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It ranks retailers based on their policies, transparency, and in-store practices, finding that none have a time-bound target to eliminate wild-caught fish in feed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The global aquaculture industry is heavily reliant on wild-caught fish for feed, with approximately 15 million tonnes of wild fish used annually to produce fishmeal and fish oil (FMFO), representing nearly 20% of the total global catch.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2019, UK consumers purchased 103,000 tonnes of the top six farmed seafood species, which indirectly resulted in the consumption of 177,000 tonnes of wild fish used as feed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"None of the top ten UK retailers surveyed have established a clear, time-bound target to reduce or eliminate the use of whole wild-caught fish in their aquaculture feed supply chains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Tesco was the highest-scoring retailer in the report's scorecard, achieving a score of 60% and being the only retailer to provide 'Fish In, Fish Out' calculations for its top five aquaculture products.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"ALDI was ranked at the bottom of the scorecard due to a lack of engagement with the research and a failure to provide information on the origin of farmed seafood sold in its stores.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report argues that seafood certification schemes, such as IFFO RS, MSC, and ASC, are often insufficient proxies for sustainability and may mask unsustainable practices in countries like India, Vietnam, and the Gambia.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Scottish farmed salmon industry is highlighted as a significant consumer of wild fish; in 2018, it was estimated to have used around 460,000 tonnes of wild fish for feed.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Krill is being marketed as a sustainable alternative to FMFO, but scientific evidence suggests that industrial krill fishing in the Southern Ocean harms predators like penguins and is threatened by regional warming.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In-store investigations revealed that farmed salmon is heavily marketed and prominently placed at eye level, while information regarding production methods and provenance is often inaccessible to customers.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"chanmar-000046#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["aquaculture","food security","life cycle assessment"],"geography_discussed":["The Gambia","India","Vietnam","Scotland","Southern Ocean","Antarctica","Morocco","Mauritania","Peru"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["corporate scorecard","supply chain analysis","environmental impact assessment"]},{"id":"iisd-001385","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/iisd-001385","title":"Expert Consultation with Financial Service Providers: Understanding the sustainability issues agricultural producers need to consider to be investment-ready and access finance","publisher":{"name":"International Institute for Sustainable Development","organization":"international-institute-for-sustainable-development"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-03","source_url":"https://www.iisd.org/system/files/publications/financial-service-providers-agricultural-producers.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies that financial service providers (FSPs) prioritize economic factors—specifically governance and business management—over environmental and social themes when assessing financial risk for agricultural investments. Key priorities include management experience, existing buyer relationships, land tenure, and projected cash flows. While climate change is the most important non-economic theme, with a preference for adaptation measures, social and biodiversity issues are often viewed as having more impact on sustainability than on financial risk reduction. The document recommends that agricultural producers seek capacity-building in business management and that voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) integrate more economic criteria to help producers become more bankable.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-001385#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Financial service providers (FSPs) prioritize economic themes over environmental and social themes for reducing the financial risk of agricultural investments. 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The guide also suggests modern drafting approaches for new BITs to avoid the pitfalls of 'tacit renewal' and long survival periods.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002207#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a growing trend of states terminating old-generation BITs, with effective terminations outpacing new treaty signings for the first time in 2017, when 22 terminations took effect compared to 18 new treaties.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"iisd-002207#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Most BITs utilize either 'tacit renewal' clauses, where treaties automatically renew unless terminated within a specific window, or 'fixed-term' clauses, which allow termination at any time after an initial period has elapsed. 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The brief argues that the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) holds a near-monopoly on municipal lending and should lead de-risking efforts to catalyze a vibrant local government debt market.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001819#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Sub-national pooled financing mechanisms (SPFMs) allow local governments with similar credit characteristics to pool infrastructure projects, increasing transaction size to attract capital market investors and substituting individual credit ratings with those of the pooling entity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001819#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"SPFMs have been used globally to fund 40,000 local projects, mobilizing $1 trillion in developed countries and $3 billion in developing countries over the last 15 years, specifically in sectors such as energy, transport, water, sanitation, telecom, and education.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001819#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South African municipalities face severe financial distress, with 34% in deficit totaling ZAR 5.8 billion as of the 2017/2018 fiscal year, and widespread inability to collect fees and taxes.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001819#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite the lack of SPFMs, South Africa has a mature bond market; four metropolitan municipalities (Johannesburg, Cape Town, Tshwane, and Ekurhuleni) have issued bonds, including a ZAR 1.46 billion green bond by the City of Joburg in 2014.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001819#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The adoption of pooled finance in South Africa is hindered by the National Treasury's limiting conditions, specifically the requirement for zero risk transfer between entities and the mandate that municipalities only borrow when they are creditworthy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001819#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) is described as having a 'near monopoly' on municipal finance and is criticized for a reluctance to facilitate pooled finance or provide the necessary de-risking mechanisms for infrastructure projects.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001819#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate bond","Blended Finance","green infrastructure"],"geography_discussed":["Mexico","India","United States","France","Netherlands","Sweden","Denmark","Uganda","Morocco"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","financial assessment"]},{"id":"gclifun-005632","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/gclifun-005632","title":"Independent Evaluation of the Green Climate Fund’s Environmental And Social Safeguards (ESS) and the Environmental and Social Management System (ESMS)","publisher":{"name":"Green Climate Fund","organization":"green-climate-fund"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-02-26","source_url":"https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/gcf-b25-07.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The evaluation concludes that the GCF's interim ESS standards, based on IFC Performance Standards, are not fit-for-purpose as they focus on risk mitigation ('do no harm') rather than generating positive environmental and social outcomes ('do good'). Key gaps were identified in human rights, gender equity, and the monitoring of co-benefits. The report finds that the accreditation process is largely a desk review that fails to verify institutional capacity, and the Project Preparation Facility (PPF) suffers from excessive processing times. Monitoring is heavily reliant on AE self-reporting via Annual Performance Reports (APRs) due to the non-operationalization of the Monitoring and Accountability Framework (MAF). 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It argues for a developmental trade strategy that integrates services with industrial policy and warns against premature deindustrialization.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The largest services exporters on the African continent are Egypt, Morocco, South Africa, Ghana and Nigeria, while the largest importers are Nigeria, Egypt, South Africa, Angola and Morocco.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is significant potential for increased intra-African services trade, particularly in telecommunications and sub-categories of transport, travel, and technical, trade-related and other business services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa's services value added as a share of gross exports was more than double the share of services exports in its gross exports between 2005 and 2016, indicating that services are critical inputs for its manufacturing exports.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"South Africa is the largest intra-continental investor in Africa and was the seventh largest investor by stock into Africa globally in 2017.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Services accounted for 44.4% of total foreign direct investment (FDI) on the continent in 2018, with the most important sectors being consumer products and retail, telecommunications, media and technology, transport and logistics, business services, and financial services.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"No single data source provides a complete picture of services trade across all modes of supply; current databases like BaTiS and TiSMoS are experimental and must be complemented by case studies and stakeholder consultations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"African Union (AU) member states with minimal GATS commitments, such as least developed countries (LDCs), may possess greater policy space and negotiating leverage in regional and continental negotiations compared to those with extensive commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The AfCFTA services negotiations aim for a 'developmental services trade agreement' by combining GATS-type sector-specific commitments with regulatory cooperation frameworks and the right to regulate.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-8","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a risk of duplication and high costs for countries participating simultaneously in parallel services negotiations under the SADC Round 2, the Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFTA), and the AfCFTA.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001419#insight-9","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["industrial policy"],"geography_discussed":["World","Egypt","Morocco","Ghana","Nigeria","Angola","Kenya","Mauritius","Tanzania","Ethiopia","Tunisia","Rwanda","Uganda","Malawi","Zimbabwe","Cameroon","Botswana","Mozambique","Namibia","Zambia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["economic analysis","policy review","trade potential assessment"]},{"id":"ember-000123","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ember-000123","title":"The Path of Least Resistance","publisher":{"name":"Ember","organization":"ember"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-01-29","source_url":"https://ember-energy.org/latest-insights/the-path-of-least-resistance","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report identifies a trend of 'carbon leakage' where EU countries import electricity from non-EU 'offshore carbon havens'—specifically Turkey, Ukraine, Morocco, and the Western Balkans—that lack carbon pricing. Net imports into EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) countries rose from 3TWh in 2017 to 21TWh in 2019, with imported electricity emitting an estimated 26 million tonnes of CO2 in 2019. The document warns that up to 57GW of new coal power could be developed in connected or soon-to-be connected non-EU countries, potentially undermining EU emissions cuts. To address this, the authors propose a border carbon adjustment (BCA) for electricity imports to level the playing field for generators, protect low-carbon investments, and incentivise neighbouring states to adopt their own carbon pricing mechanisms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000123#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"EU countries are increasingly importing electricity from non-EU countries with zero or near-zero carbon pricing, leading to carbon leakage. Net imports into EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) countries increased from 3TWh in 2017 to 21TWh in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000123#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Imported electricity is more carbon intensive than EU generation, emitting an estimated 26 million tonnes of CO2 in 2019. This volume of emissions exceeds the annual emissions of Italy's coal fleet, which is the 6th largest in the EU.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000123#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant risk of future carbon leakage, with up to 57GW of new coal power potentially coming online in countries connected or soon-to-be connected to the EU. Plans aim to increase interconnection between EU and non-EU states by 31% by 2030, adding 5 more countries without carbon taxes to EU grids.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000123#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report proposes a border carbon adjustment (BCA) for electricity entering the EU ETS region to prevent the offshoring of emissions and incentivise neighbouring countries to implement their own carbon pricing. 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While the region is expanding renewable energy capacity and implementing efficiency regulations, natural gas is projected to remain the dominant power source by 2030 unless international financial support and technology transfer accelerate. The author highlights a tension between the region's low historical emissions and its high vulnerability to climate change, warning that insufficient climate finance from developed countries risks the region's ability to meet its Paris Agreement commitments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000048#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"To satisfy increasing energy demand from households, industry, services, and transport, North Africa must nearly double its electricity generation by 2030, increasing from 325 TWh to 618 TWh.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000048#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Renewable energy capacity in North Africa grew by 20% between 2010 and 2015 and by 33% between 2015 and 2018; as of 2015, hydropower accounted for 6.5 GW of the 8.5 GW total installed capacity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000048#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Despite renewable energy targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), natural gas is expected to provide more than 50% of power generation in North Africa by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000048#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Morocco is leading the regional energy transition with a goal to have renewable energy exceed 52% of its national electricity mix by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000048#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The failure of developed countries at COP25 to ensure adequate and predictable finance for vulnerable nations threatens the ability of North African countries to achieve their Paris Agreement pledges by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"climstra-000048#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy","natural gas","electricity generation","Nationally Determined Contributions","Paris Agreement","climate finance","energy efficiency","fossil fuel subsidy","hydropower","wind energy","solar energy","bioenergy","greenhouse gas emissions","technology transfer"],"geography_discussed":["Morocco","Egypt","Tunisia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["regional assessment","policy analysis"]},{"id":"saiia-001346","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/saiia-001346","title":"G20 Compact with Africa: No Reformers, No Compact: The Zimbabwean Case Study","publisher":{"name":"South African Institute of International Affairs","organization":"south-african-institute-of-international-affairs"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2020-01-09","source_url":"https://saiia.org.za/research/g20-compact-with-africa-no-reformers-no-compact-the-zimbabwean-case-study/","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) offers a framework for macroeconomic, business, and financial reforms to attract foreign direct investment (FDI), but Zimbabwe has failed to engage with it. Despite the alignment between CwA goals and Zimbabwe's Transitional Stabilisation Programme (TSP), the country is hindered by a lack of genuine reform culture, significant multilateral debt arrears, and a preference for bilateral infrastructure funding from China. Furthermore, there is a profound lack of awareness of the CwA among Zimbabwean policymakers and private sector stakeholders.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) is a three-tiered reform framework focusing on macroeconomics, business, and finance, designed to make African countries more attractive to private investors through a partnership between African governments, G20 members, and international organisations.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Zimbabwe's economy has experienced a long-term decline characterized by high unemployment (over 70%), shrinking GDP growth (projected 0.9% by the end of 2019), and severe inflation (300% in October 2019).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Zimbabwe faces a critical infrastructure deficit and a lack of private sector participation due to an unsuitable legal framework, regulatory uncertainties, and the poor performance of inefficient public enterprises.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Multilateral debt is a primary obstacle to Zimbabwe joining the CwA, as the international organisations that implement the compact are also the country's creditors; multilateral debt is estimated at $8.2 billion, with $2.6 billion in arrears.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Zimbabwe's 'Look East Policy' has led to a reliance on bilateral funding from China, which accounted for 74% of Zimbabwe's FDI in 2015. This preference for bilateral arrangements over reform-based multilateral frameworks like the CwA acts as a barrier to entry.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant gap between the Zimbabwean government's public 'open for business' rhetoric and its actual implementation of reforms, leading international stakeholders and G20 embassies to doubt the government's genuine desire for reform.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Awareness of the CwA is extremely low in Zimbabwe; it is largely ignored by the current government, and the local private sector is described as being 'completely in the dark' about the initiative.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"saiia-001346#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["public–private partnership"],"geography_discussed":["Africa","People's Republic of China","Senegal","Rwanda","Ethiopia","Benin","Ghana","Tunisia","Morocco","Brazil","Germany"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["case study","policy analysis"]},{"id":"ember-000252","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/ember-000252","title":"The path of least resistance","publisher":{"name":"Ember","organization":"ember"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2020-01","source_url":"https://ember-energy.org/app/uploads/2024/11/Ember-Path-of-least-resistance-2020.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report finds that the EU ETS region is increasingly importing electricity from non-EU neighbors with high carbon intensities, effectively importing emissions and creating 'offshore carbon havens'. In 2019, the EU ETS region imported 26 million tonnes of CO2, with a net import of 20 million tonnes. The authors argue that the disparity in carbon pricing gives a competitive advantage to high-carbon generators in countries like Turkey, Ukraine, and the Western Balkans. To combat this, the report recommends a border carbon adjustment (BCA) on gross electricity imports to protect the integrity of EU climate policy and incentivize decarbonization in neighboring states. It also warns that planned increases in interconnection capacity (31% by 2030) and new coal power projects (up to 57GW) in connected non-EU countries will exacerbate the problem.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000252#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Countries within the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS) are seeing a rise in electricity imports from nations with zero or near-zero carbon pricing, with net imports increasing from 3TWh in 2017 to 21TWh in 2019.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"ember-000252#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2019, the EU ETS region imported an estimated 26 million tonnes of CO2, resulting in a net import of 20 million tonnes of CO2. 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