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ClientEarth argues that the European Commission's proposal to revise CAP regulations breaches several EU legal requirements, including the CAP Strategic Plans Regulation, the Treaty on European Union, and the European Climate Law, primarily due to the removal of environmental standards and the absence of required impact and climate consistency assessments.

The IEJ and #PTG have filed a replying affidavit in a High Court case against the South African government, arguing that the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant is administered through 'unfair and irrational systems' that exclude up to 8 million people living in food poverty. The applicants challenge the government's defense—which cites fiscal constraints and the temporary nature of the grant—by arguing that National Treasury is overstepping its mandate and that the state is prioritizing the prevention of 'inclusion errors' over the rights of eligible beneficiaries. The document further notes that recent regulatory amendments and a small increase in grant value (from R350 to R370) fail to address the retrogression of the grant's purchasing power against high food inflation.

Natural Justice critiques the South African government's National Biodiversity Economy Strategy, specifically targeting the establishment of 'Mega Living Conservation Landscapes' and the expansion of the game meat and marine fisheries industries. The organization argues that 'fortress conservation' models lead to human rights violations and forced displacement. It advocates for the adoption of Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas (ICCAs), the integration of Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK), and the implementation of Free, Prior, and Informed Consent (FPIC). The document recommends co-management frameworks, secure land tenure, and the removal of harmful subsidies that disadvantage small-scale fishers, aligning national policy with the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the African Convention on Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.

Carbon Market Watch argues that the SBTi Board of Trustees' decision to recognize carbon credits for abating scope 3 emissions violates scientific principles and governance processes. The organization claims this flexibility allows companies to appear climate-positive on paper while continuing to emit greenhouse gases, potentially dismantling the mitigation hierarchy that prioritizes deep internal emission reductions. Carbon Market Watch calls for the retraction of the decision, a public analysis of evidence regarding environmental attribute certificates, and a review of the SBTi's board delegation process.

The document presents reflections from a panel discussion regarding the ethical implications of oil sponsorship in Norway. It criticizes the Festspillene i Bergen and the Norwegian Ski Federation for maintaining long-term partnerships with companies like Equinor, Aker BP, and Vår Energi, arguing that such ties limit freedom of expression, target children and youth for marketing, and contradict climate goals.

The statement criticizes the European Central Bank (ECB) for continuing to allow assets from fossil fuel developers to serve as collateral for bank liquidity. It highlights that 32 fossil fuel developers were eligible for collateral between July 2023 and January 2024, including coal companies without exit dates. The author argues that current limits on high-emitting securities are easily bypassed via financial subsidiaries and that haircuts for companies like TotalEnergies and Shell are insufficiently low (down to 1%) given their continued exploration of new oil and gas fields.

The report claims that TotalEnergies is not transitioning to clean energy, instead planning to increase oil and gas production by 2-3% per year by 2028. It highlights that the global bond market is a critical funding source, providing 68% of the company's financing between 2016 and 2022. The document asserts that banks and investors use bonds to indirectly support projects like EACOP and Mozambique LNG while avoiding direct loan risks, and calls for an immediate end to the issuance of new bonds to align with 1.5°C warming limits.

The submission argues that the OECD's GloBE rules (Pillar Two) are undemocratic and provide insufficient revenue for Global South countries, potentially legitimizing a low 15% corporate tax rate. While opposing the bill, the authors propose lowering the Qualifying Domestic Minimum Top-Up Tax (QDMTT) threshold to cover more multinational enterprises (MNEs) and including the Undertaxed Payments Rule (UTPR) to claw back tax losses from profit shifting. They advocate for a UN-based intergovernmental process for international tax cooperation as a more transparent and just alternative.

The document is a joint letter from NGOs to President Ursula von der Leyen calling for the withdrawal of a proposal to amend two CAP regulations. The authors argue that the Commission bypassed democratic safeguards, failed to conduct a proper impact assessment, and ignored the EU Climate Law and Green Deal objectives. They claim the proposal's 'ad-hoc consultation process' was too narrow and that removing environmental conditions in the CAP will aggravate biodiversity loss and hinder the transition to sustainable farming.

Natural Justice submitted a critique of South Africa's Integrated Resource Plan 2023 (IRP2023), arguing that it lacks the necessary foundations for energy planning through 2030. The organization calls for a redraft of the IRP2023 and the urgent development of an Integrated Energy Plan by the DMRE, both of which should be grounded in a people-centered approach and a comprehensive Energy Justice Framework.

A coalition of civil society organizations argues that the AIIB's practice of delegating project approvals to management undermines governance and accountability to shareholder governments and citizens. The statement calls for the Board to reconsider the concept of delegation entirely or, at minimum, ensure that high-risk projects, fossil fuel activities, and financial intermediary investments are approved by the Board rather than the President.

The author contends that California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) has been compromised by corporate interests, leading to a proposal that would spend up to $27 billion on polluting biofuels from 2025 to 2035. The text calls for the program to be updated to prioritize zero-emissions transportation over combustion fuels, citing warnings from scientists at Stanford and UC Davis regarding greenhouse gas emission claims and market instability.

The document argues that recent European Commission measures to reduce administrative burdens on farmers—including derogations for non-productive land and reduced compliance controls—undermine the EU's climate and biodiversity goals. The signatories contend that environmental standards are being used as a scapegoat for deeper socio-economic issues in the agri-food chain and call for a systemic transition toward agroecology and fairer subsidy distribution.

The IEJ argues that Budget 2024 continues a trend of austerity, with R270 billion in budget cuts between 2019/20 and 2026/27 threatening public services and socio-economic rights. The submission highlights declining spending on healthcare and education, inadequate social grant increases relative to inflation, and a flawed reliance on private sector investment to address unemployment and climate change. The IEJ recommends reversing budget cuts, increasing public investment in infrastructure, and raising revenue by taxing high-income earners and restoring corporate income tax rates.

The statement by Friends of the Earth International criticizes the proposed EU-Mercosur trade agreement, highlighting its potential to accelerate deforestation and climate change while undermining small-scale farmers in both Europe and Latin America. It calls for a shift toward a people-centered trade model that prioritizes social rights and environmental sustainability over corporate profit, especially in light of the rise of climate-denying leadership in Argentina.

Friends of the Earth International opposes the EU-Mercosur trade agreement, asserting that it would accelerate deforestation and climate change while undermining small-scale farmers in Europe and Latin America. The statement highlights protests from European farmers and social movements in Latin America, and warns that the current administration in Argentina, led by climate-denier Javier Milei, further invalidates the agreement's sustainability claims. It calls for a shift in international trade policy toward a model centered on people's sovereignty, food security, and environmental protection.

The IEJ criticizes the 2024 Budget for prioritizing debt stabilization over public services and economic growth. It highlights significant real-term cuts in non-interest expenditure, the erosion of social grant values, and underfunding of public employment and healthcare. The report proposes increasing taxes on high-income earners and corporations, expanding social grants to the food poverty line, and increasing public investment to 25% to drive infrastructure and job creation.

The paper examines how a network of 11 community radio stations from the Colombian Amazon participated in the Belém Summit (August 8-9, 2023) to provide a grassroots perspective on the protection of the Amazon biome. It argues that community media offer a more truthful and critical treatment of information than mass media because reporters live the territorial realities, such as lack of basic services and state neglect. The author highlights that these community-led reports reached over 5 million people across Latin America and the Caribbean. The document further critiques the resulting 'Belém Declaration,' arguing that it lacks a strong position against fossil fuel extraction and fails to fully integrate the ancestral vision of indigenous peoples or the critical discourse of popular sectors.

The 2024 National Budget continues a decade-long trend of budget cuts to achieve a primary budget surplus and stabilise debt, despite high levels of poverty and unemployment in South Africa. The IEJ argues that the National Treasury's claim of insufficient funds is contradicted by the drawdown of R150 billion from the Gold and Foreign Exchange Contingency Reserve Account (GFECRA). The document highlights real-term declines in per capita non-interest expenditure, social grant values, and spending on healthcare and education. It proposes alternative revenue sources, such as wealth taxes and taxing financial transactions, to fund essential services and job creation. The IEJ criticises the reliance on Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) for infrastructure and electricity, warning of fiscal risks and potential tariff increases.

The Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) criticizes draft amendments to South Africa's Covid-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant regulations. While the amendments extend the grant until 2025, UBIC argues they introduce punitive clauses, such as the power to recover funds from beneficiaries and the cancellation of unpaid applications after 90 days. The coalition highlights that the R350 grant value is now below half of the food poverty line due to inflation and attributes high exclusion rates to National Treasury's budget constraints and poor administration by DSD and SASSA.