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This research paper discusses the need to rebuild trust in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) mechanisms to scale up climate mitigation. It proposes applying guiding principles from financial accounting—such as relevance, faithful representation, and comparability—to REDD+ impact reporting to attract private sector investment and ensure environmental and social robustness.

This briefing by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) outlines the challenges and opportunities for expanding sustainable electricity access in sub-Saharan Africa. It advocates for an integrated approach that combines on-grid and off-grid resources to meet growing energy demands while mitigating future carbon emissions.

This policy brief describes the South African Renewables Initiative (SARi), a government-led effort launched in December 2011 to establish financing arrangements for scaling up renewable energy. The initiative aims to achieve a target of 19 GW of renewable electricity by 2030 while managing the incremental costs compared to coal-fired power to avoid unacceptable economic burdens on the public.

A coalition of civil society organizations, including the Center for International Environmental Law and Earthjustice, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Trade Representative on July 31, 2009, regarding the review of the 2004 U.S. Model Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT). The coalition argues that the model BIT fails to balance investor rights with public interest protections and grants foreign investors greater substantive rights than those afforded to U.S. citizens under domestic law.

This document is a formal statement from Eskom Holdings SOC Limited submitted to the Department of Environmental Affairs on 22 June 2017. It provides comments and recommendations regarding the 'Notice of Intention to Amend the List of Activities which Result in Atmospheric Emission' under the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act (39/2004). Eskom argues that the proposed emission standards lack comprehensive cost-benefit analysis and could lead to severe financial and operational burdens, potentially necessitating significant electricity tariff increases.

The document presents a series of case studies on distributed renewable energy (DRE) infrastructure projects across Africa, primarily funded by Team Europe. These initiatives utilize solar mini-grids and solar home systems (SHS) to provide electricity to off-grid rural communities in Madagascar, Uganda, Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea-Bissau, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lesotho, and Sierra Leone, focusing on socio-economic development, gender empowerment, and climate mitigation.