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This case study by the Green Economy Coalition examines the impact of drought on rural livelihoods in Ethiopia and evaluates the effectiveness of traditional humanitarian aid versus market-based resilience strategies implemented by Mercy Corps.

The Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) Administrative Board Rules of Procedure (By-laws), revised in October 2017, establish the governance framework for the Administrative Board, including its composition, appointment processes, and responsibilities in managing SEforALL's operations.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute describes the process and benefits of using anaerobic digestion to convert organic waste—including livestock manure, food waste, and wastewater—into biogas. It outlines the potential for biogas to provide baseload power, reduce methane emissions, and create jobs in the United States, while detailing the regulatory frameworks and funding programs that support the industry.

This briefing by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) advocates for the adoption of energy efficiency ratings for homes in the U.S., similar to MPG ratings for vehicles, to provide transparency regarding energy costs, environmental impact, and home comfort.

This document is an independent pre-issuance verification statement prepared by First Environment of California, Inc. for the Los Angeles County MTA (LACMTA). It confirms that the LACMTA's Proposition A First Tier Senior Sales Tax Revenue Bonds, Series 2017-A (Green Bonds) conform to the Climate Bonds Standard 2.1 and the Low Carbon Land Transport sector criteria for the purpose of funding public transport rail infrastructure.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the effect of federal and state subsidies on crude oil production in the United States, specifically analyzing how tax preferences influence the profitability of new investments and subsequent carbon emissions.

This fact sheet from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) outlines strategies for integrating local knowledge with scientific data to support climate compatible development. It emphasizes that while local governments often lack high-quality information, they can bridge these gaps by training staff, engaging communities through dialogue, and establishing systems to manage and sustain local knowledge.

This guide by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) provides six recommendations for funders and technical assistance practitioners on delivering effective country programmes to support climate compatible development in developing countries, based on CDKN's experience in 12 priority countries and the Caribbean.

This working paper by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) provides lessons on leveraging private sector finance for climate compatible development based on projects in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. It emphasizes the need for country-specific approaches, strong public sector leadership, and the use of innovative financial instruments to bridge the gap between commercial interests and climate goals.

This October 2017 report by the Centre for Environmental Rights, groundWork, and the Highveld Environmental Justice Network evaluates the failure of the Highveld Priority Area (HPA) to improve air quality in South Africa. Despite the 2007 declaration of the HPA and the 2012 Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP), the report concludes that air quality remains poor and non-compliant with health-based standards, largely due to industrial emissions, inadequate monitoring, and a lack of government capacity and enforcement.

This executive summary provides a comparative legal analysis of forest protection and land use legislation across seven major agricultural exporting countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, and the United States. The study specifically examines riparian buffer zones and biodiversity conservation policies on private lands to contextualize the stringency of the Brazilian Forest Code (Law No. 12.651/2012).

This report provides a comparative legal analysis of forest protection and land use policies on private lands across seven major agricultural exporting countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, and the United States. The study specifically examines riparian buffer zones and biodiversity conservation policies to determine how the Brazilian Forest Code compares to international standards.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) compares forest and land-use legislation across seven major agro-exporting countries: Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, and the United States. The study specifically analyzes riparian Permanent Preservation Areas (APP) and biodiversity conservation policies to determine how the Brazilian Forest Code compares to international legal requirements. The findings indicate that Brazil maintains some of the most rigorous rules for private land protection, particularly regarding mandatory native vegetation reserves and riparian buffers, although the report emphasizes that effective implementation, monitoring, and enforcement are necessary for Brazil to achieve its environmental goals.

This briefing by the India Innovation Lab for Green Finance analyzes the Solar Investment Trust (SEIT), a proposed dividend-yielding instrument designed to lower the cost of capital for industrial and commercial rooftop solar developers in India. The SEIT would be structured as an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT) under SEBI guidelines, allowing developers to monetize existing assets and attract institutional investors. While the instrument could potentially mobilize USD 1 billion for the rooftop solar sector within five years, current SEBI requirements regarding asset scale and leverage ratios present significant barriers to immediate implementation for most developers.

The Sustainable Energy Bonds (SEBs) instrument analysis by the India Innovation Lab for Green Finance proposes a debt instrument designed to mobilize impact investment for sustainable energy in India. SEBs address barriers such as high transaction costs for small-scale projects and a lack of standardized impact reporting by aggregating projects through a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) and implementing a rigorous monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) framework. The report focuses on rooftop solar projects in the commercial and industrial sectors as a primary use case, suggesting that a pilot issuance of USD 5 million could catalyze significant private finance with limited public support.

This research paper by Energy Innovation analyzes the potential costs to electricity customers of a US Department of Energy (DOE) Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that would provide out-of-market subsidies to power plants with a 90-day on-site fuel supply, specifically targeting coal and nuclear facilities.

This research paper examines the 'utility information problem'—the lack of data regarding the locational value of distributed energy resources (DERs)—which obscures the boundaries of the electric distribution utility's natural monopoly. The author proposes that integrated distribution planning (IDP) is necessary to reveal this information, enabling a transition toward a Distribution System Optimizer (DSO) role. The paper evaluates two pathways to this transition: an information-intensive approach compatible with cost-of-service regulation and an outcome-focused approach utilizing performance-based regulation (PBR).

This report by Friends of the Earth International documents systemic human rights and environmental violations by transnational corporations (TNCs) across eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. It highlights cases of corporate impunity, the use of investor-state dispute settlement mechanisms to challenge public health and environmental policies, and the violent suppression of territory defenders. The document advocates for a legally binding international treaty to hold TNCs accountable and the creation of an International Tribunal on Human Rights and Transnational Corporations.

This report by Friends of the Earth International documents systemic human rights and environmental violations by transnational corporations across eight Latin American and Caribbean countries. It argues that a 'architecture of impunity'—composed of free trade agreements, investment protection treaties, and the ICSID arbitration system—shields corporations from accountability while allowing them to challenge public health and environmental policies. The report advocates for a legally binding UN treaty on transnational corporations and human rights, including the creation of an International Court to ensure justice for affected communities.

This report by Friends of the Earth International explores the synergies between Community Forest Management (CFM) and agroecology, arguing that these community-led approaches are more effective for forest conservation and food sovereignty than industrial agribusiness or top-down conservation models like REDD+.