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The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has developed an Equivalence Methodology for Climate Mitigation to operationalise interoperability between various global green finance taxonomies. The methodology provides a technical framework to assess whether externally developed criteria for economic activities and decarbonisation measures are equivalent to CBI's science-based standards, allowing them to be incorporated into the expanded Climate Bonds Taxonomy and Certification Scheme.

This policy brief by RMI argues that many planned grid-connected coal power plants, particularly in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), should be reconsidered in favor of cleaner, more affordable alternatives like solar paired with battery energy storage systems (BESS). The document provides a five-indicator framework to help decision-makers identify plants that are likely to become uneconomic liabilities due to rapid technological cost declines and evolving grid needs.

The 'Hoja de Ruta desde América Latina y el Caribe para la transición energética justa' is a comprehensive strategic framework developed by climate civil society organizations to guide the region's transition away from fossil fuels by 2050. It outlines a phased approach to decarbonize energy supply and demand, diversify economies to overcome the primary-export model, and implement legal and governance reforms based on climate justice and the rights of nature.

This report by Ember examines the dual challenge facing Asia-Pacific power grids: managing the variability introduced by rapid renewable energy expansion and adapting to increasing climate volatility. It argues for a shift from reactive asset-level hardening to systemic adaptation, proposing that artificial intelligence (AI) can serve as a strategic coordination layer to integrate fragmented data, link siloed analytical models, and support complex decision-making to ensure grid reliability in a warming climate.

This fact sheet describes the 'Engagement Phase' (March–June 2026) of The Wood Solution Thailand, a project aimed at establishing a sustainable wood construction industry ecosystem in Thailand to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote rural economic development through a strategic partnership between Thailand and Sweden.

This document provides conclusions and strategic recommendations for improving health and Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WaSH) systems across Africa. It emphasizes the need for a shift from donor dependency toward domestic investment, innovative financing, and regional self-reliance to transform health outcomes into macroeconomic drivers of growth.

This policy brief proposes a trade-aware Just Transition framework for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to manage the shift toward low-carbon, climate-resilient development. It argues that for the Caribbean, the transition is a structural regional transformation rather than a sector-specific phase-out of fossil fuels. The document outlines six guiding principles—social justice, effective governance, inclusive participation, economic resilience, alignment with climate goals, and green financing—and applies them to both at-risk sectors (energy, tourism, agriculture, forestry, transport) and growth sectors (blue economy, circular economy, orange economy).

This research paper by Prof. David Luke and Hana AlWakeel argues that for African countries to achieve sustainable industrialization and reduce poverty, they must upgrade the practice of industrial policy-making itself. The authors propose a framework based on five tenets—adaptive, consultative, partner-based, transboundary, and capacitated policy-making—to navigate contemporary challenges such as the climate emergency, digitalization, and geoeconomic fragmentation.

The 'Resilience Science Must-Knows' report, a collaboration between the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Global Resilience Partnership, and Future Earth, distills decades of resilience science into nine broad, actionable principles designed for decision-makers across various sectors and scales to help societies cope, adapt, and transform amid increasing global volatility.

This policy brief by RMI proposes a framework for service line non-pipeline alternatives (NPAs) to reduce the high costs of replacing aging gas service lines in the United States. While most NPAs focus on larger gas mains, RMI suggests that targeting the smaller lines connecting buildings to the system can save ratepayers money and accelerate electrification by providing financial incentives for customers to disconnect from the gas grid.

This report by RMI examines how public utility commissions in Minnesota, Massachusetts, and New York use different cost allocation strategies during proactive distribution planning to balance grid investment needs with customer affordability during the electrification of buildings and transportation.

This executive summary introduces the 'Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability,' a contribution to COP30 developed by the Roadmap for Advancing Interoperability and Comparability of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies initiative. The document outlines seven principles designed to help policy designers and developers create sustainable finance taxonomies that are interoperable, usable, and credible, thereby facilitating the international flow of capital between developed and emerging markets.

This executive summary introduces the 'Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability,' a contribution to COP30 developed under the 'Roadmap for Advancing Interoperability and Comparability of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies.' The document provides seven guiding principles for policymakers and taxonomy developers to ensure that sustainable finance classifications are comparable across different jurisdictions, facilitating the cross-border flow of capital between developed and emerging markets.

This guide presents the 'Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability,' developed under the 'Roadmap for Promoting Interoperability and Comparability of Sustainable Finance Taxonomies' initiative. Launched at COP29 in 2024 by the Central Bank of Azerbaijan (CBAR), the initiative seeks to establish a unified taxonomy and technical guidelines for transition activities to facilitate cross-border capital flows by ensuring different sustainable finance taxonomies can be compared based on common principles or scientific baselines.

The 'Principles for Taxonomy Interoperability' report, published by the Climate Bonds Initiative in November 2025, provides a framework for sustainable finance taxonomy developers and policymakers to ensure that national and regional taxonomies are comparable and interoperable. Launched under the Taxonomy Roadmap Initiative at COP29, the document outlines seven high-level principles designed to reduce barriers to cross-border capital flows by establishing common design features, terminology, and implementation strategies while respecting jurisdictional priorities.

This report by RMI outlines a phased policy framework designed to support the adoption of zero-emission trucks (ZETs) at India's 12 Major Ports to align with the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways' Harit Sagar guidelines.

The 'Phasing out plan for fossil fuel subsidies' is a report by the Netherlands Ministry of Climate Policy and Green Growth, published in October 2025. It outlines the Dutch government's strategy to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies through a 'Whole of Government Approach,' focusing on international cooperation, European Union alignment, and national policy adjustments. The plan emphasizes the 'polluter pays' principle and utilizes both an 'external costs approach' and an 'inventory approach' to identify and quantify fossil fuel benefits, which amounted to 18.0 billion euros in 2024.

The 'Uitfaseerplan fossiele brandstofsubsidies' is a report by the Dutch Ministry of Climate and Green Growth (published via IISD) detailing the Netherlands' strategy to phase out fossil fuel subsidies. The plan emphasizes a 'Whole of Government Approach' and focuses on international and European cooperation to prevent carbon leakage and maintain a level playing field. It outlines specific national measures, including the use of an 'external costs approach' to identify pricing gaps, and provides a detailed inventory of existing subsidies, categorizing them by their phase-out status and legal constraints.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the scale and diversity of the forest-climate nexus across 91 tropical countries. It quantifies forest extent, carbon stocks, and deforestation rates to argue for differentiated, fit-for-purpose policy strategies rather than a one-size-fits-all approach. The analysis concludes that there is no inherent trade-off between forest conservation and economic development.

The report proposes a worker-centred alternative financing framework for South Africa's just transition to a low-carbon economy. It argues that the existing Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) over-relies on private funding and profit-driven models, which may fail to deliver social justice or sufficient green industrialisation. The proposed framework integrates worker demands with promotional fiscal and monetary policies and the reform of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) to ensure the transition is treated as a public good.