- by Kyle Story
- May 16, 2022
How We Mapped the World’s Solar Power Plants
A first-of-its-kind global inventory of photovoltaic solar facilities built using satellite imagery and machine learning.
- Climate ·
- by Johannes Friedrich
- April 22, 2022
New tool addresses 4 key energy data needs to improve decision-making
The Power Sector Country Profiles is a new tool within Resource Watch that allows to track country-level indicators on power generation infrastructure, energy demand, and natural hazards that can pose risks to energy infrastructure, for every country in the world.
- General ·
- by Craig Hanson
- March 1, 2022
5 Takeaways on Cropland Expansion and What It Means for People and the Planet
Humans have converted natural land into crops for thousands of years, since the invention of agriculture. This has accelerated so rapidly that humanity has converted in 20 years a 10% of what took more than 8,000 years to convert. What does this mean for the planet?
- Climate ·
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- November 5, 2021·
Land & Carbon Lab: An Unprecedented Land Monitoring System, Powered By Resource Watch
Resource Watch powers Land & Carbon Lab, a comprehensive global land monitoring system to address the global land squeeze, with cutting-edge global data at unprecedented resolution.
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- November 3, 2021·
Earth HQ: A Situation Room For The Planet
Resource Watch is partnering with the Global Commons Alliance, to launch Earth HQ, a new interactive site to visualize and understand the climate and nature crisis.
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- September 7, 2021·
Expanding Mexico City’s Air Quality Forecast to Help Citizens Live More Healthy Lives
We partnered with Mexico City's Ministry of Environment, who provided access to their Air Quality forecasting data. This allowed us to visualize it for a larger area, expanding its impact...
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- August 9, 2021·
CityAQ: Reliable Localized Air Quality Forecasts for More Cities
More than 80% of the world’s cities do not meet World Health Organization standards for safe air, making air pollution the world’s top environmental risk for health. The growing air...
- March 11, 2021·
How Mapping Land Use Paints a Clearer Picture of Urban Life
Mapping land use can reveal the patterns of a city, from road networks to housing availability to the distribution of commercial and industrial space — along with the jobs they...
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