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Expert affidavit by Jesse Burton arguing that the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station in South Africa is economically unnecessary, would increase greenhouse gas emissions by 136.1Mt CO2eq over 30 years, and would frustrate the country's Paris Agreement commitments. The document advocates for a transition to a least-cost electricity system dominated by wind and solar PV, which is projected to provide 90% of electricity by 2050.

This guide, prepared for the UNCTAD Biotrade Initiative in collaboration with the CAF and the Andean Community of Nations (CAN), provides a legal framework and recommendations for national biotrade programs in the Andean Region. It analyzes the international legalities surrounding the trade of biodiversity-related tangibles (genetic resources, endangered species, agricultural products) and intangibles (traditional knowledge, intellectual property, environmental services, and carbon emissions).

This briefing note by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (GIESCR) reviews the 2023 outputs of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) regarding climate change. It details the Committee's focus on gender-responsive adaptation, the disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized women, and recommendations concerning fossil fuel extraction and climate finance.

This briefing note by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (GIESCR) reviews the 2023 activities of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) regarding climate change and environmental protection.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) outlines the obligations of States under the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) regarding climate change. It details how the CEDAW Committee addresses the disproportionate impact of climate change on women—particularly rural and older women—and emphasizes the necessity of gender-responsive climate policies, the participation of women in decision-making, and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions to protect women's human rights.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights examines how the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) interprets state obligations under the 1989 Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC Convention) in relation to climate change, focusing on General Comments and Concluding Observations.

This guide, published by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), provides local community leaders and indigenous peoples with information on human rights and legal tools to defend their interests within the context of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). It explains the REDD+ mechanism, its social and environmental safeguards, relevant international and national rights, and provides practical strategies for negotiation and reporting rights violations.

This guide, published by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) in May 2014, provides indigenous and local community leaders with information on human rights and legal tools to defend their interests during the implementation of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) initiatives.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines how European financial centres can leverage green bonds to enhance their competitiveness and scale up sustainable finance. It details the role of stock exchanges, sovereign and sub-sovereign issuers, and regulators in developing green bond markets, providing specific case studies from cities such as London, Luxembourg, Stockholm, Milan, Paris, and Dublin.

This briefing by the Global Climate and Health Alliance outlines the synergies between combating climate change and preventing non-communicable diseases (NCDs). It argues that interventions in energy, transport, and food systems can provide 'co-benefit' solutions that simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and NCD risk factors such as air pollution, physical inactivity, and poor diet.

This document is written testimony provided by Daniel Bresette, Executive Director of the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies on March 20, 2020. EESI advocates for maintaining or increasing funding for federal programs focused on climate change mitigation and adaptation within the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) is a multi-stakeholder framework adopted in 2014 and refreshed in 2021 to protect and restore global forests. Its key targets include halting natural forest loss by 2030 and restoring 350 million hectares of degraded land, which could mitigate over 7 billion tons of CO2e annually. The document identifies agricultural commodities (soy, palm oil, beef, and paper) as the cause of roughly half of global deforestation and emphasizes the critical role of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in forest protection.

This briefing paper discusses the findings of the 2020 progress assessment of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) Goal 3, specifically focusing on the risks that mining and infrastructure pose to forests and the threats emerging from the global transition to low-carbon technologies.

This document is the first chapter of 'Florestas em Foco', a publication by the Forest Declaration Assessment. It outlines the goals of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDf), discusses the drivers of global deforestation, and calls for a new economic model that prioritizes nature and the inclusion of indigenous peoples to achieve sustainable forest management.

The New York Declaration on Forests is a collective commitment to reduce and reverse global deforestation to mitigate climate change and protect biodiversity. It outlines specific targets for reducing natural forest loss, eliminating commodity-driven deforestation, and restoring degraded forest landscapes by 2020 and 2030.

This report by the Green Economy Coalition reviews the first ten years of the SEED Awards (2005-2015), an initiative founded by UNEP, UNDP, and IUCN to support social and environmental enterprises. It analyzes the survival and impact of 202 SEED Winners across 37 countries, highlighting the role of multi-stakeholder partnerships and tailored support in fostering green and inclusive growth at the grassroots level.

This briefing by GreenCape provides guiding principles for South African municipalities to design electricity tariffs that accommodate Small-scale Embedded Generation (SSEG), specifically renewable energy fed back into the grid. It emphasizes the need for tariffs to recover network and service costs while providing transparent, risk-reducing incentives for renewable investment without encouraging grid defection.

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 factsheet by GreenCape provides technical and financial guidance on implementing mini-hydro and wind power technologies in South African wastewater treatment works (WWTWs) to reduce energy costs and carbon footprints.

This document is a Framework Cooperation Agreement signed in October 2024 between the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC/CEPAL). The agreement establishes a formal institutional framework for technical and institutional cooperation to promote sustainable and inclusive development in Latin America and the Caribbean, focusing on areas such as energy sustainability, water management, and climate change mitigation and adaptation.