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The report finds that while Poland has significant geological storage potential (estimated at 15 Gt) and industrial demand in hard-to-abate sectors like cement, the CCS sector remains pre-commercial due to regulatory uncertainty and a lack of revenue support. It identifies regulatory certainty and revenue adequacy as the most critical barriers to final investment decisions (FID). To address these, the report proposes a three-phase roadmap: establishing regulatory and financing foundations by 2027, initiating pre-commercial value chains by 2030, and expanding infrastructure for market scale-up thereafter. Key recommendations include adopting a national CCS strategy, implementing Carbon Contracts for Difference (CCfDs), and creating a digital 'one-stop shop' for permitting to align with Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) requirements.

The document outlines a framework for a voluntary circular textile initiative in South Africa, facilitated by GreenCape. It argues that shifting from a 'take-make-waste' model to a circular economy will reduce import dependency, create local jobs, and mitigate environmental degradation. The proposed initiative follows a four-phase roadmap (2025–2032) moving from a 'coalition of the willing' to the eventual development of informed mandatory Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations. Key focus areas include data collection, circular design, and supply chain decarbonisation, with a governance structure comprising core members (producers), supporting members, and an advisory committee.

The report outlines a transition from diesel generators to clean mobile power—specifically solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and hydrogen power units (HPUs)—for film and TV productions. It identifies systemic barriers including high capital costs, fragmented demand signals, and regulatory gaps, while proposing a coordinated strategy of aggregated demand, joint procurement, and efficiency measures to scale adoption.

The report argues that corporate procurement can be a transformative driver for decarbonizing heavy industry and transportation. It proposes strategies such as demand aggregation, environmental attribute certificates, and advanced purchasing commitments to overcome early-market barriers and reduce costs for low-emission technologies.

The document outlines strategies to accelerate the adoption of zero-emission trucks (ZETs) through demand, supply, and infrastructure interventions. It highlights a 170 percent surge in global ZET sales since 2020 and provides a tailored roadmap for India to establish a ZET ecosystem across short-, medium-, and long-term horizons.

The report identifies potential marine OECM mechanisms in South Africa, such as permanent fisheries exclusion zones and military zones, which could add 1.27% to the mainland exclusive economic zone's conservation coverage. It outlines a six-workstream roadmap for legal, social, financial, and procedural implementation, while specifically exploring the potential for novel small-scale fishing zones to balance biodiversity conservation with community livelihoods.

The RMI roadmap sets a target of 10 Gt CO2/y of durable technological carbon dioxide removal by 2050 and aims to advance non-CO2 greenhouse gas removal science to enable deployment decisions by the early 2030s.

The Blue Manifesto argues that EU seas are at a tipping point due to over-exploitation and climate change, proposing an 'Ocean Deal' framework, a dedicated 'Ocean Fund', and the appointment of an Ocean Commissioner to ensure policy coherence. The document outlines a detailed timeline of sectoral policy asks through 2029, including bans on bottom trawling in Marine Protected Areas, the phase-out of offshore oil and gas exploration, and the elimination of environmentally harmful subsidies by 2027.

The report argues that India requires cumulative investments of US$10.1 trillion by 2070 to reach net-zero, yet current tracked mitigation finance is only about 25 percent of the required amount. It distinguishes between 'green finance' for near-zero emission technologies and 'transition finance' for hard-to-abate sectors that lack immediate green alternatives. The document identifies critical gaps in the supply of finance, noting a lack of standardised taxonomy and an underdeveloped corporate bond market. On the demand side, it analyses the decarbonisation needs of the steel, cement, transport, power, and agriculture sectors, highlighting the high capital costs and technical risks of transformative technologies like Carbon Capture, Utilisation, and Storage (CCUS). The report proposes a five-pillar roadmap covering scope and definition, transparency, cooperation, supply chain support, and financial innovation, while recommending the establishment of a Prime Ministers Net Zero Council (PMNZC) to coordinate inter-ministerial efforts.

The document outlines a strategy for decarbonizing the shipping sector in Washington state, focusing on the acceleration of zero or near-zero emission fuel (ZEF) supply chains and infrastructure. It evaluates the feasibility of e-fuels derived from green electrolytic hydrogen and biofuels from sustainable biomass based on emissions reductions, cost, scalability, and technological readiness.

The Rocky Mountain region (Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming) possesses the feedstocks, industrial infrastructure, and legislative support necessary to develop a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) industry, yet it currently lacks substantial production. This roadmap examines regional feedstock availability and policy mechanisms to align the region with the US SAF Grand Challenge and outlines actions for short-, medium-, and long-term SAF development.

The document argues that while encouraging sustainable investment is a central policy challenge, treaties have a limited role compared to national and regional legal frameworks. It suggests that if treaties are used, they should focus on complementary roles such as facilitating international cooperation on high borrowing costs in developing countries, phasing out fossil fuel investments, and ensuring access to justice for those affected by investor misconduct. The authors emphasize that domestic law should remain the primary level of regulation for the social and environmental impacts of investment projects.

The document argues that the current model of investment protection is often ineffective and suggests that future treaties should prioritize sustainable investment, the regulation of investor conduct, and international cooperation to support the energy transition and sustainable development goals.

The report argues that the traditional model of investment treaties, focused on protecting foreign investors through investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS), is often ineffective and can obstruct climate action. It proposes a new framework where treaties serve as complementary tools to national laws, focusing on encouraging sustainable investment, ensuring corporate accountability for social and environmental impacts, and fostering international cooperation on issues like fossil fuel phase-outs and technology transfer.

The report identifies a critical energy gap in Madagascar's healthcare system, where 75% of Basic Health Centres (CSBs) lack electricity. While most facilities have solar refrigerators, they lack the power for essential medical equipment and lighting. The document proposes a phased roadmap (2024-2032) requiring USD 83 million to deploy stand-alone and back-up solar solutions, emphasizing an integrated approach that combines electrification with medical equipment supply and sustainable business models to ensure long-term operation and maintenance.

The document outlines a strategy for India to transition to a green steel economy, identifying five primary technical levers—green hydrogen, renewable electricity, CCUS, scrap usage, and energy efficiency—and six policy objectives to drive the transition through standards, procurement, R&D, and sustainable finance.

The assessment reveals that 85% of primary schools and 45% of senior secondary schools in Sierra Leone lack power, with nearly 10,000 schools requiring power solutions. Closing the gap for secondary schools alone would cost approximately USD 90 million. The roadmap recommends investing in reliable data, establishing minimum technical standards for electrification, and piloting innovative private-public models to ensure long-term operation and maintenance sustainability.

The report argues that land transport infrastructure is a primary driver of deforestation in the Amazon, noting that until 2006, approximately 95% of deforestation occurred within 5.5 km of a road. To address this, the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) proposes a roadmap based on three pillars: anticipating socio-environmental analysis in decision-making, improving the quality of socio-environmental studies, and increasing transparency. Key recommendations include introducing a pre-feasibility phase, utilizing a 'market access' approach to define indirect areas of influence, and creating a single publicly available georeferenced database for infrastructure projects. The report highlights systemic failures, such as the fact that 57% of primary documents for ten analyzed federal concessions were unavailable and that no analyzed Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) completely complied with its terms of reference.

The Deliver Electric Delhi pilot, involving 35 industry players, investigated barriers to electric vehicle (EV) adoption for final-mile delivery to support the Delhi EV policy. The report analyzes the economic case for electrification, comparing EV costs and performance against fossil fuel vehicles, and identifies the roles of policy, charging infrastructure, and finance in scaling adoption. If 100 percent sales penetration of electric final-mile delivery vehicles is achieved by 2030, it could result in 750,000 vehicles on the road, avoiding 14.2 million tons of CO2, 46,900 tons of NOx, and 530 tons of PM emissions over their lifetime.

The report assesses the current state of energy transition in Latin America and the Caribbean, identifying gaps in energy efficiency, electrification, and the adoption of low-carbon technologies like hydrogen and CCUS. It highlights the region's strong baseline in renewable electricity, primarily from hydropower, while emphasizing the need for more aggressive long-term targets and climate adaptation strategies to protect energy infrastructure from extreme weather.