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The document highlights the rising economic burden of climate-driven disasters in Canada, noting that insured losses from 2010 to 2019 exceeded $18 billion. It asserts that climate change adds an average annual cost of $700 per household through higher grocery prices, insurance premiums, and taxes. The author calls for increased public investment in adaptation, citing that every dollar spent on adaptation yields $13 to $15 in economic returns and that climate-resilient road materials could save up to $5 billion nationally over coming decades.

Climate change is increasing the average Canadian household's annual cost of living by $700 through higher grocery prices, insurance premiums, and taxes. Between 2010 and 2019, insured losses for catastrophic weather events exceeded $18 billion, with the frequency of such events tripling since the 1980s. The author contends that while Canada's National Adaptation Strategy is a start, the country lags behind peer nations in adaptation funding despite a high return on investment, where every dollar spent generates $13-$15 in economic returns. Specifically, using climate-resilient road materials could save up to $5 billion nationally over several decades by reducing damage costs by up to 98 per cent.

The Transit to Trails Act aims to provide grants to underserved communities to create mobility to public lands, waters, and parks. The author asserts that this legislation is critical because communities of color are three times more likely than white communities to live in nature-deprived places. The document highlights significant underrepresentation of Black, Hispanic, Asian-American, and Native American populations in national parks, often due to transportation barriers. It specifically notes that urban Latino Americans are twice as likely to rely on public transit than urban White Americans, and that 69% of Bay Area Latinos lack access to a personal vehicle. The act is presented as a means to improve public health, air quality, and environmental liberation.

The report analyzes the impact of a massive fire at the Doral incinerator, which burned from February 12 to March 2, 2023. It finds that air quality frequently reached unhealthy or hazardous levels for particulate matter (PM2.5) and exceeded action levels for chlorine, VOCs, carbon monoxide, and hydrogen cyanide, contradicting early official claims. Water testing in onsite retention ponds showed exceedances of sanitary sewer and groundwater standards for copper, lead, zinc, sulfates, and boron. The document also details the emergency demolition of asbestos-containing structures and a history of five fires at the facility in recent years, using these findings to advocate for a transition to a Zero Waste system in Miami-Dade County.

The report details a massive fire at the Doral waste incinerator that occurred from February 12 to March 2, 2023, causing significant air and water pollution. Despite initial official claims that air quality was not concerning, monitoring data showed levels of particulate matter (PM2.5) and other toxins that were unhealthy or dangerous for residents. The document also highlights water contamination in on-site retention ponds, the presence of asbestos in demolished structures, and a history of previous fires and regulatory violations at the facility. It concludes by advocating for a transition to a 'Zero Waste' model to protect marginalized communities.

The document argues that current global systems—specifically capitalism, industrial agriculture, fossil-fuel energy, and patriarchy—are based on oppression and exploitation. It proposes a transition toward a world based on solidarity, people's sovereignty, and harmony with nature. The framework focuses on several key pathways: transforming the energy system toward 100% renewables, establishing food sovereignty through agroecology, implementing community-led forest management, and dismantling the power of large corporations to prioritize people and the planet. The guide provides case studies from Palestine, Indonesia, Africa, the Netherlands, Uruguay, Brazil, and Colombia to illustrate these systemic shifts in action.

Global Witness advocates for the adoption of Amendment 91 to the Financial Services and Markets Bill, which would mandate due diligence for UK financial institutions to stop the funding of illegal deforestation. The document argues that voluntary frameworks like the TNFD are insufficient and that the UK financial sector currently poses a significant risk to global forests, with an estimated $16.6 billion provided to businesses implicated in deforestation between 2015-2020.

The author argues that current federal and state laws in New York contain a regulatory loophole because they require disclosure of lead-based paint only when sellers are aware of it, but do not mandate the testing necessary to uncover that information. The proposed bills S2353 and A4820 would require testing for housing built before 1978 to protect children from irreversible cognitive and health issues caused by lead exposure.

The author asserts that while climate change threatens to reduce global GDP by 14% by 2050, investments in clean energy could boost global GDP by 4% by 2030. The text emphasizes the need for a nine-fold increase in clean energy investment relative to fossil fuels by 2030 to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. It highlights the role of Temasek in funding technology-based and nature-based solutions and closing financing gaps for sustainable infrastructure in Asia through Pentagreen Capital. The author calls for visionary government policies to provide the clarity needed for private sector investment in renewables, electrification, and energy efficiency.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment advocates for the Clean Electricity Regulations to ensure a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, emphasizing the need for interim targets and the removal of exemptions for emitting assets. The statement highlights that Canada's electricity sector was the sixth largest source of domestic greenhouse gas emissions in 2020, particularly in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Nova Scotia. It links the phase-out of coal and gas to significant health benefits, noting that coal causes severe respiratory and neurological issues, while gas plants are associated with adverse birth outcomes and increased hospital admissions for the elderly.

Reclaim Finance and 14 partners have urged SCOR's new CEO, Thierry Léger, to end the company's underwriting support for new oil and gas fields and midstream infrastructure, including LNG terminals, to align with the IEA's Net Zero by 2050 scenario and the policies of major competitors.

Reclaim Finance and a coalition of 14 organizations have issued an open letter to Thierry Léger, the new CEO of SCOR, urging the French reinsurer to stop supporting the expansion of fossil fuels. The letter highlights that SCOR is the last major European reinsurer still providing coverage for new gas fields. The authors request that SCOR's new strategic plan, to be presented at the general assembly on May 25, include commitments to cease coverage for new oil and gas fields—removing exceptions for companies claiming to be "in transition"—and to stop covering midstream infrastructure, specifically liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals.

The briefing advocates for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty based on three pillars: non-proliferation of new fossil fuels, a fair phase-out of existing production, and a global just transition. It positions the treaty as a necessary supply-side complement to the Paris Agreement, arguing that current production plans exceed the 1.5°C carbon budget. The document outlines a business case for support, citing risks such as stranded assets and increased climate litigation, while proposing specific actions for companies, including public advocacy and the implementation of absolute emission reductions.

The briefing advocates for business support of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty, asserting that a global mechanism to phase out coal, oil, and gas is essential to avoid overshooting 1.5°C. It highlights that current government production plans exceed 1.5°C limits and that existing reserves alone would result in seven times the emissions allowed by the remaining carbon budget. For businesses, supporting the treaty is presented as a way to reduce physical and transitional risks, unlock renewable energy investment, provide integrity to net zero pledges, and improve corporate reputation among employees and stakeholders.

Reclaim Finance calls on AXA to align with industry peers by ending support for oil and gas expansion. The organization argues that AXA's current policy, which allows for companies 'in transition' to develop new projects, contradicts IEA science. Specifically, Reclaim Finance demands that AXA exclude new oil and gas fields, new midstream infrastructure including LNG terminals, and coal projects within reinsurance treaties, noting that peers like Allianz and Munich Re have already committed to excluding new oil and gas fields.

Friends of the Earth International marks the 10th anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh, which killed 1,138 people. The statement argues that such disasters result from the pursuit of profit by transnational corporations, disproportionately affecting women, peasants, and indigenous people in the Global South, and calls for binding corporate human rights regulations.

The We Mean Business Coalition calls on G7 leaders to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 or sooner, redirecting the over $80 billion spent in 2021 toward renewables and energy efficiency to accelerate the clean energy transition and avoid significant global GDP losses.

A coalition of environmental and social organizations urges G7 nations to cease the promotion and financing of fossil fuel-based technologies, such as ammonia and hydrogen co-firing, in climate-vulnerable developing nations. The statement specifically criticizes Japan's Green Transformation (GX) policy and the continued investment in fossil gas in Southeast Asia, arguing that these 'false solutions' risk stranded assets and undermine the 1.5-degree Celsius Paris Agreement goal.

The document is a formal appeal to JPMorgan Chase shareholders to vote in favor of a resolution that would stop the bank from financing fossil fuel expansion. The signatories argue that continuing to fund new oil, gas, and coal infrastructure is inconsistent with the global scientific consensus required to limit warming to 1.5°C and contributes to environmental injustice and economic risk.

The We Mean Business Coalition asserts that current climate plans are insufficient to meet Paris Agreement goals and that staying within the 1.5°C limit requires a total phase-out of fossil fuels. The statement urges G7 governments to lead by redirecting subsidies, pricing carbon, and accelerating the uptake of clean energy technologies. It calls on businesses to develop science-aligned transition plans and invest in decarbonized solutions to ensure a secure and equitable global energy transition.