoor urban farming is a growing niche industry that aims to reduce many of the environmental impacts of conventional agriculture. At scale, this method of farming could decrease pressures on land, biodiversity, natural habitat, and climate. However, the industry also faces hurdles that prevent it from moving beyond its current specialisation. This analysis looks at how we might address some of these challenges and help bring these systems to scale. 

Through Phase 1, this report explores the possibility of boosting the domestic - and eventually global - indoor soilless farming industry by leveraging stranded assets and building a robust coalition of local partners to launch a pilot farming system. Phase I activities included:

The report synthesises the most relevant barriers and drivers for collaborative concentrated solar power (CSP) deployment as well as the major lessons learned on CSP development and renewable energy sources (RES) cooperation in Europe.

The resource, National Alliances for Buildings and Construction: Long-term partnerships for the energy transition synthesises existing experiences of five national alliances in France, Germany, Mexico, Morocco and Tunisia, and proposes recommendations for the establishment of more national alliances to create the momentum needed to achieve low emission, resilient and efficient building.