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The paper examines how the 2020 flooding of Lake Naivasha displaced approximately 500 people in the Kihoto informal settlement. It finds that vulnerability is driven less by environmental factors and more by socio-economic marginalization, including precarious employment in horticulture and tourism, lack of secure land tenure, and a deficiency in official disaster response. The study highlights a 'double tragedy' where flooding coincided with the COVID-19 pandemic, eroding long-term resilience and crippling local informal savings groups (chamas). Findings indicate that women aged 18-35 suffered the highest rates of unemployment post-disaster. The authors argue for vulnerability reduction through livelihood diversification, investment in basic infrastructure, and inclusive, co-produced risk governance.

The document analyzes environmental mobilization in the Balkans, specifically focusing on the protection of the Vjosa River in Albania and the Jadar Valley in Serbia. It compares the grassroots, campaign-led approach in Albania, which led to the creation of a national park, with the mass protests and political integration seen in Serbia, which forced the withdrawal of mining permits. The text also highlights the European Union's inconsistent support, noting its strong backing for river conservation versus its more cautious approach to lithium mining due to the EU's energy transition needs.

The document outlines the risks associated with private equity's expansion into various U.S. healthcare sectors, detailing financial strategies that prioritize short-term profit over patient safety and recommending stronger regulatory oversight.

The document examines the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Program, which provides up to $250 billion in low-interest loans to transition the US power sector to clean energy. It proposes a 'capital recycling' method where utilities use EIR loans to refinance 'low-quality' rate base components—such as the costs of retiring fossil plants—into 'high-quality' clean energy assets. Through case studies of Alliant Energy in Iowa and Ameren in Missouri, the report demonstrates that moderate EIR leverage combined with capital recycling can significantly reduce ratepayer costs (by 13% to 18% in the examples) while maintaining stable, lower-risk earnings for shareholders. The brief also compares EIR to securitization, noting EIR's lower transaction costs and interest rates, and outlines federal compliance requirements including NEPA, the Davis-Bacon Act, and the Cargo Preference Act.

The report advocates for moving beyond GDP by adopting a 'comprehensive wealth' framework that measures natural, human, social, produced, and financial capital. Using data from 1995 to 2020, the report demonstrates that GDP often masks unsustainable development trends. In Trinidad and Tobago, fossil fuel reliance led to declining comprehensive wealth and well-being from 2008. Indonesia showed a decrease in well-being created per unit of wealth between 1995 and 2020. Ethiopia is advised to shift produced capital investments from manufacturing toward modern farming to enhance wealth growth.

The report argues that market forces alone cannot guarantee sustainable development from green hydrogen, necessitating a proactive role for multilateral development banks (MDBs). It proposes a framework to move MDB lending beyond 'do no harm' toward prioritizing value addition for producer countries. The analysis includes a Sustainable Development Impact Matrix and evaluations of four specific financing cases: the African Development Bank in Namibia, the World Bank in India, the European Investment Bank’s Green Hydrogen Fund, and Team Europe’s H2Global Instrument.

The U.S. cement industry is more emissions-intensive than global peers due to a higher clinker-to-cement ratio. The document advocates for the use of blended cements—which replace clinker with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs)—as a primary near-term decarbonization lever. While the adoption of Portland Limestone Cement (PLC) has increased, the author argues that more aggressive substitution standards, such as those for limestone calcined clay (LC3), and demand-side procurement policies are necessary to reach net-zero goals.

The report identifies 2023 as the likely peak for global power sector emissions, forecasting a decline in 2024 driven by record solar and wind additions. While electricity demand is expected to rise due to electrification, data centres, and air conditioning, the growth of clean energy is projected to outpace this demand. The document highlights that tripling renewable capacity by 2030 could halve power sector emissions. It also provides case studies of China, Brazil, and the Netherlands to demonstrate how high-level ambition, incentive mechanisms, and the removal of technical barriers can accelerate the transition regardless of geographic or economic starting points.

The report examines the alignment between national climate policies and local adaptation practices in Ghana, Nigeria, and Senegal. It argues that while these nations have developed NDCs and adaptation plans, the effectiveness of these measures is hindered by a lack of recognition for locally-led adaptation (LLA), significant funding gaps, and weak institutional capacities. The document emphasizes that integrating indigenous knowledge and empowering local actors—particularly women—is essential for building sustainable climate resilience in West Africa.

The report analyzes national and international frameworks to support the creation of the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy for land use. It highlights the significant variance in sustainability measurements—ranging from 1% to 44% of rural credit for the 2022/23 year depending on the criteria used—and recommends a technical, scientific, and gradual implementation process. The document details specific criteria from the EU, Colombian, and Mexican taxonomies, as well as domestic initiatives like the ABC+ Plan and FEBRABAN, to identify areas of consensus and points of attention such as the 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) principle.

The report analyzes national and international sustainability taxonomies to propose criteria for the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy's land-use sector. It highlights the high sensitivity of sustainable finance measurements to the chosen classification, demonstrating through a rural credit case study that alignment varies from 1% to 44% depending on the reference used. The authors recommend a technical, science-based approach with granular application levels and a gradual implementation roadmap to prevent greenwashing and attract international investment.

The report examines the infrastructure funding gap in Canada, specifically within the water sector of the Canadian Prairies, and proposes a shift toward natural infrastructure. It identifies several private financing instruments—including carbon and biodiversity credits, outcome-based financing, natural asset companies, and insurance mechanisms—while emphasizing the need for intermediary organizations to coordinate stakeholders and the importance of Indigenous involvement in the reconciliation process.

The report examines how the Violence Prevention Forum (VPF) influences government officials in South Africa, finding that it enhances intersectoral collaboration and provides a critical 'thinking space' for personal and professional reflection. While some officials find the emotionally demanding and non-traditional methods challenging, many have adopted VPF's inclusive practices and soft skills within their own departments, such as the Department of Basic Education and the Western Cape Government, to improve policy work and internal culture.

Friends of the Earth International calls for an ambitious, legally binding global plastics treaty that covers the full lifecycle of plastics. The statement highlights the link between plastics and fossil fuel interests, the injustice of waste colonialism where rich nations export plastic waste to the Global South, and the need for production limits. It provides examples of grassroots resistance to petrochemical expansion in the US, waste reduction efforts in El Salvador, legal challenges to industry influence in Canada, and the essential role of informal waste pickers in Argentina.

Friends of the Earth International advocates for a comprehensive global plastics treaty that targets the full life cycle of plastics. The statement highlights the link between plastics and the fossil fuel industry, the issue of 'waste colonialism' where rich nations export plastic waste to the Global South, and the need to include production limits. It provides examples of grassroots resistance to petrochemical expansion in the US, waste reduction efforts in El Salvador, legal battles against industry influence in Canada, and the essential role of waste pickers in Argentina.

A pilot project by GreenLatinos and partners provided bilingual EV education to 600 households in Maryland, finding that while 76% of surveyed participants are interested in EVs, significant gaps remain in the understanding of tax incentives and literacy-accessible outreach.

The document describes 'Como Con Eco', an educational project implemented in Colombian schools and universities to raise awareness about food resilience and climate action. Executed by the social enterprise 2811 and EAN University with funding from Fundación Botnar, the project aims to transform students into 'agents of change' by teaching them about the food production chain and sustainable systems.

The report finds that private equity-owned companies accounted for approximately 21% of all healthcare bankruptcies in 2023, with a further wave expected in 2024. It attributes this trend to the private equity business model's reliance on excessive leverage, dividend recapitalizations, and aggressive growth strategies, which leave companies vulnerable to rising interest rates and labor costs. Case studies of firms like Envision Healthcare and Air Methods highlight how the No Surprises Act further impacted companies reliant on surprise billing. The report warns that these financial failures lead to service closures, layoffs, and threats to publicly-funded healthcare infrastructure.

This case study analyzes the sensitivity of sustainability classifications for rural credit in Brazil, comparing five different taxonomies and initiatives applied to data from the BCB's SICOR system between July 2015 and June 2023.

The Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) warns that private equity's pursuit of outsized returns in the U.S. healthcare sector leads to 'looting' of hospitals through high leverage, sale-leaseback transactions, and debt-funded dividends. The document provides case studies of firms like Cerberus Capital Management (Steward Healthcare), Leonard Green & Partners (Prospect Medical Holdings), Apollo Global Management (Lifepoint Health and ScionHealth), and Pipeline Health to illustrate how these financial tactics result in reduced access to care, staffing shortages, and declining quality of care. PESP calls for increased regulatory oversight of for-profit hospital mergers and protections against extractive financial maneuvers.