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This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines how climate change, poverty, and marginalization drive labour migration and affect children in Southeast Asia, specifically focusing on those who migrate or are left behind.

This policy note by the South African Institute of International Affairs argues that South Africa should use its upcoming G20 presidency to champion the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation. The author contends that this convention is necessary to combat illicit financial flows (IFFs) and base erosion and profit shifting (BEPS), which severely deplete the resources of African economies and hinder sustainable development.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics examines whether deep sea mining is necessary for the clean energy transition. It concludes that deep sea mining is unlikely to alleviate short-term mineral supply crunches because the technology for commercial extraction and processing is not yet available, and the steepest growth in mineral demand is expected before 2035. The document highlights that there is no physical scarcity of critical minerals in the earth's crust, but rather supply risks driven by lack of investment, recycling, and geopolitical concentration of processing in China. It suggests that sustainable land mining, supply diversification, recycling, and material substitution are more viable alternatives to deep sea mining, which carries significant unknown environmental risks.

This policy brief examines the global race to secure critical minerals for green and digital industrial revolutions, detailing the strategies of the US, EU, UK, Canada, and China. It argues that African countries can leverage their mineral wealth through the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) by adopting a 'climate-resilient developmental regionalism' approach to build regional value chains and achieve sustainable structural transformation.

This report outlines strategies for scaling investment in Nature-based Solutions (NbS) through blended finance, highlighting the critical role of the public sector in providing technical assistance and concessional capital. It identifies guarantees as highly catalytic tools for de-risking private investment and emphasizes the need for ecosystem building and the creation of new revenue streams via beneficiary engagement and regulated markets (e.g., carbon and blue markets) to prove commercial viability.

This case study describes a community dialogue initiative established in 2021 between the towns of Hoekwil and Touwsranten in the Western Cape, South Africa. Facilitated by the Institute for Security Studies, the initiative aimed to bridge racial and class divides to address shared safety concerns and economic instability.

A study on compound flooding in Halmstad, Sweden, analyzing the co-variability of river discharge, sea level, and precipitation driven by the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) and projecting future risks driven by sea level rise and river discharge.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines essential requirements ("must-haves") for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) to ensure that climate adaptation finance is sufficient, effective, and equitable. It provides specific recommendations for the NCQG's structure and suggests enhancements to the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) to improve accountability for both providers and recipients of climate finance.

RMI proposes a new financing model where tax-exempt entities (e.g., CDFIs, green banks, and local governments) act as third-party owners of solar assets for low-to-moderate income (LMI) households. By utilizing the Inflation Reduction Act's (IRA) 'direct pay' mechanism and bonus tax adders, these entities can monetize credits that LMI homeowners cannot, reducing energy burdens and increasing solar adoption. The paper details implementation steps, identifies potential owners, discusses challenges such as CDFI certification and domestic content requirements, and highlights early adopters in Georgia, Ohio, Minnesota, Maryland, and New York City.

This executive summary describes the Energizing Agriculture Programme (EAP), which tested business models to deliver productive uses of energy (PUE) equipment to rural agribusinesses in Nigeria to increase incomes and improve minigrid profitability.

A speech delivered by WTO Deputy Director-General Jean-Marie Paugam on 4 July 2024, discussing the evolving relationship between global trade and environmental sustainability. Paugam argues that the WTO must move beyond a history of 'benign neglect' toward the environment to address current climate-driven trade disruptions and the risks of trade fragmentation caused by uncoordinated green policies.

This factsheet provides an overview of methane mitigation strategies, initiatives, and policy frameworks within Nigeria's oil and gas sector, based on a landscape mapping report by the Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI).

The NewClimate Institute criticizes a revised proposal by the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative (VCMI) regarding a 'Scope 3 Claim'. The Institute argues that allowing companies to use carbon credits to bridge the gap between target trajectories and actual emissions until 2038 would weaken corporate accountability, discourage immediate emissions reductions, and disadvantage companies already implementing genuine climate strategies.

An address by Mr Nelson Muffuh regarding the United Nations Summit of the Future, detailing the goals of the summit, the necessity of reforming global governance and financial architectures, and the specific priorities and potential of the African continent within the multilateral system.

This policy note by Daniel Bradlow of the South African Institute of International Affairs outlines how South Africa can leverage its 2025 G20 presidency to advance reforms in International Monetary Fund (IMF) governance and sovereign debt restructuring. The author argues that while South Africa inherits a complex portfolio of existing G20 issues, it has a realistic opportunity to push for more transparent IMF operating procedures regarding 'new' issues like climate change and to address the inefficiencies of the G20's Common Framework for Debt Treatment.

This report by the Centre for Environmental Rights examines the risks and financing of onshore gas extraction in South Africa, focusing on the Mpumalanga Gas Project and the Virginia gas field. It critiques the government's positioning of gas as a 'transition fuel' and highlights significant environmental, financial, and transparency concerns.

This legal memorandum analyzes the potential for company directors in South Africa to be held personally liable for failing to address, disclose, and prepare for climate-related financial risks. It examines the intersection of the Companies Act 71 of 2008, common law, the National Environmental Management Act (NEMA), and the recently enacted Climate Change Act 22 of 2024, arguing that climate risk is a material financial risk that falls under existing directors' duties of care, skill, and fiduciary loyalty.

This report provides a comparative analysis of how central banks manage physical climate risks, offering a phased roadmap for the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). It examines case studies from six central banks—Banco Central do Brasil, Bank of England, Bank Negara Malaysia, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and South African Reserve Bank—to identify common challenges in data availability, technical capacity, and modelling. The document emphasizes a 'phased approach' and the 'principle of proportionality' to help regulated entities (REs) build capabilities before implementing mandatory capital requirements or reporting standards.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes financial flows for the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It identifies a significant concentration of funding in planted forests and bioenergy, while highlighting a substantial funding gap for biodiversity-based products and native forests, particularly in the North region.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-RIO) analyzes financial flows disbursed to the bioeconomy in Brazil between 2021 and 2023. It identifies a heavy concentration of funding in the planted forest and bioenergy sectors, driven largely by private domestic sources and innovative financial instruments, while highlighting a significant funding gap for biodiversity products and the native forest sector.