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The authors contend that for Africa to overcome extreme poverty, it must pursue sustainable industrialization through a modernized approach to policy-making. Rather than seeking a 'golden policy template,' the document proposes a framework based on five tenets: adaptive, consultative, partner-based, transboundary, and capacitated policy-making. This approach is designed to address 'the big five' contemporary challenges: policy consensus, green industrialization, supply chain security, shifting industrial paradigms (such as digitalization), and the expansion of policy space. The authors emphasize that building institutional capacity and utilizing 'policy-testing' zones like Special Economic Zones are essential for navigating the complexities of the current global geoeconomic and climate landscape.

The document explores the ideological battle over the concept of 'freedom,' contrasting the right-wing's individualistic, consumer-driven 'freedom from constraint' with a proposed 'Green freedom' based on interdependence and ecological limits. It analyzes how this struggle manifests across various domains: the gig economy's algorithmic management, the impact of immersive technologies (XR) on cognitive autonomy, the targeting of gender studies by illiberal regimes, and the need for 'comprehensive security' in the Baltic states that integrates social welfare with military defense. The text argues that for the Green movement to succeed, it must move beyond technical expertise and reclaim freedom as a collective, emancipatory value that decouples wellbeing from economic growth.

The author uses participant observation in France, Italy, and Spain to show that 'back to nature' movements often value physical endurance and 'hard life' virility over domestic labour. This creates a hierarchy where women are marginalised, particularly during motherhood or when seeking external employment, effectively turning a 'back to the land' movement into a 'back to the house' experience for many women.

Mighty Earth expresses deep dismay over the European Commission's plan to delay the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) by twelve months. The organization asserts that this delay, prompted by industry and government pressure, undermines the EU Green Deal, damages the EU's international reputation, and threatens the integrity of its legislative process. Most critically, the organization claims the delay will lead to the destruction of over 200,000 hectares of forest worldwide due to the demand for commodities such as coffee, chocolate, beef, palm oil, and soybeans.

The document argues that the protection of environmental defenders is critical for combating the climate crisis and that the Escazú Agreement provides the necessary legal framework to ensure access to information, public participation, and justice. It highlights the disproportionate risks faced by women and indigenous peoples, and warns that the energy transition must not replicate the extractive and colonial patterns of the fossil fuel industry.

The Global Climate & Health Alliance (GCHA) argues that climate change is a critical threat to public health in Latin America and the Caribbean, exacerbating inequalities and violating human rights. The document details specific health impacts—including heat-related deaths, respiratory issues from wildfires and air pollution, and the spread of vector-borne diseases like dengue—while highlighting the vulnerability of indigenous peoples, children, and the elderly. It asserts that states have legal obligations under the American Convention on Human Rights and the Paris Agreement to prevent climate-related health harms. The GCHA recommends a transition away from fossil fuels, the elimination of 'sacrifice zones,' and the implementation of sustainable land management and urban design to achieve health and climate co-benefits.

The document argues that climate change is a human rights crisis driven by a small number of 'Carbon Majors' in the fossil fuel and agroindustrial sectors. It asserts that States have a duty under the American Convention on Human Rights to regulate these entities, halt fossil fuel expansion, and ensure reparations for affected communities. It further argues that business enterprises have an independent obligation to respect human rights, which includes conducting due diligence across their entire value chain and ceasing deceptive 'climate-washing' practices.

The Universal Basic Income Coalition (UBIC) advocates for a rights-based social protection floor in South Africa, specifically a universal basic income (UBI) for adults aged 18-59. The coalition argues that current systems leave a gap for able-bodied working-age adults, contributing to extreme poverty and inequality. They propose a grant that is universal, unconditional, and redistributive, funded through progressive taxation rather than regressive measures like VAT. The UBIC suggests a progressive realization of this goal, starting with the expansion of the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant, with the ultimate target of pegging the grant value to the Upper Bound Poverty Line (UBPL). They emphasize that UBI should be an individual rather than household-based payment to protect women's autonomy and should be part of a broader wellbeing framework including job creation and improved public services.

The 2023 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards toolkit provides media partners with templates and graphics to announce award winners on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, highlighting reporting on the climate emergency and climate solutions.

The 2023 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards toolkit provides partners with hashtags, suggested social media copy, and downloadable graphics to promote finalists who have reported on the climate emergency and climate solutions.

AFRODAD supports the New York Taxpayer and International Debt Crises Protection Act as a necessary tool to ensure private creditors contribute to debt relief for African nations. The organization notes that 23 African countries are currently in or at high risk of debt distress, a situation exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the climate emergency, and the Ukraine-Russia conflict. AFRODAD argues that commercial credit via sovereign bonds is a primary driver of these crises, particularly in countries like Ghana, Zambia, and Kenya, and advocates for a reformed global debt architecture to prevent widespread defaults.

The text examines the intersection of the cost-of-living crisis, energy insecurity, and climate change in Europe, arguing that these shocks reveal the failure of the current socioeconomic model. It suggests that Green parties must move beyond austerity or simple redistribution to advocate for public investments in the green transition, decentralized renewable energy cooperatives, and a Green New Deal to ensure social protections and ecological resilience.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment has issued a formal letter to the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) protesting the acceptance of sponsorships from fossil fuel entities. The physicians argue that such partnerships create a conflict of interest and undermine municipal climate action, particularly given the severe health and economic impacts of climate-induced disasters in British Columbia and globally.

The statement argues that journalism must treat the climate crisis as an emergency to reflect scientific consensus and encourage immediate action to preserve a livable planet, suggesting the media's response to the Covid-19 pandemic as a model for reporting.

Environmental and health groups are calling for the urgent passage of Bill S-5 to modernize the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), arguing that the current law is over 20 years old and fails to address 21st-century risks. The groups recommend specific amendments to ensure the legal recognition of the right to a healthy environment, stricter controls on toxic substances, and improved public access to risk data.

The 2022 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards toolkit provides partners with hashtags, suggested copy, and graphics to build awareness for awards honoring journalists who report on the climate emergency across various beats. Finalists were scheduled for announcement on April 20, 2022, during Earth Week.

The document catalogues endorsements of the term 'climate emergency' across different sectors. It notes that nearly 14,000 scientists from 156 countries have signed a warning stating 'planet Earth is facing a climate emergency'. In the media, The Guardian updated its style guide to recommend terms like 'climate emergency, crisis or breakdown', and Noticias Telemundo adopted 'climate emergency' over 'climate change' in 2019. Politically, 23 national governments, including Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, and the European Union, have declared a climate emergency, alongside 2,060 towns, cities, and counties globally. Additionally, the UN Secretary General and Pope Francis have called for emergency declarations, and a 2021 poll indicated that two-thirds of the global population views climate change as a 'global emergency'.

The document examines the 'digital divide' and the rise of 'surveillance capitalism,' arguing that digital technologies often reinforce existing social, racial, and gender inequalities. It calls for the creation of 'democratic public communication spaces' that prioritize human dignity over corporate profit and proposes global regulations to ensure digital justice and the protection of communication as a basic human right.

The document argues that the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA), 1999, is outdated and fails to address current environmental and health threats, such as the climate emergency and plastic pollution. It highlights the disproportionate impact of toxics on marginalized groups, including Indigenous people and lower-income Canadians, and calls for the implementation of 87 recommendations made by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development in 2017. The authors advocate for specific amendments to Bill C-28, including the recognition of a human right to a healthy environment, the prohibition of carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, and the establishment of a presumption of non-confidentiality regarding chemical substances.

The Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment and other organizations urge the passage of Bill C-28 with specific amendments to better protect human health and the environment. Key recommendations include establishing a non-qualified right to a healthy environment, prioritizing the prohibition of carcinogenic and mutagenic substances, and requiring assessments of aggregate and cumulative exposures. The authors also call for legally binding air quality standards, GMO food labelling, and alignment with the Basel Convention on plastic waste.