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This guide by RMI outlines five strategic steps for electric utilities to implement authentic community engagement to ensure an equitable clean energy transition, particularly in US states where legislation mandates equitable decarbonization.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) provides guidance for organizations on the voluntary use of nature-based solution (NBS) carbon credits through 2040. The document establishes a framework of 'guard rails' to ensure that the use of these credits supports the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C warming limit without reducing the pace of an organization's own emissions reductions.

This guidance note from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) clarifies the conceptual framework of Nature-based Solutions (NbS), Nature-based Climate Solutions (NBCS), and Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), with a specific focus on climate adaptation. It outlines the requirements for a project to be classified as NBCS for adaptation, provides practical examples across various ecosystems, and discusses the social and environmental safeguards necessary to prevent rights violations and ecological harm.

The report introduces 'community solar+', a strategic approach to designing community solar projects that maximizes local value streams and advances sustainability and equity goals beyond simple energy access.

This guide by RMI provides strategic advice for municipalities to renegotiate franchise agreements with electric and gas utilities to advance climate, equity, and resilience goals. It emphasizes moving beyond narrow legal scopes to incorporate specific climate actions, equitable funding, and infrastructure resilience, while highlighting the importance of overcoming informational asymmetries during negotiations.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) explains the Global Stocktake (GST) process mandated by the Paris Agreement and advocates for the integration of human rights and social principles into this assessment to ensure effective climate action.

This guide from the NewClimate Institute provides a stepwise approach for policy makers to establish sector-level climate planning processes to support national and international policy making.

This FAQ document provides guidance on the FAST-Infra Sustainable Infrastructure Label (SI Label) Framework, detailing its development from existing global standards, the requirements for asset qualification, and the processes for reporting and verification.

The FAST-Infra Sustainable Infrastructure Label (SI Label) is a voluntary, global framework designed to identify infrastructure projects with significant positive sustainability performance. It aims to transform sustainable infrastructure into a mainstream, liquid asset class by providing a standardized system for developers and operators to demonstrate impact and attract investors.

The NAP Global Network Secretariat is providing support to 20 country partners in the preparation of their first adaptation communications (ADCOM) under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), focusing on common questions and the links between ADCOMs and National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes.

This fact sheet provides guidance on Adaptation Communications (ADCOMs) under the UNFCCC, explaining their purpose, voluntary nature, and flexible submission options. It specifically details how countries can align ADCOMs with National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes to reduce reporting burdens and provide input for the first global stocktake.

The NewClimate Institute and I4CE have developed an operationalization framework to provide practical guidance for members of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) to align their financial flows with the Paris Agreement.

This guide provides a framework for project champions and funders to secure capital for natural infrastructure in Canada, focusing on bridging the gap between early-stage valuation and project finance.

This guidance from the NewClimate Institute provides recommendations for policy makers on developing and revising long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategies (LTS) in alignment with the Paris Agreement.

This guide, published by the Center for International Environmental Law in January 2020, provides instructions for drafting shadow reports to United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRTB). It focuses on documenting the links between national climate inaction (or harmful climate solutions) and the violation of state human rights obligations.

This guide by the Center for International Environmental Law provides a structured framework for organizations to draft parallel reports to UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRTBs). It explains how to document the links between a state's climate inaction or ill-designed climate responses and its failure to meet human rights obligations, offering specific recommendations on content, formatting, and submission deadlines for various committees.

This guide by the World Resources Institute provides a framework for integrating water considerations into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to improve climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute examines the relationship between Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Long-Term Strategies (LTSs) under the Paris Agreement. It argues that aligning these two planning tools—one focused on short-to-medium term commitments (typically 10-15 years) and the other on mid-century visions (approximately 30 years)—is essential to avoid locking in carbon-intensive infrastructure and to ensure efficient use of government resources.

This guidance document by the NewClimate Institute provides Energy Community Contracting Parties with a framework to consolidate overlapping climate and energy planning processes into a single, efficient system to reduce resource burdens and ensure alignment with international obligations.

This report provides guidance for governments and partners on integrating the private sector into National Adaptation Plan (NAP) processes to enhance climate resilience and economic growth.