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The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) argues that Europe's current decarbonization plans are too limited in technological and policy options, focusing primarily on 2030 targets. CATF proposes a paradigm shift toward 'optionality,' advocating for a diversified clean energy portfolio that includes carbon capture and storage, zero-carbon fuels, and next-generation technologies like fusion and superhot rock energy. To implement this strategy, CATF seeks $35 million over three years to expand its capacity at the EU and member-state levels.

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) is seeking $10 million over five years to implement a strategy for decarbonization in the Middle East. The initiative focuses on transitioning the region away from unabated fossil fuels, diversifying economies, and establishing a shared climate vision among Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and Qatar. Key objectives include reducing methane emissions by 30 percent by 2030 and deploying technologies such as carbon management, zero-carbon fuels, and nuclear energy.

The Clean Air Task Force (CATF) identifies zero-carbon fuels like hydrogen and ammonia as essential for decarbonizing sectors where electrification is not commercially viable, such as aviation, maritime shipping, and ironmaking. CATF aims to overcome barriers including high costs, infrastructure gaps, and lack of policy support through a strategy that includes promoting hydrogen hubs, establishing clean fuel standards, and facilitating global trade. To implement these strategies over the next three years, CATF seeks $12 million in funding for capacity building, technical analysis, and support for first-mover projects.

The Eskom Air Quality Strategy (April 2020) outlines a phased approach to reducing atmospheric emissions from its power stations to comply with South African legislation and maintain its licence to operate. The strategy focuses on particulate matter (PM), sulphur dioxide (SO2), oxides of nitrogen (NOx), and mercury, utilizing a combination of operational improvements, emission abatement retrofits, and air quality offsets.

This document is an excerpt from Eskom's Air Quality Strategy, detailing the company's plan to align its power station emissions with the South African Minimum Emission Standards (MES). It outlines specific emission targets for particulate matter, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, while identifying significant resource constraints—including water, sorbent availability, and financial costs—that necessitate a phased and prioritised approach to retrofitting abatement technologies.

The GCF's private sector strategy aims to mobilize private investment for climate action in developing countries, particularly for the most vulnerable, including LDCs, SIDS, and African states. The strategy is organized around four pillars: promoting a conducive investment environment, accelerating innovation in business models and technology, derisking market-creating investments, and strengthening national and regional financial institutions. To implement this, the GCF is introducing the Project-Specific Evaluation Approach (PSEA) to improve access for non-accredited private entities and is expanding its use of blended finance, including guarantees, equity, and insurance products. The fund also focuses on helping countries translate their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) into bankable investment plans while mitigating currency risks and avoiding increases in sovereign debt.

WWF advocates for a circular food economy to address the fact that up to 40% of food produced for human consumption is wasted annually. This inefficiency contributes to 10% of global greenhouse gas emissions and costs society $1.1 trillion globally. WWF's approach focuses on three pillars: farm circularity and nutrition, circular supply chains, and policy and community advocacy. The organization leverages its global network and partnerships, including the 'Food is Never Waste' coalition and the '123 Pledge Campaign', to halve per-capita global food waste by 2030. Additionally, the WWF Impact platform provides catalytic investing and market partnerships to fund innovations that repurpose wasted food.

The document outlines WWF South Africa's strategy to address the historical over-emphasis on surface water by integrating groundwater management into its freshwater initiatives. It assesses current groundwater activities across several Strategic Water Source Areas, identifies gaps in institutional knowledge and governance, and proposes a roadmap for future action. This includes conducting baseline studies, enhancing stakeholder engagement with commercial farmers and corporate partners, and defining WWF's potential roles as a secretariat, implementer, or convener within water partnerships.

WWF South Africa aims to transform the finance and business sectors to support healthy ecosystems and sustainable development. The strategy involves collaborating with the National Treasury and other institutions to create a policy framework for green investments and utilizing responsible lending, investment, and insurance to drive sustainable outcomes.

WWF South Africa aims to address historical exclusion and inequality by supporting local governance and the establishment of community-based and multi-stakeholder institutions. The goal is to ensure marginalised communities have the rights, skills, and capacity necessary for the sustainable management of natural resources and self-determination.