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The 'Book and Claim Framework for the Iron and Steel Sector' by RMI establishes a system for decoupling environmental attributes from the physical flow of low-emissions iron and steel. It provides a structured approach for the verification, issuance, transfer, and retirement of Book-and-Claim Units (BCUs), enabling buyers to support decarbonization when physical procurement of green steel is impractical. The framework aligns with ResponsibleSteel (RS) standards and introduces a dual functional-unit system for both iron and crude steel to incentivize decarbonization across the value chain.

This technical note provides guidance and tools, including the Coolfood Calculator, for members of the World Resources Institute's Coolfood Pledge to set and track greenhouse gas emissions targets and dietary shifts toward plant-rich meals.

The 'Criteria for Certification against the Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy' provides interim guidelines for certifying climate resilience investments listed in the Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT). It establishes a three-part requirement for certification: demonstrating a substantial contribution to resilience, managing maladaptation risks, and ensuring no significant harm to climate mitigation objectives. The document details the assessment processes for different investment types, including adapted activities, adapting measures, enabling activities, and enabling measures.

This policy brief provides guidance for utility modelers and regulators on integrating the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) program into capacity expansion modeling. It outlines a three-step approach to maximize ratepayer savings: modeling portfolio-wide financing savings, prioritizing 'clean repowering' at existing fossil sites, and optimizing transmission investments. The document emphasizes the urgency of applying for EIR funding by the end of 2025 to meet the September 30, 2026, conditional commitment deadline.

This report by RMI provides a strategic framework for hydrogen project developers to comply with the proposed 45V clean hydrogen production tax credit in the United States. It details the 'four pillars' of the Treasury's proposed guidance—regionality, hourly matching, incrementality, and attribute tradeability—and outlines an ecosystem of registries, contracts, and operational strategies needed to secure the highest credit tier of $3 per kg of hydrogen.

The 'Essential Monitor's Guide for Prairie Water Retention' by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) explains the importance of monitoring natural infrastructure projects to ensure they meet specifications and maintain performance over time. The guide aims to make monitoring more accessible by providing technical information on equipment, analysis methods for water quantity and quality, and practical examples from IISD's experience.

This research paper, published by the NewClimate Institute and prepared by the Project for Advancing Climate Transparency (PACT) consortium, outlines requirements and practical suggestions for the implementing guidelines of the Paris Agreement. It aims to assist negotiators in meeting a December 2018 deadline to operationalize the agreement by addressing gaps in planning, implementation, and review processes.

This practical guide, developed by the OECD and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF), provides guidance for developing countries on limiting excessive interest deductions used by multinational enterprises (MNEs) in the mining sector to erode tax bases and shift profits abroad.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a framework and technical guidance for establishing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory management systems within national-level economic and technological development zones in China. It details the processes for planning, developing, and managing GHG inventories to support low-carbon industrial transitions.

The PROVIA Guidance on Assessing Vulnerability, Impacts and Adaptation to Climate Change is an executive summary of a technical framework designed to harmonize and communicate knowledge on climate risk. It provides an iterative five-stage adaptation learning cycle—identifying needs, identifying options, appraising options, planning and implementing actions, and monitoring and evaluation—to help researchers, practitioners, and decision-makers navigate the diversity of available assessment methods and tools.

This report provides a global and national knowledge review to assist the Provincial Disaster Management Authority (PDMA) in Punjab, Pakistan, in incorporating climate compatibility and disaster risk reduction (DRR) into reconstruction and village planning. It synthesizes experiences from Europe and Asia, focusing on adaptation and low-carbon construction to improve resilience against flooding and extreme temperatures.

This technical guidance note by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) compares the Climate Bonds Buildings Standard with the EU Taxonomy's criteria for climate mitigation and 'Do No Significant Harm' (DNSH) across the acquisition, construction, and renovation of residential and commercial buildings.

This briefing by GreenCape explores how Black Soldier Fly (BSF) agriculture in South Africa can utilize carbon markets to generate revenue and de-risk operations. It details three primary pathways for carbon mitigation—landfill diversion, alternative protein production, and soil carbon sequestration—while outlining the regulatory landscape of South Africa's Carbon Tax Act and the technical challenges of project registration.

This factsheet by GreenCape provides technical and financial guidance on implementing energy storage systems, specifically Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries, at wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) in South Africa to improve energy security and integrate renewable energy.

This technical fact sheet by GreenCape provides guidance for municipal officials, funders, and businesses on conducting energy efficiency (EE) audits and implementing process optimisations at wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) in South Africa to reduce electricity costs and greenhouse gas emissions.

This technical factsheet by GreenCape provides guidance on reducing electricity consumption in pumps and motors within South African municipal wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) through energy efficiency (EE) and renewable energy (RE) interventions.

This fact sheet from RMI advocates for product-level greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting in the steel industry, specifically differentiating between ore-based and scrap-based production to enable informed purchasing decisions and drive decarbonization.

The Science-based Targets for Faith (SBTF) Technical Guidance Document provides a global standard for Faith-based Organizations (FBOs) to measure, manage, and report greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to align with the Paris Climate Agreement and achieve net zero emissions by 2050.

This guide by the World Resources Institute provides technical and process-related instructions for countries preparing their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for the post-2020 period, following requests from countries during Regional Technical Dialogues convened by the UNDP and UNFCCC in 2014-2015.