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This report presents seven perspectives from the AgriFoSe2030 project on the food crisis and agricultural interlinkages in East Africa and Southeast Asia, detailing how specific project interventions aim to improve food security and system resilience.

A statement by Trend Asia and a coalition of 39 other organizations urging G7 nations to stop promoting and financing fossil fuel-based 'energy transition' technologies in developing countries, specifically criticizing Japan's Green Transformation (GX) policy.

This briefing by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) outlines four strategic areas where G7 nations can demonstrate leadership to accelerate the global phase-out of fossil fuels. It argues that the G7 should set a 2030 deadline for coal phase-out, implement the removal of fossil fuel subsidies, end international public finance for fossil fuels, and commit to ending new oil and gas production to align with the 1.5°C warming limit.

This perspective piece by the Stockholm Environment Institute argues that UN Member States should adopt a systems-thinking approach to prioritize Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ahead of the SDG Summit in New York. The authors contend that because SDGs are interlinked, prioritizing specific 'accelerator' goals can boost progress across the entire 2030 Agenda, provided that trade-offs are managed and 'easy fixes' are avoided.

This report by Ember analyzes global electricity source trends in 2022, detailing the growth of renewables like solar and wind, the continued dominance and record highs of coal, and the fluctuations in hydro, nuclear, gas, and bioenergy generation. It compares current trends against the IEA Net Zero Emissions scenario to highlight the growth rates required to limit global warming to 1.5C.

This report by Ember outlines a pathway for the global electricity sector to reach net zero emissions by 2040, referencing the International Energy Agency's (IEA) Net Zero Emissions (NZE) scenario as a realistic trajectory to align with the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal.

A foreword by Chile's Minister of Energy, Diego Pardow, for the Global Electricity Review 2023, highlighting the economic benefits of electromobility and Chile's progress in renewable energy generation.

This report by Ember provides a detailed analysis of global electricity generation, demand, and emissions for 2022, evaluating progress toward net-zero targets. It highlights a record growth in wind and solar power, offset by a continued reliance on fossil fuels and a historic decline in nuclear generation. The report notes that while emissions intensity is at its lowest level, absolute power sector emissions reached an all-time high in 2022.

This report by Ember analyzes China's power sector in 2022, noting a 4.4% increase in power demand and a record high in absolute coal generation, while highlighting the rapid growth of wind and solar power and the challenges facing China's path to net zero emissions.

This report by RMI examines how reforming urban land use policies in the United States can mitigate climate change, increase housing supply, and reduce ecological harm by moving away from car-centric, single-family zoning.

This discussion brief introduces the Clean and Green framework, a tool developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to manage waste-related risks and resources in Burkina Faso. The framework aims to expand sanitation and hygiene efforts beyond human excreta to include animal excreta, food hygiene, and water management, while promoting the safe reuse of nutrients and organic matter to improve agricultural production and environmental sustainability.

A joint statement by 90 environmental NGOs argues that the co-firing of biomass in coal power plants and the conversion of coal plants to dedicated biomass plants in Japan constitute 'greenwashing'. The signatories claim these practices accelerate climate change by emitting CO2 and destroy forest ecosystems through increased demand for imported wood pellets.

This briefing examines the need for reform within international financial institutions (IFIs), specifically the IMF and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), to better support climate-vulnerable developing nations. It highlights how the current global financial system, characterized by structural imbalances and risk aversion, exacerbates debt crises in the global south, hindering their ability to invest in climate resilience. The document focuses on the Bridgetown Agenda as a framework for reform, proposing mechanisms such as the rechanneling of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and the modernization of MDB Capital Adequacy Frameworks to unlock significant additional lending for climate action.

A statement by the Koalisi Advokasi Kiba regarding recurring workplace accidents at PT. Huadi Yatai Industri within the Bantaeng Industrial Area (KIBA), demanding legal investigations and systemic safety reforms.

This discussion paper by the Climate Policy Initiative outlines a proposed operating model for multilateral development banks (MDBs) to increase the volume and efficacy of climate finance deployment in response to the climate crisis and other global challenges facing developing countries.

This report provides a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) of flood mitigation strategies in La Mojana, Colombia. It finds that all considered interventions, including dam construction and nature-based wetland restoration, are investment worthy with benefit-to-cost ratios up to 26.1, potentially avoiding USD 1.26 billion in damages over 30 years.

This report by Ember analyzes Türkiye's electricity generation from clean sources at a province level from 2018 to 2022. It highlights the vulnerability of Türkiye's energy transition to droughts due to a heavy reliance on hydropower and argues that accelerating wind and solar deployment, particularly in underutilized southern provinces, is essential to reduce dependence on imported gas and meet clean energy targets.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting on behalf of the Life After Coal Campaign, has requested critical documentation from Eskom regarding the construction of temporary stacks at the Kusile Power Station following a stack failure in October 2022.

A joint statement by the Universal Basic Income Coalition criticizing the Department of Social Development and National Treasury for failing to address systemic barriers and insufficient funding in the amended COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) Grant Regulations.

This briefing from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the role of investor-state memorandums of understanding (MOUs) in agricultural investments, highlighting how their drafting can either create legal risks or support responsible governance.