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The report examines the state of Colombia's electricity transmission infrastructure in 2025, highlighting a critical gap between the rapid expansion of renewable energy generation and the slow deployment of the transmission grid. It details the regulatory structure of the National Interconnected System (SIN), the processes for capacity allocation, and the systemic delays in project execution caused by socio-environmental and licensing hurdles. The document warns that the system is approaching operational limits, with significant short-circuit capacity exhaustion and regional grid strain, particularly in the Caribbean area. It emphasizes the need to implement a strategic portfolio of 98 projects to ensure the energy transition and meet long-term demand projections.

The document identifies positive progress in international climate policy across awareness, governance, business, energy, and industry, arguing that these shifts—driven by new actors and strategies—show that rapid change is possible to maintain the 1.5°C target.

The WTO Dialogue on Plastics Pollution, launched in November 2020 and co-sponsored by 75 members, seeks to align international trade policies with global efforts to reduce plastic pollution. The Dialogue operates through three workstreams: crosscutting issues (transparency and capacity building), promoting trade in sustainable technologies and substitutes, and fostering circularity and reduction. Key priorities include improving the Harmonized System (HS) for better trade data, integrating plastic pollution into the Aid for Trade initiative, and coordinating with other international frameworks like the Basel Convention and the UNEA's legally binding instrument on plastic pollution.

The document analyzes the landscape of non-state and subnational climate action in Latin America and the Caribbean, highlighting the role of cities, companies, and international cooperative initiatives in mitigating deforestation in the Amazon.

This report provides an overview of the water-energy-food nexus in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), focusing on the interdependencies between these sectors and the challenges posed by climate change, population growth, and resource distribution.

The U.S. generates 30% of the world's nuclear power, with 94 commercial reactors providing 20% of domestic electricity and 48% of carbon-free electricity. To meet a projected need for 700–900 GW of additional clean firm energy capacity by 2050, the U.S. could triple its nuclear capacity from approximately 100 GW to 300 GW, provided it overcomes challenges in licensing, workforce, and supply chains. The document highlights nuclear energy's role in providing 24/7 baseload power, its application in industrial heat and coal-repowering, and the emergence of advanced technologies like Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) and microreactors.

The document identifies the ecosystem services provided by southern US forests and the drivers threatening them, while introducing five categories of measures—land use instruments, fiscal incentives, liability limitations, market incentives, and education/capacity building—to promote forest conservation.