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The New Development Bank (NDB) has expanded its mandate to support climate action and sustainable development but faces challenges including aligning financing with local currency and non-sovereign lending.

The report identifies that while China leads the world in climate technology investment, startups face significant funding constraints due to underdeveloped credit systems, growth uncertainties, and external pressures such as geopolitical risks and pandemic-related economic impacts. To address these barriers, the document recommends the development of scientific evaluation models for carbon reduction and returns, the creation of communication platforms to reduce information barriers, and the innovation of financial products to mitigate risk and expand financing options.

The document is an open letter calling on governments to combat climate disinformation, which it argues undermines public understanding and delays urgent climate action. It specifically demands that governments hold media, advertising technology, and tech companies accountable by encouraging them to adopt a universal definition of climate disinformation, increase transparency, and stop the monetization of false content. The signatories advocate for the adoption of the UN's Global Principles for Information Integrity to foster a healthier online environment and support the goals of the Paris Agreement and IPCC scientific consensus.

The GCF Water Project Design Guidelines offer a framework for creating climate-resilient water projects, covering domains from water conservation to climate-resilient WASH. The guidelines include actionable insights for addressing climate risks, reducing emissions, and integrating sanitation with socioeconomic goals, alongside step-by-step proposal development guidance.

The briefing highlights a significant funding gap in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), where current climate finance flows represent only 0.5% of regional GDP, far below the 3.7% to 4.9% estimated by ECLAC to meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). While developed nations eventually met the USD 100 billion annual pledge in 2022, the LAC region's share of international finance (17% between 2016-2020) consists largely of loans (81%), exacerbating regional debt. Financing is heavily concentrated in Brazil, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Colombia, with a strong preference for mitigation over adaptation projects.

A coalition of climate, environmental, and faith-based organizations is calling on the Biden Administration to support a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) of at least $1 trillion USD per year for developing countries. The group argues that this funding should be primarily grant-based to avoid increasing debt in low-income nations and should cover mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage. They suggest funding these goals through innovative sources like taxes on polluting companies' excess profits and reforming the international multilateral finance architecture, including the use of IMF Special Drawing Rights.

Climate finance for land use in Brazil averaged US$ 17.1 billion annually from 2021 to 2023, a 99% increase from the 2015-2020 period. Domestic sources provided 97% of these resources, with the private sector contributing 72% of domestic finance. Rural credit was the primary financial instrument, accounting for 58% of total flows. While crops received the most funding (74%), the native forest sector remained heavily dependent on the federal public budget and international public sources. Mitigation-focused finance dominated at 57% of total flows, while spending on climate losses and damages grew significantly, reaching US$ 2.0 billion by 2023.

The policy brief contends that carbon markets are a flawed mechanism that fails to provide real climate finance, instead allowing Global North polluters to avoid direct emission reductions while potentially harming Global South communities.

The International Platform on Sustainable Finance (IPSF) updated the Common Ground Taxonomy (CGT) in November 2024, expanding the analysis to include 96 activities across five environmental objectives. The CGT serves as a voluntary technical tool to enhance the interoperability of sustainable finance standards between the EU and China, potentially lowering trans-boundary costs for green investments. The report details a scenario-based methodology for mapping activities using the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC) as a neutral code. While it identifies 76 climate mitigation activities and 20 non-climate activities with shared ground, it explicitly excludes 'Do No Significant Harm' (DNSH) criteria, minimum social safeguards, and climate change adaptation due to technical complexity and divergent regulatory approaches.

The document outlines the methodological frameworks used to quantify climate finance needs for agrifood systems. It establishes a comprehensive taxonomy developed by CPI and FAO covering sectors such as crop and livestock systems, forestry, fisheries, and food diets. The 'top-down' approach aggregates data from 46 publications, using seven key reports to estimate needs for 2024-2030, while the 'bottom-up' approach extrapolates data from 167 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The analysis highlights significant data gaps for the post-2030 period and notes that agrifood system finance needs in low-income countries represent a larger relative proportion of their economy, averaging 2.7% of GDP.

Between 2021 and 2023, climate finance for land use in Brazil averaged US$ 17.1 billion per year, a 99% increase from the 2015-2020 period. Domestic sources provided 97% of these resources, with rural credit serving as the primary instrument (58% of total flows). While the crop sector was the largest recipient (74%), the native forest sector remained heavily dependent on the federal public budget. The report highlights a significant rise in 'loss and damage' spending due to extreme weather events and notes a sharp decline in the use of thematic bonds for land use after 2021.

The GCF Water Project Design Guidelines Part 3 outlines a framework for creating climate-resilient sanitation (CRS) projects. It defines CRS as systems that can survive and function despite climate shocks while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions. The guide provides a detailed methodology for conducting climate risk assessments (analyzing hazards, exposure, and vulnerability) and identifies specific technical and management interventions for the sanitation service chain, including containment, conveyance, and treatment. It emphasizes a 'paradigm shift' toward circular economy principles—such as nutrient recovery and wastewater reuse—and provides a step-by-step process for aligning proposals with GCF investment criteria, including impact potential and country ownership.

The report examines Indonesia's GPP landscape, noting that public procurement accounts for over 45% of government spending (approximately 6.6% of nominal GDP). While a legal framework exists, GPP remains effectively voluntary due to a lack of enforcement. Key tools include Type 1 and 2 eco-labels, the Timber Legality Verification System (SVLK), and the Energy Efficiency Saving Label (LTHE). Major barriers include limited stakeholder knowledge, high costs of green products, and procurer risk aversion. The report recommends introducing easy-to-use tools like the CO2 Performance Ladder, enhancing capacity building, providing financial and non-financial incentives, and establishing a formal monitoring and evaluation system.

The report finds a significant disconnect between sanitation and climate policy, with only 2% of activities in analyzed NDCs addressing sanitation. While some countries like Jordan, Bolivia, and Uganda show detailed integration, many national sanitation policies are outdated and ignore climate risks. The authors argue that integrating these frameworks can unlock climate finance, reduce greenhouse gas emissions (which currently account for approximately 1.3% of global totals), and enhance community and ecosystem resilience.

The document expresses concern over the proposed separation of the ocean portfolio from the environment portfolio in the new European Commission. The signatories argue that placing the Commissioner-designate for Fisheries and Oceans under the Vice-President for Cohesion and Reforms breaks critical links between ocean health, energy, and climate. They advocate for the Ocean Commissioner to instead be guided by the Executive Vice President for Clean, Just, and Competitive Transition to support the success of a proposed European Oceans Pact.

The research paper examines the critical role of women in climate mitigation across sectors like agriculture and energy, while highlighting systemic barriers such as limited land ownership and educational gaps. It advocates for feminist climate justice frameworks and gender-responsive policies, citing successful initiatives in Kenya, Nepal, Senegal, Southeast Asia, and Indonesia, and aligning these with global frameworks like the UNFCCC's Lima Work Programme on Gender.

The paper examines the role of environmental education in fostering sustainable development and climate resilience. It highlights how education promotes critical thinking, systems thinking, and agency, enabling individuals to engage in sustainable practices and influence environmental policies. The text emphasizes the importance of experiential learning and community-based ecological practices, such as urban gardening, in building social and ecological capital. Furthermore, it argues for inclusive and equitable education to support marginalized groups, including women and indigenous populations, who are disproportionately affected by climate change.

The briefing highlights that active travel is a common part of daily life for most people in Britain, with strong public support for investment in walking, wheeling, and cycling infrastructure, even if it reduces road space for cars. While active travel is associated with freedom for one third of respondents, there is a significant gap in perceived safety compared to car travel, with only 19% associating active travel with feeling safe versus 52% for cars. Geographic disparities exist, with a higher proportion of people in Wales reporting they rarely travel actively compared to those in London.

The document outlines the prevalence of climate anxiety, particularly among youth and vulnerable populations, and advises journalists to treat these feelings as reasonable responses to environmental threats rather than pathologies. It emphasizes the link between climate distress and pro-environmental action and provides a directory of resources for both reporters and the public.

The document is a detailed reference guide defining the organizational structures, legal agreements, and technical terminology of the UNFCCC. It covers key treaties such as the Paris Agreement and Kyoto Protocol, explains the roles of various bodies like the COP and its subsidiary bodies, and defines critical climate concepts including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Global Stocktake, and the Enhanced Transparency Framework. It also details the roles of non-state actors through the nine recognized NGO constituencies and describes the financial mechanisms, such as the Green Climate Fund, used to support developing countries.