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The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) outlines a global AI auditing framework designed to address the lack of common standards and the tendency of current audits to overlook global disparities. The framework is built on seven core characteristics: audit scope, auditor role, stakeholder engagement, context-adapted criteria, evidence requirements, auditing methodologies, and post-audit activities. It emphasizes the need for independent auditors with access to comprehensive evidence and the inclusion of marginalized communities to prevent human rights violations and environmental degradation.

The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) recommends a comprehensive global AI auditing system to address the risks of bias, inequality, and environmental harm. The proposed framework emphasizes the need for independent auditors, transparent results, and a context-sensitive approach that includes diverse stakeholders and considers global impacts, particularly on marginalized communities.

The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) presents a global framework for AI auditing designed to mitigate systemic harms, including bias, inequality, and environmental damage. The framework outlines seven key features: audit scope, the auditor's role, stakeholder engagement, context-specific criteria, evidence requirements, auditing methodologies, and post-audit activities. It emphasizes the need for auditor independence, public transparency of results, and the inclusion of marginalized communities, particularly in the Global South, to address disproportionate impacts of AI technologies.

The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) presents a global AI auditing framework designed to address the lack of uniform standards and the failure of current audits to account for global inequalities. The framework consists of seven key characteristics: audit scope, auditor role, stakeholder engagement, context-dependent criteria, evidence requirements, methodology, and post-audit measures. It emphasizes the need for auditor independence, transparent results, and the inclusion of marginalized communities to prevent AI from perpetuating biases, labor exploitation, and environmental degradation.

The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) presents a global AI auditing framework designed to address the lack of common standards and the failure of current audits to account for global, disparate impacts. The framework outlines seven key features: audit scope, auditor roles, stakeholder engagement, context-specific criteria, evidence requirements, auditing methodologies, and post-audit activities. It emphasizes the need for auditor independence, transparent results, and the inclusion of environmental and labor impact assessments to protect marginalized communities and the collective well-being.

The International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE) presents a policy brief outlining a Global AI Auditing Framework (SR2024.3). The framework addresses the inadequacy of current AI auditing practices, which often lack independent auditors and fail to account for global impacts. It proposes a seven-component system covering audit scope, auditor roles, stakeholder engagement, criteria, evidence requirements, methodology, and post-audit activities. The goal is to create a standardized approach to identify AI-driven biases, labor exploitation, and environmental harms, particularly those affecting marginalized communities globally.

The document outlines a global framework for AI auditing developed by the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE). It argues that current auditing practices lack independence and fail to account for global inequalities, particularly regarding human rights and environmental degradation. The proposed framework consists of seven key characteristics: audit scope, auditor roles, stakeholder engagement, context-adapted standards, evidence requirements, auditing methods, and post-audit activities. It emphasizes the need for transparent, multi-stakeholder driven audits that can identify systemic harms such as bias and labor exploitation.

The document details how seaweed is utilized across various sectors—including cosmetics, biopackaging, biofuels, pharmaceuticals, textiles, food, feed, and fertilizer—as a low-resource, biodegradable, and lower-carbon alternative to traditional materials and chemicals.

The report alleges that Brookfield Corporation engages in greenwashing by underreporting its carbon footprint and maintaining significant fossil fuel investments, specifically through its ownership of Oaktree Capital, while publicly pledging to reach net-zero emissions.

The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) collaborated with the Estonian government to create the country's first unified carbon footprint calculation methodology and emissions factor database. This tool allows public and private sector organizations to assess their environmental impact on a consistent basis, helping to avoid greenwashing and support EU environmental policy. Initial implementation in the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Interior has led to measurable reductions in carbon emissions, waste, and water consumption, with the Estonian government aiming to expand these assessments across all ministries.

The analysis of over 800,000 responses from the Klimatkalkylatorn tool reveals that the average Swedish household carbon footprint is 4.3 tons CO2e per person, with significant variations based on municipality type, income, and family structure. Food is the largest emission driver overall, while air travel causes the widest disparities between households. The study highlights that residents in commuting municipalities near large cities often have the highest footprints, whereas those in large cities have the lowest overall footprints, primarily due to reduced car travel.

The report evaluates hydrogen fuel-cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) and hydrogen combustion engines for heavy-duty freight. It finds that while FCEVs offer range and weight advantages, they are significantly less energy-efficient than battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) and suffer from high fuel costs. The document highlights that most hydrogen is currently produced from natural gas, leading to life-cycle emissions similar to diesel trucks, and warns that hydrogen combustion engines still emit harmful air pollutants. Consequently, the author concludes that FCEVs will likely remain niche solutions for specific long-haul applications where BEVs are infeasible.

RMI highlights that the perceived climate benefit of substituting coal with natural gas is undermined by methane leakage. The briefing notes that leakage rates as low as 0.2% can make gas emissions equal to coal, depending on the specific resources involved. To address this, RMI has developed a calculator for site-specific emissions parity analysis. The document advocates for immediate methane mitigation through technology and policy, noting that wind and solar are already more economically attractive and avoid the methane risks associated with gas.

The Great Lakes region—comprising Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—is positioned to drive US aviation fuel targets due to its strong industrial networks and feedstock availability. While the region possesses significant strengths in ethanol supply chains and logistics, a policy gap analysis reveals that no state currently has a comprehensive, coordinated approach to SAF demand and supply. The brief argues that leveraging existing infrastructure, such as the O'Hare International Airport hub and the St. Lawrence Seaway, alongside federal incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act, can catalyze a regional bioeconomy and reduce aviation emissions.

The text introduces a guide for cultural workers in Norway, distinguishing between two approaches to the climate crisis: the 'road to the left,' which focuses on the industry's own carbon footprint and sustainability certifications, and the 'road to the right,' which focuses on systemic change and climate justice. The author argues that the cultural sector must address the role of the oil industry in the climate crisis and provide platforms for those most affected by climate change to achieve a sustainable transition.

The guide 'Creative Climate Justice in Norway' calls on the Norwegian performing arts and cultural sectors to shift their focus from individual environmental measures to systemic change. It highlights the contradiction between Norway's domestic green initiatives and its role as a major oil and gas exporter, arguing that this policy disproportionately harms the Global South and reinforces colonial and racist structures. The document provides a roadmap for cultural workers to advocate for climate justice, divest from fossil fuels, and amplify the voices of frontline communities.

The document categorizes plastics-related instruments into government legislation, voluntary multistakeholder standards, and non-governmental initiatives. It identifies significant gaps in standards for upstream production and reuse systems, while noting a concentration of existing efforts in waste management. The authors argue for enhanced international cooperation to reduce regulatory fragmentation and improve inclusivity for developing countries, suggesting that a future global plastics treaty could drive the development of harmonized design and transparency standards.

The report identifies and analyzes six core principles of international law—sovereignty, prevention, cooperation, non-discrimination, sustainable development/equity/CBDR-RC, and transparency/consultation—as a framework for designing trade-related climate measures. It argues that such measures are 'legal hybrids' drawing from trade, environment, and human rights law. The expert group emphasizes that these principles should be applied cumulatively and coherently to ensure a just global green transition, particularly by accounting for the different national circumstances of developing countries.

Mighty Earth argues that the Belém Declaration, the outcome of the inaugural Amazon Summit, misses a critical opportunity to combat deforestation by ignoring the role of the meat industry. The author highlights that land conversion for pasture accounts for approximately 80% of the region's deforestation and notes the lack of a unified regional target date for achieving zero deforestation. The document calls for the implementation of a public farm-level traceability system and the use of mobilized climate finance to regulate agribusiness land use to prevent the Amazon from reaching an irreversible tipping point.

The paper examines the rise of trade measures based on non-product-related process and production methods (PPMs) used to address climate change, biodiversity loss, and human rights. It analyzes the legal requirements for such measures to be WTO-compliant, highlighting the importance of non-discrimination and proportionality. The authors provide examples of current PPM-based policies, including forced labour import bans, deforestation-free supply chain regulations, and sustainability-linked tariff preferences in regional trade agreements, while noting ongoing WTO disputes between the EU, Indonesia, and Malaysia over biofuels.