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This report by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) synthesizes the climate, sustainability, energy, and climate finance commitments made by G20 member countries from 2008 to 2024. It tracks the evolution of these commitments through various summits, highlighting the shift from general statements to specific frameworks like the Paris Agreement and the challenges posed by inconsistent national policies, particularly those of the United States. The document also details the priority areas for South Africa's 2025 G20 presidency, which emphasizes solidarity, equality, and sustainability.

This report by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) examines the evolution of the G20's agenda regarding food systems and global food security. It details the initiatives of various G20 presidencies, the role of international organisations like the FAO and WFP, and the synergies between G7 and G20 priorities. The document specifically outlines South Africa's priorities during its 2024-2025 G20 presidency, focusing on inclusive growth, climate resilience, and the empowerment of women and youth in agrifood systems.

The Energizing Healthcare 2025 conference report details a two-day event focused on accelerating clean and reliable energy for healthcare facilities in low-resource settings. The report highlights a global energy access gap affecting 1 billion people and outlines the financial, technical, and coordination requirements needed to close this gap by 2030, emphasizing the transition from diesel to solar and the integration of energy into national climate and health planning.

The 2025 Global Forum, hosted by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the Government of Barbados in Bridgetown, brought together over 1,300 participants to address energy poverty and the energy transition in the Global South and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The event resulted in the Barbados Declaration, the launch of several Energy Transition and Investment Plans (ETIPs), and the mobilization of over $500 million in new financial commitments for clean energy projects.

This fact sheet from Sustainable Energy for All outlines various global platforms, compacts, and coalitions designed to accelerate the energy transition and achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).

The Republic of Kazakhstan's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) outlines a comprehensive climate strategy for 2026–2035, aligning with its long-term goal of carbon neutrality by 2060. The document sets economy-wide emission reduction targets, details sectoral mitigation and adaptation measures, and establishes a framework for loss and damage and climate finance mobilization.

The Production Gap Report 2025 by the Stockholm Environment Institute finds that global fossil fuel production plans are increasingly divergent from the Paris Agreement's goals. Governments are collectively planning higher levels of production for coal, oil, and gas than in 2023, with projected 2030 production exceeding 1.5ºC-consistent levels by more than 120%.

This report by Transforma analyzes 'greenhushing'—the practice of minimizing or silencing climate achievements to avoid scrutiny—within the Colombian financial sector. Based on interviews with five issuers and two investors, the document identifies key drivers of this behavior, including fear of scrutiny over imperfect data, the desire to protect competitive advantages, and high market expectations for quantitative metrics. It concludes that while greenhushing is less prevalent in Colombia than globally due to a lack of climate litigation and progressive regulation, technical gaps and a preference for perfection over transparency still hinder climate disclosure.

This report by Transforma provides a comprehensive guide for the financial sector to integrate nature-related risks and opportunities into business models. It identifies four primary barriers—undervaluation of nature, regulatory gaps, challenges in nature-based financing, and a knowledge gap—and proposes strategies to overcome them. A significant portion of the document is dedicated to detailing the 'Locate' phase of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) LEAP approach, offering a roadmap for financial institutions to identify the geographical and sectoral intersections of their portfolios with the natural environment.

This guide by Transforma provides a foundational explanation of energy concepts, the electricity market, and the process of a just energy transition (JET) in Colombia. It aims to demystify technical terms and combat misinformation to encourage public participation in shifting from fossil fuels to sustainable energy sources.

This guide explains how Colombian financial institutions can use the TNFD framework, the LEAP approach, and the ENCORE tool to comply with the SFC's External Circular 015 of 2025. It details the alignment between the regulatory requirements for identifying, measuring, controlling, and monitoring environmental and social risks and the international standards for managing nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities (DIROs).

This guide by Transforma explains the "ambition cycle" of the Paris Agreement, an iterative process designed to help countries progressively improve their climate commitments through formulation, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation. It details the key instruments involved—such as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies (LTS)—and provides a roadmap for national implementation to align short-term actions with long-term goals like net-zero emissions by 2050.

This briefing paper by Trend Asia discusses the impact of climate disasters in Indonesia and criticizes the government's energy planning documents—the National Electricity General Plan (RUKN) 2025-2060 and the Electricity Supply Business Plan (RUPTL) 2025-2034—for continuing reliance on fossil fuels and 'false solutions' like biomass co-firing. It details legal challenges filed by a coalition of civil society organizations and affected citizens against these plans in the Jakarta Administrative Court (PTUN Jakarta).

A social audit report by Transparency International Indonesia and Hipermata on the development of the 3,500-hectare Takalar Industrial Area (KITA) in South Sulawesi. The report finds that the project, managed by PT Kawasan Industri Tiran (owned by the family of Amran Sulaiman), lacks transparency and public participation, violating FPIC principles. It highlights significant risks to the livelihoods of seaweed farmers and fishermen in Laikang Village, the exclusion of women from consultations, and a history of land-related corruption in the region. Despite being removed from the National Strategic Project (PSN) list, field activities continue, prompting organized community resistance.

This WRI research paper analyzes the vertical integration of climate adaptation in Indonesia, Brazil, and India. It identifies fragmented governance, capacity gaps, and financing shortages as primary barriers to coordinating national and sub-national efforts. The study recommends improving cross-sectoral accountability, enhancing official capacity, harmonizing risk data, and ensuring traceable financial flows to enable more effective, locally led climate resilience.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute outlines the current state of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) technologies, emphasizing the United States' leadership in research, development, and deployment (RD&D). It details various technological and nature-based approaches to removing CO2 from the atmosphere and the specific U.S. policy mechanisms, such as tax credits and funding programs, used to scale these innovations.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute outlines strategies for modernizing the United States industrial sector to maintain global competitiveness through decarbonization and technological innovation across cement, steel, chemicals, and hydrogen production.

This report, commissioned by UNDP South Africa and published by WWF South Africa, provides a roadmap for implementing Other Effective area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs) to help South Africa meet the Global Biodiversity Framework's '30x30' target. It identifies potential marine OECM mechanisms, assesses their biodiversity value and area-based contributions, estimates recognition costs, and proposes a structured national framework for identification, assessment, and reporting.

This fact sheet by WWF South Africa describes the 'Ecochamps' initiative in Matatiele, Eastern Cape, as a model for using community champions to bridge the gap between rural residents, NGOs, government, and researchers. It highlights how upskilling local youth to facilitate the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) nexus can improve natural resource management, citizen science, and social cohesion.

This fact sheet from WWF South Africa describes the Water-Energy-Food (WEF) Nexus project, focusing on the use of 'knowledge festivals' and 'community champions' to integrate local decision-making into national frameworks for natural resource management in rural South Africa.