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This executive summary outlines Ghana's National Climate Change Policy Framework (NCCPF), a strategic initiative designed to ensure a climate-resilient and low-carbon economy. The document emphasizes that while Ghana's global contribution to climate change is negligible, the country faces substantial threats to its development goals, particularly in agriculture, coastal infrastructure, and poverty reduction. The NCCPF proposes a multi-sectoral response based on three primary objectives—low carbon growth, effective adaptation, and social development—supported by seven systemic pillars including governance, finance, and capacity building.

This executive summary of an energy manifesto by Friends of the Earth International calls for a systemic overhaul of the global energy system to achieve energy sovereignty and climate justice. The document argues that the current capitalist model drives ecological collapse and social inequality, proposing a transition to a people-centered system based on 10 key demands. It advocates for treating energy as a common good rather than a commodity, prioritizing small-scale renewable technologies, and ensuring a just transition that protects workers' rights and addresses historical climate debts owed by the Global North.

The Science Diplomacy Center (SDC) is a regional initiative launched by the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) to strengthen the interface between science and policy in the Americas. The center aims to provide government officials and experts with the tools and knowledge necessary to address complex, transboundary global change challenges, such as climate change and biodiversity loss, through multinational collaboration and evidence-based decision-making.

This executive summary reports on a workshop held on April 2, 2014, convened by the General Services Administration (GSA), the Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP), Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), and the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI). The workshop aimed to review the National Deep Energy Retrofit (NDER) program and collaborate with energy service companies (ESCOs) to increase energy savings in federal buildings through energy saving performance contracts (ESPCs).