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The author assesses the INC-2 negotiations in Paris, noting that while procedural delays occurred, a majority of governments aligned with the vision for comprehensive binding rules across the plastic lifecycle and global bans on high-risk materials. The text emphasizes the need for a circular economy, the role of the Business Coalition for a Global Plastics Treaty, and the specific responsibility of the US to reduce its disproportionately high waste generation ahead of the INC-3 meeting in Nairobi.

A coalition of NGOs and unions welcomes the European Parliament's vote on the corporate due diligence directive but warns that the text has been weakened by private sector lobbies. They specifically highlight the removal of the reversal of the burden of proof, which they argue hinders access to justice for affected communities and workers, and note weaknesses regarding the financial sector and civil liability.

The African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) expresses concern that the African Development Bank's (AfDB) focus on mobilizing private sector financing for climate and green growth prioritizes profit over people and increases country debt vulnerabilities. While AFRODAD supports AfDB President Dr Akinwumi Adesina's calls to reform the global financial architecture, it warns that such calls remain rhetoric without strategic action to address high interest rates and limited financial access. The document highlights a significant disparity in climate finance, noting that Africa accounts for 3% of global carbon emissions and loses $7-15 billion annually to climate change, yet receives only about 3% of global climate finance (USD$18.3 billion). AFRODAD advocates for debt solutions including suspension, restructuring, and cancellation, support for a UNCTAD-proposed International Developing Country Debt Authority, and measures to resolve illicit financial flows.

The Allied for Climate Transformation by 2025 (ACT2025) consortium calls for COP28 to accelerate climate action through four primary pillars: advancing ambition to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C, scaling up people-centered adaptation, operationalizing loss and damage institutions, and mobilizing trillions in climate finance. The document emphasizes that G-20 nations, responsible for approximately 75% of global emissions, must lead in phasing out fossil fuels and meeting financial commitments to support the most vulnerable nations.

A coalition of 181 organizations calls on G7 leaders to end the promotion of 'false energy transition solutions'—specifically Japan's Green Transformation (GX) policy—and to cease all international public finance for fossil fuels. The statement argues that current G7 commitments are insufficient, citing continued investments in gas and ammonia co-firing in Southeast Asia and Africa, and urges a shift toward renewable energy and fair funding mechanisms for the Global South.

GreenLatinos supports the EPA's proposal to set enforceable carbon pollution limits for coal and gas power plants to help the U.S. reach its 2030 and 2050 climate goals. However, the organization warns against the use of carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) and hydrogen blending, arguing these unproven technologies could extend the life of the fossil fuel industry and harm frontline communities. GreenLatinos urges the Biden Administration to prioritize 100% renewable energy sources, such as wind and solar, and to ensure that the transition is centered on equity and justice for Latino communities.

The briefing asserts that current climate frameworks, including the Paris Agreement, are insufficient because they focus on emissions (demand) rather than production (supply). It proposes a new legal instrument—a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty—to prevent the proliferation of fossil fuels, manage a fair phase-out where wealthy nations transition fastest, and ensure a global just transition for workers and communities. The document outlines building blocks for this cooperation, such as the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) and a Global Registry of Fossil Fuels, and calls for governments to support the initiative and an ICJ Advisory opinion on climate change.

The briefing asserts that current global production plans for fossil fuels will lead to emissions more than double what is compatible with the 1.5 °C target. It argues that while the Paris Agreement focuses on emissions, a new international legal instrument is needed to specifically target the supply side by ending new exploration and managing the equitable decline of existing production. The proposed treaty framework emphasizes a 'just transition' where wealthy nations transition fastest and provide financial and technological support to poorer, dependent nations. The document suggests a path toward this treaty through new country coalitions, such as the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA), increased transparency via the Global Fossil Fuel Registry, and the potential creation of a Global Commission on Fossil Fuels.

The briefing advocates for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to address the climate crisis by targeting the supply side of fossil fuels. It argues that existing frameworks like the Paris Agreement are insufficient because they focus on emissions rather than production. The proposed treaty would focus on three pillars: non-proliferation of new fuels, an equitable phase-out of existing production, and a global just transition. The document outlines necessary international cooperation, including new coalitions like the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance (BOGA) and tools like the Global Fossil Fuel Register, while drawing parallels to successful treaties on nuclear weapons and landmines.

The Universal Basic Income Coalition criticizes the South African government for extending the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant to March 2024 without increasing the payment amount or removing restrictive eligibility criteria. The Coalition highlights a massive rate of exclusion, noting that while 13.5 million people applied by January 2023, only 7.48 million were approved. They advocate for increasing the grant from R350 to at least the Food Poverty Line of R663 and eventually to the Upper Bound Poverty Line of R1417, while calling for the removal of barriers such as English-only online platforms and flawed verification databases.

The document is a letter from various NGOs to the U.S. House of Representatives arguing against the repeal of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP). The authors contend that MERP is essential for cutting oil and gas methane emissions, protecting public health, and stimulating economic growth through a waste emissions charge and $1.55 billion in funding for emission controls.

A coalition of 23 South African organisations is urging PR and advertising agencies to cease their partnerships with the fossil fuel industry, arguing that these agencies facilitate greenwashing and obstruct climate action.

A coalition of NGOs opposes the repeal of the Methane Emissions Reduction Program (MERP) via H.R. 1141, arguing that the program's waste emissions charge and funding for mitigation are essential for climate goals, public health, and job creation.

CIEL supports the Special Rapporteur's findings that the triple planetary crisis disproportionately affects women and girls due to intersecting structural inequalities. The statement argues that protecting these rights requires States to rapidly phase out fossil fuel extraction, consumption, and trade, and to implement moratoriums on new petrochemical facilities. It specifically highlights the health risks of microplastics for women and calls for a human rights-based approach in the negotiations of a plastics treaty.

The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) regulates approximately 50,000 large industrial installations in Europe, which account for 736 million tonnes of CO2 or about 40% of the EU's total carbon footprint. However, the IED currently does not address greenhouse gas emissions, as these are managed by the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The author contends that the EU ETS has failed to significantly reduce industrial emissions due to exemptions and free pollution subsidies. The European Commission's April 2022 proposal for reforming the IED failed to include GHG emission limits, with the Commission suggesting a delay until 2028 to avoid negatively impacting the EU ETS's efficiency. The document argues that this delay is unacceptable given the urgency of the climate crisis and that the EU ETS already possesses mechanisms, such as the Market Stability Reserve, to handle any oversupply of permits resulting from IED-mandated limits. The author urges the European Parliament and Council of the European Union to amend the proposal to regulate carbon emissions, particularly from the most polluting plants, noting that due to the IED's lengthy permit update processes, a delay until 2028 would mean no stringent GHG regulations would be in place until 2038 or later.

The document demands that Japan phase out coal by 2030, end international public finance for fossil fuels, and stop promoting technologies like ammonia co-firing and carbon capture and storage, which the authors claim are ineffective and costly.

ClientEarth and other NGOs argue that the draft Temporary Crisis and Transition Framework (TCTF) risks undermining the EU's climate goals due to a lack of mandatory green conditionalities, inconsistencies with the Guidelines on State aid for climate, environmental protection and energy (CEEAG), and a lack of transparency and public consultation.

The document examines how the cost-of-living crisis in Europe is driving vulnerable households toward risky, unregulated financial products like buy-now-pay-later schemes and crypto assets. It calls for EU policymakers to update the Consumer Credit Directive (CCD) and the Distance Marketing of Consumer Financial Services Directive (DMFSD) to include better creditworthiness assessments, advertising rules, and debt relief measures to prevent a debt spiral among low-income citizens.

Friends of the Earth International condemns the intimidation of environmental leaders in the Magdalena Medio region of Santander, Colombia, who are protesting an open-pit coal mine operated by the French company Colcco S.A. The organization demands the Colombian government ensure the safety of defenders and follow through on the Ministry of Environment's January 25, 2023, announcement to begin revoking the 30-year mining permit.

GreenLatinos reports that Manuel "Manny" Tortuguita Terán, a queer, non-binary, and Indigenous Venezuelan defender, was shot and killed by a Georgia State Patrol Officer while opposing the conversion of the South River (Weelaunee) Forest into a police and fire training facility and film studio. The organization characterizes this as an act of "climate racism" and notes that 13 other forest defenders faced "domestic terrorism" charges. The statement links this event to a broader pattern of violence against land and water protectors, citing that 200 such defenders were killed in Latin America in 2020, a 67% increase from 2019. GreenLatinos argues that preserving natural spaces is essential to remediating climate disasters, citing IPCC findings.