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The SADC Green Bonds Programme, implemented by FSD Africa and the Committee of SADC Stock Exchanges (CoSSE) from April 2021 to March 2024, aims to increase the use of green bonds to finance climate projects across SADC member countries.

This report by the Alliance for Renewable Electrification (ARE) presents a portfolio of case studies demonstrating how decentralised renewable energy (DRE) solutions—including solar PV, nano-grids, and hydropower—enhanced community resilience and essential service delivery during and after the COVID-19 pandemic across various emerging economies.

A reflective statement by Ruth Butterfield, Director of SEI Oxford, marking the 20th anniversary of the Stockholm Environment Institute's outpost in Oxford. The document outlines the center's evolution from a small team focused on rural vulnerability to a global actor in climate change adaptation, mitigation, and policy bridging.

The report details the proceedings of the 53rd meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council, held on 14 June 2022 in Montevideo and via videoconference. The meeting focused on financial approvals, the recruitment of a new Executive Director, and progress on climate assessment initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) Social and Sustainability Bond Database (SSBDB) Methodology outlines the criteria and process for identifying and classifying social and sustainability-labelled debt instruments. The database aims to provide transparency on global social and sustainability debt, including use-of-proceeds (UoP) bonds and sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), while ensuring these instruments do not cause significant harm to climate change mitigation and adaptation.

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute compares 2021 greenhouse gas emission projections for G20 countries up to 2030 against projections made in 2015. While absolute projected emissions have decreased and growth rates have slowed, the G20 collectively remains off track to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, with emissions still expected to increase slightly by 2030.

This research paper argues that the international trade regime, specifically through the WTO, can be leveraged to support climate change mitigation and adaptation by moving beyond unilateral measures like border carbon adjustments to include the removal of fossil fuel subsidies and the reduction of trade barriers for clean energy technologies.

This report details a Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) assessment of peatland and mangrove restoration in Indonesia, specifically focusing on the Katingan peatlands and Belitung mangroves. It evaluates the societal benefits and costs of various policy and climate scenarios, concluding that sustainable management is cost-effective for climate mitigation and community support, provided that local communities have alternative income sources to avoid environmentally damaging activities.

This research paper from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the role of technology transfer and co-development in combating climate change and achieving Sustainable Development Goals, specifically focusing on the needs of low- and middle-income countries.

This research paper by Olsson and Dawkins introduces the provisioning systems framework to analyze how human needs can be met without exceeding the boundaries of sustainable natural resource use, specifically focusing on climate change mitigation.

This research paper examines changes in transportation behaviors, specifically working from home, during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Netherlands, Sweden, and the UK, using the Opportunity, Motivation Behaviour (COM-B) model to suggest how policy-makers can maintain these pro-environmental changes to mitigate climate change.

This briefing document, prepared by the IAI Directorate, presents recommendations for revisions to the IAI Scientific Agenda for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its 30th meeting. The revisions, developed by the Science Advisory Committee (SAC) and the Science-Policy Advisory Committee (SPAC), align the agenda's terminology with other multilateral environmental agreements and incorporate specific research priorities regarding climate variability.

This issue brief by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute examines how U.S. ports are addressing climate change through mitigation strategies—such as electrification and renewable energy—and adaptation measures, including gray infrastructure and nature-based solutions, to protect operations and improve the health of near-port communities.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), funded by UK PACT, examines the development, unification, and implementation of green taxonomies globally. It focuses on the methodologies used to define green economic activities, compares the frameworks of the European Union and China, and discusses the 'Common Ground Taxonomy' designed to improve interoperability between these two major markets to facilitate cross-border green capital flows.

This policy brief by the Environmental and Energy Study Institute examines how U.S. ports are addressing climate change through mitigation strategies to reduce emissions and adaptation measures to increase resilience against sea level rise and extreme weather.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) Strategic Plan 2022–2024 outlines a framework to address the intersection of human health and the ecological crisis. The plan focuses on six priority areas: transitioning to a wellbeing economy, reducing toxics, addressing the climate crisis, protecting nature, advancing equity and justice, and increasing organizational capacity.

This report documents the 52nd meeting of the Executive Council (EC-52) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via videoconference on November 18, 2021. The meeting focused on implementing decisions from the 29th Conference of the Parties (CoP-29), reviewing the operational budget, and updating the Council on scientific projects and capacity-building initiatives across the Americas.

The report details the 52nd meeting of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) Executive Council, held via videoconference on 18 November 2021. The meeting focused on implementing decisions from the 29th Conference of the Parties (CoP-29), reviewing the core budget and endowment fund, and updating the Council on science and capacity-building initiatives, including a new drought information system for southern South America.

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute analyzes the adoption of climate change mitigation policies within the G20 from 2000 to 2019, identifying significant policy gaps across all sectors that leave a portion of emissions uncovered.

The FAST-Infra Sustainable Infrastructure Label (SI Label) is a voluntary, global framework designed to identify infrastructure projects with significant positive sustainability performance. It aims to transform sustainable infrastructure into a mainstream, liquid asset class by providing a standardized system for developers and operators to demonstrate impact and attract investors.