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A briefing by the NewClimate Institute evaluating the impact of sectoral initiatives announced at COP28, concluding that most lack the ambition and accountability to meaningfully close the emissions gap.

This report by Good Governance Africa assesses the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) in South Africa, highlighting its success in attracting investment and reducing tariffs while identifying critical challenges in grid capacity, transaction costs, and the need for local financing solutions to avoid crowding out domestic investors.

This working paper by the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) for the Climate Ambition to Accountability Project (CAAP) evaluates climate financing through a rights-based framework, arguing that current models prioritizing private sector interests may compromise human rights and national autonomy.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) issued a statement welcoming a new joint ministerial coalition on fossil fuel subsidy (FFS) reform launched by the Netherlands at COP 28. While the IISD views the coalition as a promising 'first-mover club', it provides six specific recommendations to ensure the initiative converts international commitments into national policy frameworks by COP 29.

This policy brief by Emine Eminel Sülün, published by the Peace Research Institute Oslo and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Cyprus, argues that a strong water governance framework is essential for water security and conflict avoidance in the Mediterranean region. It notes that the current effort to establish an intra-regional framework is hindered by a proliferation of independent regional initiatives and advocates for multi-level, context-specific policies.

This policy brief by the South African Institute of International Affairs examines the role of the G20 in supporting industrialisation in Africa. It argues that while industrialisation is essential for improving living standards and creating youth employment, recent G20 summits in 2022 and 2023 lacked a central focus on this goal. The document outlines a policy framework for structural transformation and recommends that future G20 presidencies adopt a cohesive strategy to bolster Africa's manufacturing sector, agricultural productivity, and digital infrastructure.

An executive summary by the Stockholm Environment Institute assessing the environmental, health, and social impacts of novel meat and dairy alternatives compared to conventional animal source foods (ASF).

The Buildings Criteria, published by the Climate Bonds Initiative on December 7, 2023, establishes the eligibility requirements for buildings and built environment projects to achieve Climate Bonds Certification. The criteria focus on climate change mitigation, providing pathways for Use-of-Proceeds instruments, Assets, Sustainability-Linked Debt (SLD), and Entities to demonstrate climate integrity through absolute or relative emissions performance improvements.

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed on December 7, 2023, between the Foundation for Research and Innovation of the State of Santa Catarina (FAPESC) and the Executive Directorate of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to collaborate on science, technology, and innovation, specifically regarding global environmental change.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) evaluates the Government of Canada's proposed regulatory cap on oil and gas sector emissions, arguing that while the framework is a positive step, its current targets are insufficient to meet national 2030 climate goals.

This report by RMI outlines the scale of anthropogenic methane emissions in China's energy sector and proposes a five-dimensional strategy to mitigate these emissions through energy transition, market mechanisms, and increased transparency.

RMI's 'China Low-Carbon and Clean Technologies Outlook' analyzes 50 technologies to support China's zero-carbon transition, estimating a need for 100 trillion Yuan in investment for emerging technologies. The report introduces the first four insight briefs focusing on power batteries, heat pumps, iron ore electrolysis, and flow battery energy storage.

This briefing by RMI discusses how state energy offices in the United States can optimize the deployment of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds by enabling 'stacking'—the ability for households to combine multiple federal, state, and utility incentives for whole-home retrofits.

This report by the South African Institute of International Affairs examines the intersection of global renewable energy goals and South Africa's socio-economic challenges, arguing that a 'Just Energy Transition' requires radical socio-economic transformation, energy democracy, and decentralized governance.

This policy brief from LeadIT, published by the Stockholm Environment Institute, examines the role of international financial institutions (IFIs) in financing the decarbonization of heavy industry within emerging and developing economies, identifying current barriers and recommending the use of blended finance and concessional capital to scale breakthrough technologies.

A statement from civil society organizations and expert groups, including the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), addressing signatories of the Clean Energy Transition Partnership (CETP). The document evaluates the progress of the commitment to align international public finance with a 1.5°C warming limit and calls for increased, targeted, and transparent clean energy financing starting in 2024.

A briefing by the NewClimate Institute reporting that global warming projections have not improved since 2021, with current government 2030 targets projected to lead to 2.5°C of warming by the end of the century.

This report evaluates how China, India, and Vietnam translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) into national transport strategies and policies, emphasizing the need for better coordination across governance levels and policy areas to achieve decarbonization.

This fact sheet describes the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Assistance Program, funded by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The program provides grants to support the development, standardization, and transparency of EPDs—tools that quantify the environmental impacts of construction materials—to facilitate the procurement of low-embodied carbon materials through initiatives like Buy Clean.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and E3G analyzes climate finance flows and Paris Agreement alignment between multilateral development banks (MDBs) and national development banks (NDBs) in emerging and developing economies (EMDEs). It identifies limited current cooperation, operational frictions in on-lending, and divergent approaches to climate strategies, providing recommendations to scale collaboration through improved governance, clarified mandates, and shared institutional capacity.