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The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that the Committee on the Rights of the Child should recognize an implied right to a healthy environment to ensure the effective realization of children's rights. Drawing on jurisprudence from other human rights bodies, CIEL demonstrates how a healthy environment is a necessary precondition for the rights to life, health, food, water, and an adequate standard of living. The document highlights that over 140 states have already incorporated environmental rights into their national constitutions, supporting an evolutionary interpretation of the Convention.

The document argues that voluntary ESG reporting is insufficient due to lack of comparability and completeness, and that mandatory disclosure is necessary to address material financial risks associated with climate change, resource scarcity, and social justice norms.

The document examines the role of informal cross-border trade in Zimbabwe, particularly in response to government import bans on basic commodities. It highlights that while the informal economy provides critical employment and poverty alleviation in a country with high formal unemployment, traders face significant risks including corruption and abuse. The author argues that Zimbabwe and other SADC nations should adopt Simplified Trade Regimes and engage with trader representatives to transition informal activity into the formal sector, citing successful models from East African economic communities.

The letter advocates for raising the EU's non-ETS emission reduction target from -30% to beyond -45% by 2030. It proposes that the starting point for the instrument be based on actual 2016-2018 emissions to avoid 850 million tons of CO2, and argues that carbon removals from land use and forestry (LULUCF) should supplement, rather than replace, emission reductions in existing sectors.

Carbon Market Watch urges the CDM Executive Board to establish a grievance mechanism to align with the Cancun and Paris Agreements and to improve the sustainable development co-benefits tool by allowing direct stakeholder input. The submission also advocates for local stakeholder consultation guidelines for Designated National Authorities (DNAs) to be based on international human rights law and the principle of free, prior and informed consent.

The analysis identifies several gaps in South Africa's draft GHG reporting regulations, including a lack of accuracy calibration for monitoring instruments and ambiguous language regarding facility-level reporting. It recommends that South Africa adopt more stringent requirements similar to the US GHGRP, such as a uniform emissions threshold of 25,000 metric tons of CO2 equivalent, a shorter transitional period for regulated entities, and the explicit inclusion of fluorinated gases in the reporting text to ensure transparency and accountability.

The document outlines a bottom-up risk assessment of seven infrastructure categories in El Salvador, estimating an average annual loss of US$35.5 million. It identifies earthquakes and floods as the primary drivers of loss and recommends integrating these findings into local planning and climate change adaptation strategies.

The document outlines the severe risks faced by environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs), particularly indigenous people and women in the Americas and Cambodia. It identifies the root causes of these threats as the prioritization of profit from resource extraction and large-scale development over community rights and environmental health. The authors argue that a legally binding regional agreement based on Principle 10 of the Rio Declaration is essential to guarantee access to information, public participation, and justice in Latin America and the Caribbean to protect EHRDs and hold both State and corporate actors accountable.

The Institute for Policy Integrity outlines recommendations for the U.S. Department of the Interior's review of the federal coal program, aiming to increase taxpayer revenue, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and align land management with national climate goals.

Carbon Market Watch asserts that the proposed 2.2% annual emission reductions in the EU ETS are inadequate to meet the 2°C or 1.5°C warming targets, potentially leading to 2 billion tonnes more CO2 than the EU's Paris pledge. The briefing highlights that carbon prices remain too low to drive decarbonisation and that free permit allocations have allowed heavy polluters to profit, with over 24 billion euros made between 2008 and 2014. To address these failures, the author recommends steeper emission cuts, phasing out free allowances, and ensuring the next trading period starts at actual emission levels.

The Institute for Policy Integrity recommends that the agency expand its use of 'option value'—the value of delaying leasing to resolve uncertainties—and incorporate downstream greenhouse gas emissions into its decision-making process for the 2017-2022 offshore leasing program.

The Health Collaborative, representing 15 health organizations, argues that phasing out coal-fired electricity in Canada by 2025 is essential for mitigating climate change and reducing severe public health risks. The document highlights that while coal provided only 10.6% of Canada's electricity in 2014, it accounted for 72% of the sector's greenhouse gas emissions. It details the health benefits of coal closures, citing Ontario's experience where the phase-out led to significant reductions in sulphur dioxide and fine particulate matter, as well as a 23% decrease in air-pollution-related premature deaths in Toronto between 2000 and 2010. The submission also emphasizes the danger of mercury emissions from coal plants, which are linked to neurodevelopmental impacts in children. The authors recommend a complete phase-out by 2025, the development of renewable energy, and the implementation of energy efficiency programs.

The briefing identifies high costs, slow off-grid market growth, and uncoordinated planning as the primary barriers to electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa. It recommends that governments adopt integrated resource plans that combine utility-led energy efficiency, solar-hybrid systems, and private sector-driven off-grid programs to meet growing energy demands while mitigating future carbon emissions.

A coalition of European NGOs calls on the EU to intervene in ICAO negotiations to prevent the weakening of the Global Market Based Measure (GMBM). The authors demand the resolution of exemptions through fair differentiation, a strict 2020 deadline for any pilot phases, the protection of the EU's right to implement more ambitious regional measures, and the alignment of accounting methods between ICAO and the UNFCCC to avoid double counting.

The report finds that the CIF provides a unique, programmatic approach to climate finance that differs from the project-by-project model of the GCF. It has been the largest source of external concessional finance for Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), particularly in high-risk technologies like geothermal and concentrated solar power. The authors recommend keeping the CIF operational to maintain momentum and bridge investment gaps, suggesting it work complementarily with the GCF.

The letter calls for the EU ETS revision to align with the 1.5 degree goal of the Paris Agreement, establish a mechanism to direct revenues toward international climate finance, and correct the assumption that biomass burning is carbon neutral.

The document urges the European Parliament to revise the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement. It proposes using EU ETS revenues as a source of international climate finance, establishing an international climate action fund, and correcting the assumption that biomass burning is carbon neutral due to a lack of sustainability criteria.

The 2016 SPAC report proposes a strategic framework to increase the visibility of global change research among decision-makers in the Americas. The plan focuses on four key areas: developing an outreach plan to diffuse research results, coordinating with the Science Advisory Committee (SAC) to refine the science agenda, improving engagement with public and private sector decision-makers, and identifying diverse financial mechanisms for research. Key recommendations to the Conference of the Parties include strengthening the IAI directorate's capacity, training scientists in policy communication, and increasing linkages with international environmental conventions such as the UNFCCC and CBD.

The policy brief argues that G20 countries should accelerate the phase-out of inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by adopting a clear timetable, increasing transparency through peer reviews, and ensuring targeted support for the poor. It highlights the success of voluntary peer review processes in APEC and the G20, and notes a growing international consensus—including commitments from G-7 countries to phase out such subsidies by 2025—to align fiscal policies with climate objectives.

The document outlines a framework for designing the global stocktake, a periodic review process under the Paris Agreement. It proposes four critical areas of focus for the Ad hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA): determining the necessary information inputs, establishing operational modalities to ensure transparency and accountability, defining the outputs required to inform future actions, and ensuring the process effectively drives increased climate ambition and implementation support.