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This briefing by RMI compares the systems challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the climate crisis, arguing that both require transparent, standardized, and reliable data systems to inform critical decisions and investments. The author suggests that the climate fight must adopt the urgency and collaborative data-sharing seen in pandemic responses to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

The Centre for Environmental Rights, acting for groundWork and Earthlife Africa NPC, has formally requested written reasons from the South African Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries regarding an amendment to the Minimum Emission Standards (MES). The amendment, published on 27 March 2020, doubles the permissible sulphur dioxide (SO2) limit for existing solid-fuel combustion installations, which the authors argue is unconstitutional and unlawful.

A report by RMI's REALIZE initiative, funded by the US Department of Energy, assessing prefabricated, high-performance retrofit technologies in the United States and the Netherlands to enable standardized zero-energy retrofits for multifamily housing.

The IISD Experimental Lakes Area has suspended non-essential activities and shifted staff to remote work due to COVID-19, while successfully completing winter sampling to maintain a 52-year freshwater dataset. The facility anticipates disruptions to its summer research season due to travel bans from partner universities.

A statement by Climate Policy Initiative leaders and Joaquim Vieira Ferreira Levy arguing that government bailouts following the COVID-19 pandemic should be linked to climate-impact measures to avoid accumulating environmental debt and to foster long-term economic competitiveness.

This research paper, co-authored by 30 experts following a 2018 Aspen Global Change Institute workshop, provides a blueprint for achieving net zero global industrial emissions by 2050–2070. It identifies key technical measures and policies required to decarbonize the industrial sector, which accounted for 33% of global anthropogenic emissions in 2014.

RMI argues that the COVID-19 pandemic mirrors the systemic, unpredictable risks of climate change, highlighting the failure of traditional economic and financial models to manage externalities. The document advocates for a combined approach of mitigation and resilience, emphasizing the role of collective financial sector action and 'green' infrastructure to transition to a low-carbon, stable world.

A fact sheet published by WWF South Africa on April 1, 2020, providing public health guidance and preventative measures to reduce the spread of Covid-19 (referred to as 'iKholona') in South Africa.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) analyzes global adaptation finance flows for 2015-2016, identifying a significant reliance on public development finance and highlighting critical data gaps in private and domestic public sector tracking. It evaluates the alignment of these flows with regional and country-level vulnerabilities and provides recommendations for improving tracking methodologies to better inform investment.

This report analyzes the establishment and operational framework of the Indonesia Environmental Fund Agency (BPDLH), a public service agency (Badan Layanan Umum or BLU) designed to act as a "funding hub" for environmental protection and climate change mitigation. The document examines the BLU regulatory framework, compares BPDLH with seven other fund-managing BLUs in Indonesia, and details specific funding windows such as the REDD+ Fund and the Forest Rehabilitation Revolving Fund.

This technical note by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes a new report by Senator Irajá Abreu regarding Provisional Measure (MP) 910/2019, which modifies Law 11.952/2009 on the land regularization of federal public lands. The authors argue that the report maintains harmful rules, reverses previous improvements, and includes unconstitutional legislative additions.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes how Brazilian public policies aimed at combating primary deforestation in the Amazon unintentionally fostered tropical regeneration between 2004 and 2014. The document argues that environmental monitoring and enforcement acted as a deterrent, leading illegal actors to abandon regions and allowing natural forest recovery to occur.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) examines how Brazil's law enforcement and monitoring efforts to reduce primary deforestation in the Amazon unintentionally promoted tropical forest regeneration between 2004 and 2014.

This fact sheet by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes Provisional Measure (MP) 910 of 2019, which proposes changes to the land regularization of federal public lands in Brazil, specifically affecting the Amazon region. The authors argue that the measure risks rewarding illegal land grabbing and deforestation by easing the requirements for obtaining land titles.

This fact sheet analyzes Provisional Measure 910 (MP 910), a proposed amendment to Brazilian legislation regarding the regularization of informal settlements on federal lands. The authors argue that the measure rewards illegal land occupation and deforestation, particularly in the Amazon, by loosening the requirements for obtaining property titles.

This briefing transcript features experts from Washington Sea Grant discussing the development and implementation of localized sea level rise projections for coastal managers and decision-makers in Washington State. The presentation details the transition from broad regional assessments to a probabilistic, localized framework that accounts for vertical land movement, and describes how this data is being integrated into urban planning, habitat restoration, and community-led resilience strategies.

This briefing transcript features Rob Young, Director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines, discussing a multi-year collaboration with the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct asset-level vulnerability assessments for coastal parks. The project aims to guide adaptation and resilience policy by quantifying the exposure and sensitivity of individual infrastructure assets to coastal hazards, providing a science-based framework for funding allocation and planning.

This briefing features archaeologist Marcy Rockman discussing the critical but often overlooked role of archaeology and cultural heritage in climate change response. Rockman argues that the U.S. approach to heritage is fragmented and underfunded compared to natural resource management, leading to a lack of social science integration in major climate assessments. She proposes the creation of a federal Climate Heritage Coordination Office and increased NGO engagement to better utilize historical data on sustainability and human adaptation to inform modern climate strategies.

This briefing transcript features Dr. Amy Snover, Director of the Climate Impacts Group and the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center, discussing strategies to integrate climate science into decision-making. The discussion focuses on the co-production of data with stakeholders, specifically highlighting sea level rise planning in Washington State and vulnerability assessments for Northwest and Great Basin tribes.

This briefing transcript features Mary Austerman of New York Sea Grant discussing the integration of weather and social science data to support participatory planning and coastal resilience in New York's Great Lakes region, specifically focusing on Lake Ontario.