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This report analyzes the gendered impact of kerosene subsidies and their subsequent removal in Nigeria, utilizing secondary data, focus group discussions, and surveys of 1,000 households conducted in 2017. It concludes that the subsidy systemSS了一個स्तानाer0.111 fatherLagos and Imo are highlighted as specific areas where women's coping mechanisms and preferences for energy sources were dyingestic0. The report argues against the reinstatement of kerosene subsidies, suggesting that funds0

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative examines recent developments in climate adaptation finance, highlighting the growing gap between estimated adaptation costs and current funding levels. It discusses the roles of the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee and the Adaptation Fund, the challenges in tracking adaptation finance flows, and the economic risks associated with nature loss as identified by the World Economic Forum. The document argues that addressing these challenges requires a fundamental rethinking of production, redistribution, and equity to support the most vulnerable populations.

This briefing introduces the 'hours of safety' framework to quantify the resilience of building envelopes during power outages caused by severe winter storms, comparing various home construction standards from the 1950s to Passive House standards.

This SEI discussion brief examines how the co-design of climate services—tailored information products like models and assessments—can better support adaptation planning by focusing on the specific institutional and decision contexts of users. Using two Swedish case studies (Karlstad and Stockholm) and the Tandem framework, the brief highlights the need for climate services to align with the user's stage in the adaptation learning cycle and to address the reality that adaptation measures are often pre-defined rather than compared as a menu of options.

This research paper examines Turkey's strategic efforts to expand its influence in North and East Africa to counter regional isolation and secure energy interests. It focuses on Turkey's military and political support for the Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, its diplomatic tensions with Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, and France over Mediterranean exclusive economic zones, and its broader 'Open to Africa' policy exemplified by its deep involvement in Somalia.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute outlines four critical areas for the Green Climate Fund (GCF) to address in its 2020-2023 Strategic Plan: aligning ambition with the 1.5 degrees Celsius goal, refining its approach to adaptation and loss and damage, maintaining programming quality amidst pressure for scale, and empowering developing country institutions through improved direct access.

This executive summary from Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) outlines a roadmap for increasing electricity system flexibility in India to support the deployment of renewable energy and reduce overall system costs. The report argues that flexibility needs are growing faster than energy demand and that a balanced portfolio of demand-side flexibility, powerplant upgrades, and energy storage can reduce system costs by 5% to 8% and carbon emissions by 8% to 12% by 2030.

This technical briefing by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes how Provisional Measure 901/2019 (MP 901/2019) and the resulting Conversion Law Project 31/2019 (PLV 31/2019) contain 'jabuti' amendments that weaken the Brazilian Forest Code's protections in the Amazon, specifically in Roraima and Amapá.

This technical note by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and PUC-Rio analyzes Provisional Measure (MP) 910/2019, which modifies Law 11.952/2009 regarding the land regularization of federal public lands in Brazil. The authors argue that the MP rewards criminal activities such as land grabbing (grilagem) and illegal deforestation by expanding the spatial and temporal scopes for regularization and simplifying the process through self-declaration, thereby benefiting large landowners over traditional communities and family farmers.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) outlines various United States federal funding and technical assistance programs available to implement nature-based solutions for climate resilience. It details programs from agencies including the EPA, FEMA, HUD, NOAA, USDA, and USFWS, highlighting how these resources support green and natural infrastructure to mitigate hazards like flooding and extreme heat.

This briefing transcript features a panel of experts discussing coastal resilience in the Great Lakes region, focusing on climate impacts, nature-based solutions, tribal adaptation strategies, and climate-smart agriculture. The discussion emphasizes the economic and environmental importance of the Great Lakes, the role of coastal wetlands in mitigating flooding and improving water quality, and the necessity of integrating traditional ecological knowledge and local leadership into federal and state policy.

A 2020 statement by the Green Economy Coalition advocating for the prioritization of Local Green Enterprises (LGEs) in India. It highlights that while MSMEs contribute 37% of India's GDP and the majority of new jobs, further policy support—including blended finance, streamlined public procurement, and triple bottom line impact assessments—is required to transition the economy toward sustainability and inclusivity.

This policy brief analyzes the ongoing WTO negotiations to prohibit subsidies for illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing. It highlights the need for a common definition of IUU fishing based on FAO standards and discusses the debate over which authorities (such as flag, coastal, or port states and RFMOs) should be empowered to make IUU determinations. The author emphasizes that for the prohibition to be effective and enforceable, the WTO must establish clear procedural conditions for these determinations to ensure fairness and transparency without the WTO itself becoming a fisheries management organization.

This case study by Natural Justice details the legal battle between the Urgenda Foundation and the State of the Netherlands, resulting in a Supreme Court ruling that the Dutch government is legally obligated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to protect human rights.

This insight brief introduces 'hours of safety' as a metric to quantify how long a building envelope can maintain safe indoor temperatures during power outages in extreme cold. Using simulations of five building types in Duluth, Minnesota, the research demonstrates that high-performance envelopes, such as those meeting Passive House standards, significantly extend the time residents can safely shelter in place compared to older or code-compliant homes.

This report provides engineering and design best practices to improve the resilience of rooftop solar PV systems against hurricane-force winds, primarily in the Caribbean. Based on an analysis of failures from 2017-2019, it identifies top-down clip failure and joint loosening as primary root causes of system collapse. Key recommendations include using vibration-resistant fasteners, avoiding ballasted-only systems in favor of mechanical attachments, and ensuring modules are not installed over roof edges or in high-pressure 'Zone 3' areas. Implementing these measures is estimated to increase EPC costs by roughly 5%.

This policy brief describes the Słupsk Bioenergy Cluster in Poland, an initiative led by Słupsk Waterworks to create a local circular economy. The cluster integrates renewable energy production from wind, solar, and biogas with waste recycling, utilizing a dedicated distribution network to provide stable, low-cost energy to local businesses and city facilities.

This research paper examines the capacity of green bonds to bridge the global adaptation finance gap, specifically focusing on private sector involvement. The author concludes that while green bonds can finance adaptation, they currently do so to a very limited extent and are unlikely to significantly close the finance gap due to geographic mismatches, project scale issues, and a general lack of corporate climate risk awareness.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted a letter to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy on 31 January 2020, providing comments and proposed amendments to the Draft Amendments to the Mineral and Petroleum Resources Development Regulations, 2019. The CER criticized the timing of the public comment period, stating it occurred during the festive season, which hindered their ability to engage with clients and partners and compromised the public participation process.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) submitted comments and proposed amendments to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy regarding the draft Mine Community Resettlement Guidelines, 2019. The CER expressed concern that the public commenting period coincided with the festive season, which they argue compromised the public participation process by hindering engagement with clients and partners.