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A statement by World Resources Institute (WRI) President and CEO Andrew Steer explaining the motivations behind the People's Climate March, contrasting the despair caused by climate damage and political inertia with the hope provided by sustainable urban, agricultural, and economic transitions.

This statement from Earthjustice advocates for participation in the 2017 Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C., framing it as a necessary expression of solidarity and a demand for climate security and justice in response to the Trump administration's policies.

A letter from the Stockholm Environment Institute U.S. to Vanguard's Investment Stewardship Oversight Committee urging the investment firm to adopt a policy requiring its core holdings to annually disclose financial risks posed by climate change, specifically transition risks.

In a speech delivered at the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region in Geneva, IISD President and CEO Scott Vaughan argues that the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are fragile due to political backlashes and requires a shift toward holistic measurements of well-being that move beyond GDP.

This G20 Insights policy brief, contributed to by IISD President and CEO Scott Vaughan and environmental NGOs, argues that while a transition to 100% renewable energy is economically inevitable and desirable, it may create misleading negative signals in traditional economic statistics as fossil fuel industries decline.

This research paper introduces a conceptual framework designed to support green and blue growth by addressing the fragmented governance and limited ecosystem understanding in source-to-sea systems.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) calls for a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing (fracking) in British Columbia, citing significant gaps in health research and the risk to greenhouse gas emission targets.

This policy brief outlines strategies for developing resilient urban transportation infrastructure to mitigate risks from natural hazards and climate change, emphasizing sustainable systems, urban densification, and the creation of complete communities.

This policy brief outlines best practices for enhancing the resilience of urban water supply and sanitation systems against climate shocks, emphasizing a combination of infrastructure robustness, redundancy, and decentralized options.

This policy brief provides recommendations for Alberta's cities to improve disaster preparedness and emergency management in the face of climate change. It emphasizes integrating extreme weather projections into planning, investing in green infrastructure and building codes, and empowering citizens through outreach. The brief is part of a series developed for Edmonton and Calgary based on the principles of robustness, redundancy, and resourcefulness.

This policy brief outlines economic and financial strategies for cities to enhance their resilience to climate change, emphasizing the reduction of financial risks and the use of specialized accounting and valuation methods to prioritize adaptation investments.

This policy brief defines transformational adaptation as a systemic approach to climate resilience that addresses root causes of vulnerability, contrasting it with incremental adaptation which improves existing practices.

This policy brief outlines how cities can utilize urban ecosystems and green infrastructure to enhance climate resilience, reduce exposure to natural hazards, and provide cost-effective alternatives to traditional infrastructure.

This policy brief outlines strategies for cities to enhance climate resilience by strengthening local food systems and protecting agricultural land to mitigate supply shocks and improve food security.

This policy brief outlines strategies for enhancing resilience in the built environment to combat climate change, focusing on robust design, the mitigation of urban heat island effects, and the adoption of sustainable architectural and planning protocols.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development outlines strategies to enhance the resilience of energy and information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure against climate change, specifically for the cities of Edmonton and Calgary.

This briefing by RMI analyzes China's 'energy quota' for buildings—the Standard for Energy Consumption of Civil Buildings (GB/T51161-2016)—and identifies three primary lessons for U.S. cities and companies: the importance of meter-based peer assessment, the challenges of aligning operational targets with design codes, and the benefits of localizing performance targets to account for regional market dynamics.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute explores the operationalization of the Planetary Boundaries framework for the European Union. By downscaling global safe operating spaces using an equal-per-capita allocation, the document assesses the EU's environmental performance and suggests entry points for integrating these boundaries into EU policy-making to ensure the region lives within planetary limits.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) expressing support for the March for Science on April 22, 2017, and highlighting the importance of science-based criteria for regulating endocrine disruptors chemicals (EDCs), particularly within the European Union.

This policy brief outlines lessons from the RISC-KIT project regarding coastal disaster risk reduction (DRR) in Europe, emphasizing the need for a diversified approach to prevention, mitigation, and preparedness in response to increasing flood risks.