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This policy brief by the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) examines the integration of the ocean-climate nexus within the UNFCCC process, evaluating progress from the 'Ocean Super Year' of 2022 through COP27 and looking toward COP28. It emphasizes the need for African stakeholders to shift the global dialogue from negotiation to concrete implementation, leveraging regional initiatives and policy frameworks to drive ambitious ocean-climate action.

This report evaluates the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices of Chinese-financed infrastructure projects in Africa, specifically focusing on energy and industrial park sectors in Egypt, Nigeria, and Ethiopia.

This report analyzes the role of rural credit as the primary climate finance instrument for land use in Brazil between 2015 and 2020, detailing the sources of funding, the regulatory framework of the Brazilian Agricultural Plan, and the specific credit lines used to promote low-carbon agriculture.

This policy brief, co-authored by the Climate Policy Initiative and the Global Center on Adaptation, emphasizes the urgent need to increase the volume and effectiveness of adaptation finance for Africa. It frames climate-resilient development in Africa as an investment opportunity capable of delivering avoided losses, economic gains, and social and environmental benefits.

An analysis by Ember on per capita coal power emissions across G20 economies from 2015 to 2022, highlighting that while over half of these nations have seen declines, Australia and South Korea remain the highest polluters per capita.

This policy brief outlines lessons for integrating climate information into urban adaptation planning in sub-Saharan Africa, based on the FRACTAL and FRACTAL-Plus projects conducted between 2015 and 2022.

The Southeast Asia Regional Resilience Dialogue outcome document outlines strategies to scale up climate adaptation and resilience in Southeast Asia, emphasizing the role of grassroots organizations, women's leadership, and the need for flexible, multi-level financing to support local actions.

The document presents a roadmap for enhancing African resilience to transboundary and cascading climate risks. It calls for the African Union Commission to develop an implementation plan to improve coordination between Member States and Regional Economic Communities, leveraging key 2023 events like the Africa Climate Summit and COP28 to secure financial and technical resources.

The Clean Air NDC Scorecard 2023 evaluates how 170 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) integrate air quality and health considerations. The analysis reveals a significant gap in recognition of the links between climate action and air quality, particularly among high-income countries and major emitters, while low- and middle-income countries generally demonstrate higher levels of integration.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute argues for the establishment of a regional cooperation mechanism to address cascading climate risks in the Hindu Kush Himalaya (HKH) region, emphasizing that climate impacts propagate across national borders and require collaboration beyond local and national scales.

The Nordic countries have established basic adaptation policy cycles but lack the comprehensive monitoring and risk assessment systems needed to move beyond operating "in the dark," particularly regarding transboundary risks. Adaptation is characterized by a mainstreaming approach but suffers from low political priority, insufficient funding compared to mitigation, and a lack of economic incentives or penalizing measures. While there is awareness of the need for synergy with other goals like the SDGs, adaptation remains largely siloed.

This guide, published by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) in September 2023, provides a strategic framework for healthcare professionals to advocate for the banning of fossil fuel advertising. It argues that fossil fuel marketing mirrors the historical tactics of the tobacco industry to normalize harmful products and suggests that healthcare workers, as trusted voices, are uniquely positioned to lead campaigns for a 'tobacco-style' ban on fossil fuel ads to protect public health and the climate.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides guidance for corporations and financial institutions on complying with the EU Regulation on Deforestation-Free Products (EUDR). It details the regulation's mandatory due diligence and geolocation requirements for specific commodities, the potential future expansion of the law to include financial institutions, and the role of transition plans and third-party certifications in achieving compliance and broader sustainability goals.

The Buildings Criteria - Background Paper provides the technical rationale and methodology for the Climate Bonds Standard's eligibility criteria for low-carbon buildings. It establishes a framework to align building investments with a 1.5-degree Celsius warming scenario by focusing on emissions intensity trajectories, the electrification of heating and cooling, and the mandatory reporting of Whole Life Carbon Assessments (WLCA) for new constructions to address embodied carbon.

The Corporate Climate Finance Playbook provides a framework for companies to strategically deploy, manage, and raise capital to meet climate goals. It categorizes instruments into capital deployment, management, and raising, emphasizing the need to match financial tools to the innovation stage of climate initiatives. Through case studies from companies like Microsoft, Autodesk, and Salesforce, it demonstrates how blending philanthropy, venture capital, and sustainability bonds can accelerate the transition to net zero.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the economic viability of replacing extensive cattle ranching with large-scale forest restoration in the Brazilian Amazon through carbon credits. It proposes that a carbon price of US$ 20 per ton of CO2 captured via natural regeneration would make restoration more profitable than ranching across most of the region, potentially capturing 16 Gt of CO2 and avoiding 32 Gt of emissions over 30 years.

Between 2015 and 2020, climate finance for land use in Brazil averaged US$ 6.6 billion annually, dominated by domestic private sources (95% of total) and primarily channeled through rural credit. The crop sector was the largest beneficiary (60%), and the majority of funds (68%) were directed toward mitigation. While thematic bonds grew significantly, public budget expenditures for the sector declined over the period.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) provides a comprehensive mapping of climate finance flows for land use in Brazil from 2015 to 2020. It quantifies resources directed toward agriculture and forests aligned with mitigation and adaptation goals, identifying sources, disbursement channels, financial instruments, and sectors. The analysis reveals a heavy reliance on domestic resources and public policy-driven private credit, while highlighting significant gaps in international funding and transparency regarding private sector investments.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes deforestation within rural settlements in the Amazon biome between 2012 and 2022. It highlights that a small number of settlements are responsible for a disproportionate amount of forest loss and argues for targeted government interventions, combining environmental monitoring and enforcement with sustainable economic incentives like payments for environmental services.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative and PUC-Rio analyzes deforestation within rural settlements in the Amazon biome from 2012 to 2022. It finds that deforestation is highly concentrated in a small number of settlements, often located near federal highways, and suggests that targeted government interventions—combining strengthened environmental monitoring with sustainable economic incentives—are essential to achieving Brazil's goal of zero deforestation by 2030.