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A joint statement from six Canadian environmental and health organizations providing comments on the Draft state of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) report and the Risk Management Scope (RMS). The organizations advocate for regulating PFAS as a class under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), fast-tracking their addition to Part 1 of Schedule 1 as toxic substances, and implementing a comprehensive ban on non-essential uses to protect human health and biodiversity.

The NewClimate Institute report defines 'high-hanging fruit' as decarbonisation technologies and measures that are currently inaccessible to host governments due to extraordinary costs or insurmountable barriers. The report argues that targeting these projects is essential to ensure climate mitigation ambition is enhanced rather than compromised, and proposes several interventions to develop a project pipeline and redirect voluntary climate finance toward these high-cost or first-of-a-kind technologies.

This expert report, prepared by geologist and hydrogeologist Steven K. Campbell for the Centre for Environmental Rights, critiques the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for Tetra4 (Pty) Ltd’s proposed Cluster 2 gas production expansion near Virginia, Free State Province, South Africa. Campbell argues that the project's geologic and hydrogeologic frameworks are based on insufficient site-specific data, leading to unreliable groundwater flow models and flawed contamination simulations for methane and total dissolved solids (TDS). He concludes that the expansion should not be approved until critical data gaps are filled and a robust monitoring and remediation plan is established.

This guide by Zero Carbon Analytics explains the role of heat pumps in decarbonising buildings and industry, detailing their technical operation, economic viability, and the policy barriers to their global adoption.

This guide explains how to use RMI's Corporate Commitments and Emissions Dashboard, a tool designed to model corporate emissions pathways to 2050 based on voluntary climate commitments and economic indicators.

This guide by RMI explores how Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) can leverage their extensive rooftop and parking assets to drive solar development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while increasing shareholder value. It identifies significant untapped capacity, outlines the financial and regulatory barriers to adoption, and proposes community solar as a viable solution to overcome these challenges.

This case study examines the cooling access gap in Nigeria and the policy measures, such as the 2017 Nigeria Building Energy Efficiency Code, being implemented to promote sustainable cooling in buildings and cities.

This research paper examines how implementing the actions in Zimbabwe's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) can simultaneously meet greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and achieve economic development goals, including improvements in public health, biodiversity, and energy security.

This policy brief by RMI discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and provides recommendations to ensure it effectively delivers an equitable energy transition to underserved communities and small businesses.

An open letter from a coalition of movements, Indigenous Peoples, and civil society organizations urging the European Union to implement strict human rights, environmental, and governance safeguards within the Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) to prevent the exploitation of resource-rich countries in the Global South during the energy transition.

The report documents the 31st meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-31) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held in Panama City from 21-22 June 2023. The meeting focused on financial sustainability, the establishment of new science-policy initiatives, and the strengthening of equity and diversity within the organization's research and training frameworks.

This report examines how Energy Service Agreements (ESAs) and federal incentives, specifically from the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, can be used to scale deep energy efficiency and electrification retrofits for affordable multifamily housing (AMFH) in California.

This RMI briefing outlines how US Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) can use grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) to resolve transmission bottlenecks that are delaying the interconnection of renewable energy. It identifies regulatory 'gold plating' and 'capex bias' as primary barriers and proposes four strategies—knowledge building, planning mandates, financial incentive reforms, and FERC engagement—to accelerate the deployment of these cost-effective solutions.

The Corporate Commitments and Emissions Explorer Technical Documentation details the methodology for modeling corporate emission pathways. It uses 2022 as a start year and applies revenue growth rates and climate commitment multipliers to estimate future emissions. The tool features five preset outlooks and categorizes companies by ambition level, focusing on Scope 1 and 2 emissions while excluding Scope 3 due to data quality and double-counting risks.

This report provides five recommendations for the implementation and operation of the international Loss and Damage (L&D) fund established at COP27, focusing on institutional arrangements, funding sources, and the needs of vulnerable communities.

Earthjustice is calling for a moratorium on deep seabed mining, urging the International Seabed Authority (ISA) to resist corporate interests to protect ocean biodiversity and Indigenous communities.

FSD Africa presents a framework to help countries, particularly in Africa, develop national nature strategies. These strategies are intended to mitigate economic risks from nature loss, align with international commitments like the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and improve climate outcomes. The framework is structured around four components: baseline and ambition, initiatives, instruments, and governance and implementation.

This case study describes a women-led initiative in Manzanillo, Costa Rica, where community leader Ana Cecilia Solís Ugalde established MUDECOOP, a mangrove nursery and reforestation project. The initiative aims to build climate resilience against tidal waves and flooding, address food insecurity through a communal dining room, and create alternative economic opportunities via community tourism.

This research paper examines the 'power to act' of state and regional governments regarding climate mitigation, identifying that while these entities possess significant financial and regulatory hard powers—particularly in decentralized countries and within the agriculture, buildings, and transport sectors—their progress is primarily hindered by limitations in human capacity, financing, and information.

This report by RMI examines the financial burden of high fuel costs on families in the United States and critiques the current utility practice of using fuel adjustment clauses to pass 100 percent of fuel costs to customers. The document proposes six regulatory strategies to incentivize utilities to manage fuel costs more efficiently and reduce the risk of price volatility for consumers.