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This briefing, published by the Institute for Economic Justice and endorsed by 74 organisations and individuals, critiques the World Bank's 'Evolution Roadmap'. The authors argue that the Roadmap fails to address the structural inequalities of the global financial architecture and relies too heavily on the 'Cascade' approach—prioritising private finance over public interest. The document proposes a radical shift toward 'public sector solutionism', including the adoption of a human rights policy, the end of fossil fuel financing, and a rethink of how inequality is measured and addressed.

The July 2023 Peace & Security Council Report by the Institute for Security Studies examines the outcomes of the fifth mid-year coordination meeting between the African Union (AU) and regional economic communities (RECs). It highlights systemic coordination failures in peace-making, the challenges of AU institutional reforms, and the potential of new initiatives like the Africa Facility to Support Inclusive Transitions (AFSIT) to deter unconstitutional changes of government. The report also discusses the security vacuum created by the withdrawal of the UN mission (MINUSMA) from Mali.

This statement from the African Center for Economic Transformation evaluates the outcomes of the Paris summit for a new global financial pact, highlighting the emergence of a unified African voice and a broader global coalition calling for the reform of an international financial architecture that is deemed unfit for current overlapping crises.

The 'State of EU Progress to Climate Neutrality' report by the European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO) evaluates the European Union's trajectory toward its 2050 climate neutrality goal using over 100 indicators. While the report finds the EU is generally moving in the right direction, it concludes that the pace of change is insufficient across most sectors, with specific areas like finance and carbon dioxide removals moving in the wrong direction.

This guidance document describes the 'climate city contract' model developed by Viable Cities to accelerate the climate transition in urban areas through collaborative governance and integrated investment planning.

This briefing from the NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that COP28 must prioritize the phase-out of oil and gas production and the establishment of ambitious global renewable energy targets over distractions like carbon capture and storage (CCS).

The Capital Mobilization Roadmap is a discussion draft by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) that outlines pathways to mobilize private capital for climate and development priorities. It focuses on four high-impact areas: reducing credit risk through purposeful guarantees, mitigating currency risk via market creation and local currency lending, scaling project development models to reduce development risk, and reforming Multilateral Development Bank (MDB) incentives to prioritize private sector mobilization over institutional volumes.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law to the 53rd Session of the Human Rights Council regarding human mobility and climate change, emphasizing the inadequacy of current legal protections and the necessity of climate finance from developed states.

This research paper by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) examines the disparity between solar energy potential and installed capacity in developing economies, attributing the gap to high costs of capital driven by sovereign and off-taker risks. The authors propose the establishment of a Global Credit Guarantee Facility (GCGF) to de-risk cross-border financing and lower risk premiums for renewable energy projects in Emerging Market & Development Economy (EMDE) countries.

This policy brief examines the integration of gender mainstreaming within climate finance, arguing that current efforts are often superficial and fail to address the root causes of gender inequality. It specifically highlights the role of public development banks (PDBs) as key vehicles for shifting financial flows toward gender-transformative climate action, recommending a move beyond 'women-focused' strategies toward a comprehensive approach that engages all genders to dismantle systemic power imbalances.

The African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD) reacts to the 2023 African Development Bank (AfDB) Annual Meetings, arguing that an over-reliance on private sector climate finance poses a risk to Africa's debt sustainability and prioritizes profit over people.

The World Resources Institute outlines four key demands from the ACT2025 consortium for COP28: advancing ambition to limit warming to 1.5°C through a 43% emissions cut by 2030; scaling up people-centered adaptation; operationalizing loss and damage institutions; and mobilizing trillions in climate finance to replace the insufficient billion-dollar commitments.

This research paper assesses bilateral climate finance provided between 2016 and 2020 to ten developing countries with low governance scores, identifying a heavy skew toward mitigation and a concentration of funding from Japan to Uzbekistan.

This policy brief from the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses the intersection of climate change adaptation and conflict risk, particularly in fragile and conflict-affected countries, and proposes a three-step approach to integrate conflict risk considerations into project design.

The 'China Sustainable Bond Market Report 2022', published by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) in collaboration with the China Central Depository & Clearing Co., Ltd. (CCDC) and Industrial Securities Research, analyzes the development of China's green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked (SLB), and transition bond markets (GSS+) through the end of 2022.

In a speech delivered at the South African Institute of International Affairs on 26 April 2023, President Sauli Niinistö of Finland addresses the intersection of global crises, including climate change, food insecurity, and the war in Ukraine. He emphasizes the necessity of international cooperation, the importance of a fair climate transition for Africa, and Finland's decision to join NATO in response to Russian aggression.

The Forest Declaration Assessment report examines the alignment of global public and private finance with international forest goals, highlighting the significant funding gap for restoration and the prevalence of harmful agricultural subsidies.

This fact sheet describes Somalia's extreme vulnerability to climate change, characterized by severe droughts and famine, and outlines the government's institutional and policy efforts to build resilience despite ongoing civil conflict and financial constraints.

A statement by Trend Asia and a coalition of 39 other organizations urging G7 nations to stop promoting and financing fossil fuel-based 'energy transition' technologies in developing countries, specifically criticizing Japan's Green Transformation (GX) policy.

This briefing examines the need for reform within international financial institutions (IFIs), specifically the IMF and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), to better support climate-vulnerable developing nations. It highlights how the current global financial system, characterized by structural imbalances and risk aversion, exacerbates debt crises in the global south, hindering their ability to invest in climate resilience. The document focuses on the Bridgetown Agenda as a framework for reform, proposing mechanisms such as the rechanneling of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) and the modernization of MDB Capital Adequacy Frameworks to unlock significant additional lending for climate action.