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Plan 1.5 issued a statement criticizing the Climate Change Center for continuing a cookstove project in Myanmar despite the 2021 military coup, alleging that the project provides administrative legitimacy to the military junta and involves inflated carbon emission reductions.

A positioning statement by the Rede por Adaptação Antirracista and Observatório do Clima, signed by 70 organizations, urging the Brazilian federal government to implement anti-racist climate adaptation strategies to mitigate the impacts of a predicted 'Super El Niño'.

An open letter from the Canadian Coalition on Climate Change and Development (C4D) to the Prime Minister of Canada urging the government to establish a new international climate finance commitment following the expiration of a $5.3 billion envelope on March 31, 2026.

A statement from health professionals and community leaders requesting that the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) suspend financing for LNG Canada and the Coastal GasLink pipeline until an independent cumulative Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is conducted.

The 'Declaración de la Cumbre de los pueblos hacia la COP30' is a statement issued by the People's Summit, which gathered over 70,000 representatives of diverse social movements in Belém do Pará, Brazil, from November 12 to 16, 2025. The document identifies the capitalist mode of production and transnational corporations as the primary drivers of the climate crisis and calls for a transition based on popular sovereignty, feminist justice, and the protection of common goods rather than market-based solutions.

A joint statement from civil society organizations across more than 14 countries in Asia and the Pacific calling for the integration of rights-based transition mineral governance into the COP30 outcomes in Belém, Brazil.

An open letter released on November 12, 2025, during COP30 in Belém, urging national government delegations to adopt a mandatory decision to uphold information integrity on climate change to counter disinformation campaigns primarily funded by the fossil fuel industry.

The 'Déclaration Semaine Climat-Energie 2025' is a statement issued by civil society organizations, non-state actors, and local authorities from Senegal and Africa following a summit in Dakar. It calls for the 'reinvention' of territories to address the climate emergency through economic sovereignty, the localization of climate finance, and the promotion of 'just transitions' that prioritize local communities and indigenous knowledge over debt-inducing private finance.

A solidarity letter from 154 civil society and Indigenous Peoples organizations across 28 countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa urging New York Governor Kathy Hochul to sign the TREES Act (Bill # A.9711/S.8898) into law to protect tropical forests.

This fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice advocates for the implementation of Universal Social Protection Floors to combat global poverty, hunger, and inequality. It details the role of the G20 in promoting these floors, specifically highlighting the contributions of previous presidencies and the strategic opportunity presented by South Africa's G20 presidency to integrate social protection with economic and industrial strategies.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) arguing that the US government is dismantling critical disaster protections and weather forecasting capabilities while the petrochemical industry continues to expand in hurricane-prone regions, leaving vulnerable communities exposed to escalating climate risks and financial instability.

The International Youth Day Solidarity Statement 2025, issued by the Youth For Tax Justice Network (YTJN) and the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD), advocates for global tax and debt justice to support Africa's youth population. The statement highlights the contradiction between high youth entrepreneurship and a lack of decent employment, arguing that unsustainable sovereign debt and tax abuse divert essential funding from education, healthcare, and climate resilience.

An open letter from mental health professionals and advocates urging leaders in the health industry to end relationships with PR and advertising firms that also serve the fossil fuel industry, arguing that such partnerships create a conflict of interest and undermine public health and trust.

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that the plastics and petrochemical industries are attempting to weaken the Global Plastics Treaty by utilizing lobbying tactics similar to those of the fossil fuel and tobacco industries. The document calls for the integration of robust conflict of interest safeguards directly into the treaty text to prevent industry influence from undermining public health and environmental goals.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that a recent draft of the Outcome Document for the Fourth Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4) weakens commitments to the oversight and reporting of tax expenditures. The statement calls for the reinstatement of stronger language to ensure countries can rationalize ineffective tax expenditures and increase domestic resource mobilization to fund sustainable development, climate, and biodiversity goals.

Friends of the Earth U.S. analyzes the Biden-Harris administration's 6-point policy framework aimed at reducing U.S. imports of products linked to deforestation. While commending the framework's direction, the organization advocates for a holistic approach to illegal deforestation, the establishment of a public due diligence system independent of third-party certifications, and the passage of the federal FOREST Act.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) outlining the necessary components for an effective global plastics treaty during the INC-5 negotiations in Busan, Republic of Korea, emphasizing the need for production caps and bans on hazardous chemicals.

A statement by the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) criticizing the 2024 Annual Meetings of the IMF and World Bank, arguing that the global financial architecture and debt relief mechanisms favor rich creditor nations while imposing austerity on developing African countries.

The Civil Society FfD Mechanism submits a series of recommendations for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), calling for a fundamental redesign of global economic governance. The submission advocates for a shift from GDP-centric growth to wellbeing and ecological prosperity, proposing new UN-led frameworks for international tax cooperation, sovereign debt resolution, and development cooperation to remove systemic impediments facing the Global South.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International, Transnational Institute, and IT for Change criticizing the current UN-led multilateral system as a failure that prioritizes corporate interests and neoliberalism over the needs of the Global South and the planet.