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This executive summary evaluates progress toward Objectives 3 and 4 of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), focusing on reducing deforestation caused by infrastructure and extractive industries and supporting sustainable livelihoods. The report finds that progress is slow, with natural forest cover loss increasing since 2014 and significant gaps in transparency and policy implementation across governments, corporations, and financial institutions.

This executive summary, published in November 2020 by the NYDF Assessment Partners and coordinated by Climate Focus, evaluates progress toward the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF). It specifically focuses on Objective 3 (reducing deforestation from economic sectors other than agriculture) and Objective 4 (promoting sustainable alternatives to basic-need driven deforestation). The report finds that natural forest loss has increased since 2014, failing the goal of a 50% reduction by 2020, and highlights systemic failures in transparency, policy enforcement, and the protection of indigenous rights across governments, corporations, and financial institutions.

This report by the NewClimate Institute examines how the COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent recovery efforts influence global greenhouse gas emission projections through 2030. It evaluates various 'what-if' scenarios based on IMF, IEA, and Global Carbon Project data, and introduces a classification framework ('green', 'grey', and 'colourless') to analyze the environmental impact of government stimulus packages, applying this framework to a case study of Germany.

This report analyzes the impact of the Zona Franca de Manaus (ZFM) industrial policy on the energy and productive efficiency of the air conditioning (AC) sector in Brazil. It finds that despite significant tax incentives, the sector has experienced a deterioration in efficiency between 2003 and 2015, partly due to restrictive Basic Productive Process (PPB) rules that favor outdated domestic compressor technology over more efficient international alternatives.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute describes the development and utility of Aid Atlas, an interactive platform designed to simplify the analysis of global development finance data from the OECD's Creditor Reporting System (CRS). Using the tool, the authors identify several trends and data gaps in development aid between 2013 and 2017, including the low proportion of funding for general environment protection, the impact of the European refugee crisis on donor budgets, and significant disbursement challenges specifically associated with climate finance.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) analyzes how Brazilian public policies aimed at combating primary deforestation in the Amazon unintentionally fostered tropical regeneration between 2004 and 2014. The document argues that environmental monitoring and enforcement acted as a deterrent, leading illegal actors to abandon regions and allowing natural forest recovery to occur.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) examines how Brazil's law enforcement and monitoring efforts to reduce primary deforestation in the Amazon unintentionally promoted tropical forest regeneration between 2004 and 2014.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the impacts of rural credit on agricultural production and land use in Brazil from 2002 to 2017. The analysis reveals that while rural credit generally increases productivity, its environmental impact varies significantly by producer size: credit for small farmers tends to reduce deforestation pressures by intensifying production, whereas credit for large producers is associated with increased land expansion and deforestation.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) analyzes the impact of Brazil's rural credit system on agricultural production and land use between 2002 and 2017. The analysis finds that while rural credit generally boosts production, its environmental impacts vary significantly by producer size: credit for small farmers tends to increase productivity and reduce deforestation pressures, whereas credit for large farmers is associated with the expansion of cropland and pastures, leading to higher deforestation.

This executive summary from Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) analyzes the gap between financial commitments and actual disbursements for energy projects in 20 high-impact countries (HICs) across Africa and Asia. Using OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS) data, the report highlights that while energy finance disbursements grew faster than overall development finance between 2013 and 2018, they still significantly lag behind commitments, hindering the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).

This 2020 report by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) analyzes the gap between financial commitments and actual disbursements for energy access in High-Impact Countries (HICs). Using OECD Creditor Reporting System (CRS) data, it evaluates the efficiency of development financing for electricity and clean cooking, identifying systemic delays and project design flaws that hinder the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7).

This executive summary examines the gendered impacts of liquified petroleum gas (LPG) subsidies and their reform in India, based on a survey of over 800 households. It finds that while LPG improves energy access and reduces women's labor and pollution exposure, current subsidy schemes are inefficiently targeted, often failing to reach the poorest households.

This document outlines progress in strategic modeling and water management for the Rocha River basin in Bolivia, focusing on reducing water vulnerability through actor participation and the use of the Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) system.

This research paper evaluates the suitability of the Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) for the African context. It examines the GCR's objectives, the Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework (CRRF), and the challenges of implementing these non-binding frameworks in countries like South Africa and Tanzania, highlighting a critical gap between international policy and the fiscal and political realities of host states in the Global South.

This executive summary evaluates the progress of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) five years after its 2014 inception. It concludes that achieving the 2020 targets is nearly impossible, as tropical deforestation continues at unsustainable rates and restoration efforts are too slow and often occur outside natural forests. While some governments and companies have taken action, these efforts are described as isolated and insufficient to catalyze systemic change.

This executive summary evaluates progress five years after the 2014 New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), concluding that the goals to halve tropical deforestation by 2020 and end it by 2030 are unlikely to be met. The report highlights an acceleration in the loss of primary forests, inadequate restoration progress, and a significant gap between 'grey' finance for agriculture and 'green' finance for forest conservation.

This report by RMI evaluates the evolution of mobility ecosystems in China, India, and the United States, focusing on the intersection of vehicle electrification, shared mobility services, and autonomous vehicle (AV) technology. It provides recommendations on policy, infrastructure, and behavioral shifts needed to ensure a sustainable and equitable transition to future mobility.

This briefing by the NewClimate Institute analyzes potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emission pathways for Germany to align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target. It evaluates three approaches—following IPCC global trends, avoiding negative emissions, and equity-based effort sharing—and concludes that current German government targets are insufficient to meet the 1.5°C limit.

This report, produced by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in partnership with the CONECC German-Mexican Energy Partnership, identifies and evaluates options for reforming electricity subsidies in Mexico, specifically focusing on residential and agricultural consumers and the associated socioeconomic impacts.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) evaluates the implementation of Estonia's Ecological Tax Reform (ÖMR), established in 2005. The analysis finds that while some fiscal goals were met—particularly regarding energy and electricity excise duties—the reform largely failed to reverse negative environmental trends or change consumer and producer behavior by 2018.