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A statement from Richard Florizone, President and CEO of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), outlining the organization's operational responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, including remote work and travel restrictions.

SAIIA announced the closure of its Cape Town and Wits campus offices and the cancellation of public events starting March 2020 to slow the spread of COVID-19, shifting operations to remote work while maintaining stakeholder engagement via digital platforms.

This report by the NewClimate Institute synthesizes support provided to Mongolia's NDC process from September 2018 to March 2020, focusing on scenario analysis for the electricity sector aligned with the Paris Agreement and the socio-economic and health impacts of coal power plant expansion.

This research paper describes the first application of a microenvironmental modelling approach in Accra, Ghana, to estimate personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) across different age and gender groups. The study utilizes the INDAIR dynamic model and a steady-state model to analyze how different home, work, school, and transport environments contribute to overall exposure, specifically highlighting the impact of cooking fuels.

This report documents a public dialogue held on 14 March 2020, organized by the Strategic Dialogue Group (SDG) and the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI). The event focused on the commitment made by President Cyril Ramaphosa on 20 January 2020 to reform State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in South Africa, specifically regarding their commercial and developmental mandates, operational efficiency, and the reduction of political interference.

This document contains the minutes of two public meetings held on 11 March 2020 in Garissa County, Kenya. The meetings were convened as part of an Environmental Impact Assessment (ESIA) addendum for the proposed Lokichar to Lamu Crude Oil Pipeline (LLCOP) project, specifically addressing a route re-alignment in Modikare and onshore crude oil storage at Lamu Port.

This document contains the minutes of a public meeting held on 11 March 2020 in Garissa Town, Kenya, regarding an addendum to the Environmental Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the proposed Lokichar to Lamu Crude Oil Pipeline (LLCOP) project. The meeting focused on a route re-alignment in Garissa County necessitated by the original path crossing Kenya Defence Force (KDF) land.

This briefing by RMI argues for the immediate implementation of Puerto Rico's energy transformation, emphasizing the urgent need for solar energy, battery storage, and energy efficiency to address grid instability following hurricanes and earthquakes.

This policy brief by the African Center for Economic Transformation examines Africa's readiness for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), emphasizing the urgent need to equip its rapidly growing youth population with STEM and ICT skills to avoid economic instability and harness a potential demographic dividend.

Friends of the Earth International denounces the murder of indigenous leader Jehry Rivera Rivera in Costa Rica, highlighting a pattern of violence against indigenous peoples and government failure to implement human rights protections.

Friends of the Earth International issued a statement condemning the murder of indigenous leader Jehry Rivera Rivera in Costa Rica, highlighting a pattern of violence and government inaction regarding indigenous territorial rights.

This research paper examines the process of 'policy transfer' for renewable energy adoption using case studies from Peru, Thailand, and Uganda, concluding that the process is a complex, iterative interaction between national and international actors rather than a simple adoption of policies from one country to another.

The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) issued a statement on March 5, 2020, urging the U.S. Senate to include building energy code provisions in the American Energy Innovation Act (S. 2657). EESI argues that omitting these provisions severely limits the bill's potential for emissions reductions and denies homeowners lower utility bills.

An open letter from the Green Economy Coalition and over 100 experts to incoming Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey, urging the acceleration of efforts to decarbonise the financial system to align with the Paris Agreement and protect financial stability.

This research note estimates that South Africa has a fiscal income multiplier of 1.68 and an employment multiplier of 6.9 based on 2018 data. The authors conclude that the R48 billion spending cuts proposed in the 2020 Budget are counter-productive and likely to reduce GDP by R81 billion and destroy 330,000 jobs.

This case study describes the first climate change court case in South Africa, concerning the environmental authorisation of the 1200MW Thabametsi coal-fired power station.

A statement by various organizations and individuals supporting the South African History Archive (SAHA) in its legal battle against the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) to gain access to records regarding apartheid-era economic crimes.

This report analyzes the evolving jurisprudence of UN human rights treaty bodies (HRTBs) from 2008 to 2019, concluding that States have legal obligations under human rights treaties to implement ambitious climate mitigation (including phasing out fossil fuels), ensure inclusive adaptation, and provide international cooperation. Key developments include a 2019 joint statement by five HRTBs and the Human Rights Committee's recognition that climate change threatens the right to life, potentially triggering non-refoulment obligations in deportation cases.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines the role of green bonds and labelled loans in financing waste management and the circular economy. It highlights a significant investment gap, particularly in plastic waste management in Southeast Asia, and analyzes the market activity of corporate and municipal issuers globally, with a detailed focus on Japan's leadership in resource efficiency.

This technical note argues that Senator Irajá Abreu's report on MP 910/2019 significantly eases land regularization on federal public lands in Brazil, favoring large landowners and criminal land grabbing while dismantling environmental controls and maintaining a misalignment with the Forest Code's temporal markers.