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This case study describes how the German political party Die Linke scaled up its grassroots outreach by conducting over 600,000 doorstep conversations before a snap election, leveraging techniques and volunteers from social movements to reach alienated voters.

This report examines the role of trade and investment agreements in the supply of critical minerals, analyzing over 100 agreements and MOUs with a focus on Indonesia, Chile, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It highlights a shift toward incorporating ESG provisions in new treaties and emphasizes the need for practical implementation of MOUs to balance the interests of importing and exporting nations while supporting sustainable resource governance.

This research article examines the transformation of the Baltic Sea into a 'built seascape' characterized by an increase in human infrastructure, including offshore wind farms and subsea cables, and discusses the resulting tensions between innovation, security, and environmental protection.

This report examines energy efficiency in electronics manufacturing, specifically within final assembly, testing, and packaging (FATP) facilities. It notes that the electronics industry accounts for over 4% of global greenhouse gas emissions and highlights that energy-efficiency measures can reduce energy use in existing facilities by up to 30% at minimal cost.

This workbook provides a systematic analysis of 12 mandatory public policy measures regarding due diligence in the agri-food and mining sectors, mapping their provisions against common themes to promote interoperability and support compliance for businesses and policy-makers.

This research paper examines how various network strategies, operationalized as network motifs, influence the coordination of interdependent policy issues, using simulation models and empirical data from Swedish water governance.

This report by Ember analyzes renewable power capacity in the Mediterranean region, comparing current trends and national targets against the TeraMed Initiative's goal of 1 TW by 2030. It finds that while renewable capacity has already surpassed fossil fuel capacity and is projected to double by 2030, significant acceleration in deployment is required to meet the 1 TW target.

This report by Ember analyzes the potential for India's steel, cement, and aluminium sectors to integrate renewable energy (RE) via open access mechanisms. It identifies a 20 GW solar opportunity that could reduce emissions by 29 million tonnes annually and lower production costs for some steelmakers by up to 10%. While sourcing 50% RE is currently cost-effective, the report details the steep financial and technical challenges of reaching 24/7 renewable power, where costs can rise to 3.5 times the cost of standard RE generation due to massive storage and capacity requirements.

This report examines how distributed virtual power plants (VPPs) can address energy challenges in island nations, specifically focusing on the Caribbean. Using a case study from the US Virgin Islands, it analyzes how aggregating decentralized energy resources can improve grid stability, resilience, and affordability while reducing dependence on imported fossil fuels.

A report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and Stand.earth Research Group (SRG) details how fracking in the Permian Basin fuels the global plastic packaging supply chain, linking major consumer brands to fossil fuel expansion.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a strategic framework for corporates, investors, and policymakers in Vietnam to implement transition finance in hard-to-abate sectors, specifically steel, cement, and basic chemicals. It outlines a methodology for developing science-based transition plans aligned with the Paris Agreement, featuring a 'Five Hallmarks' approach to ensure targets are credible, actionable, and transparent. The document also provides sector-specific decarbonisation levers, emissions intensity thresholds, and a five-tier maturity scale for financial institutions to assess corporate transition progress.

The "Sổ tay hướng dẫn tài chính chuyển đổi cho các lĩnh vực khó giảm phát thải khí nhà kính tại Việt Nam" is a strategic guide published by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) in April 2025. It provides a comprehensive framework for businesses, investors, and policymakers in Vietnam to implement credible, science-based transition plans for high-emission sectors, specifically steel, cement, and basic chemicals. The guide details a five-step 'hallmark' process for transition planning, establishes sector-specific decarbonization criteria aligned with the Paris Agreement, and offers a classification system for financial institutions to assess the maturity and ambition of corporate transition efforts.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) submitted a consultation response to Chile's draft Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in April 2025. The submission argues that climate action should be framed through a public health lens to optimize health outcomes, increase public support, and maximize economic returns through health-related savings. GCHA provides specific recommendations across seven areas: emissions targets, governance, health impacts, the healthcare sector, health-determining sectors, finance, and the needs of marginalized groups.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA) submitted a consultation document in April 2025 providing recommendations to embed human health considerations into Nepal's draft Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) 3.0. The submission emphasizes the intersection of climate action and public health, urging Nepal to align its conditional targets with 1.5°C warming limits, address air pollution as a cross-cutting issue, and quantify the economic costs of health-related climate losses and damages.

The Green Banks Design Guide provides a framework for selecting and supporting green bank formats in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs), detailing four primary institutional models and three options for international support to accelerate their development.

This guide by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) examines the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) Resilience and Sustainability Facility (RSF), the operational arm of the Resilience and Sustainability Trust (RST). It provides recommendations for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) to improve coordination between finance ministries, sectoral ministries, and international development partners to better integrate climate risks into macroeconomic policy and catalyze climate finance.

The State of Green Banks 2025 report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) analyzes the global landscape of green banks, focusing on their role in bridging a USD 7.4 trillion annual climate funding gap. Based on survey data from 51 public financial institutions, the report identifies four primary models for green banks—standalone de novo banks, enhanced public development banks (PDBs), green facilities within PDBs, and country platforms—and evaluates their suitability for different economic contexts, particularly in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs).

The Ember Global Electricity Review 2025 executive summary reports that low-carbon electricity exceeded 40% of global generation in 2024, driven by record growth in renewables, particularly solar. Despite this, heatwaves increased electricity demand, leading to a slight rise in fossil fuel generation and record-high sector emissions.

This case study proposes the development of an "energy park" in Pueblo, Colorado, as a clean, reliable replacement for the Comanche Unit 3 coal-fired power plant slated for retirement in 2031. The energy park model integrates renewable generation, short-duration batteries, flexible industrial loads (such as thermal batteries and electrolyzers), and long-duration energy storage to mimic the dispatch profile of a firm power resource while driving local economic development.

FSD Africa has issued a prequalification and registration document for suppliers, service providers, and consultants for the strategic period 2025-2030. The agency seeks to establish a pool of qualified entities across three main categories: supply of goods, provision of services, and technical consultancy services, to support its mission of mobilising "green plus" finance for Africa's economic and social development.