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The report examines the intersection of flood risk transparency and social equity in Canada, arguing that current practices in mapping, disclosure, and pricing often disproportionately disadvantage marginalized communities. It highlights gaps in map availability for rural and remote areas, ambiguities in real estate disclosure, and the risk of 'bluelining' or 'degentrification' where equity-deserving groups are trapped in high-risk areas due to financial constraints. The authors recommend accelerating co-developed flood mapping, standardizing disclosure requirements for rentals and real estate, and implementing affordability assessments in the forthcoming national public flood insurance program to support just climate adaptation.

A collective statement from individuals across various faith traditions calling on the U.S. Congress to reject a proposed 'fossil fuel immunity bill'. The authors argue that such legislation would shield corporations from legal accountability for climate damages, violating the moral principle that those who cause harm must be held responsible. They contend that the bill would block 'polluter pays' laws and shift the financial burden of climate disasters from the responsible corporations to taxpayers and affected families.

Hourly rainfall intensity in 126 U.S. cities has increased by an average of 15% since 1970, with the heaviest 1% of downpours intensifying most in the Northeast (+60%) and Midwest (+45%) between 1958 and 2021. Future warming of 2°C is projected to increase precipitation during the heaviest events by an average of 17% across U.S. counties. The document highlights that flood risks disproportionately affect people of color, those in mobile homes, and Black communities along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, noting that rainfall changes between 1988 and 2017 caused approximately $73 billion in flood damages.

The 'Just Transition Compass' provides a strategic framework to move just transition concepts from high-level dialogue to scalable implementation. It identifies four core elements of a just transition: addressing existing injustices, aligning structural changes with Paris Agreement goals, ensuring meaningful stakeholder participation, and fair distribution of costs and benefits. The document argues that national transitions cannot succeed without international cooperation and proposes the creation of a permanent Just Transition coordination body within the UNFCCC to reduce fragmentation, align financial flows, and share best practices across sectors beyond energy, such as agriculture and transport.

The briefing examines the applicability of transitional justice mechanisms—prosecution, lustration, amnesties, truth commissions, reparations, and institutional changes—to the climate context. It argues that while direct legal prosecution or truth commissions are unlikely, the logic of these tools can inform the UNFCCC's approach to loss and damage, historical emissions reporting, and the creation of a more legitimate, forward-oriented climate regime.

Four youth delegates from ClimaTalk share their experiences at SB60 in Bonn, detailing the technical challenges of tracking policies such as the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) and the Just Transition Work Programme (JTWP). They highlight a dynamic increase in youth participation and the presence of a youth-centered climate camp, while noting barriers to accessibility including financial constraints on remote participation, visa issues for delegates from less developed countries, and a lack of translation services.

The document outlines a youth manifesto for COP30, demanding structural inclusion in climate negotiations, the removal of financial and logistical barriers for youth from the Global South, and the integration of intergenerational equity and climate justice into official outcomes.

Carbon Market Watch argues that current Article 6.2 rules are too minimal, creating a "Wild West framework" for international carbon markets. The briefing recommends mandatory authorisation statements for cooperative approaches, stricter definitions of 'first transfer' to prevent delayed reporting, and the prohibition of authorisation revocations to avoid double counting. For Article 6.4, it urges the CMA to provide guidance to the Supervisory Body on minimum durability standards for removals, science-based risk assessments for reversals, and more robust additionality requirements, including mandatory common practice analysis.

The document is a reporting guide designed to help companies transparently communicate their beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM) strategies. It is intended as a complement to existing frameworks like the CDP Climate Change 2023 Questionnaire and CSRD ESRS E1, rather than a standalone report. The template requires companies to disclose financial investments in BVCM, the specific activities supported, the quality of their engagement—including considerations of climate justice and additionality—and how they communicate these actions to stakeholders to avoid misleading claims.

This guide by Carbon Market Watch establishes a reporting framework for companies to disclose their beyond value chain mitigation (BVCM) activities. It emphasizes that BVCM claims must be predicated on demonstrated climate leadership, including deep internal decarbonization and Paris-aligned policy engagement. The template requires detailed financial data on BVCM investments, the nature of the activities supported, and the quality of engagement regarding climate justice and additionality.

Carbon Market Watch argues that the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) must be implemented as a full alternative to free emission allowances to avoid market failures and incentivize industrial decarbonisation. The organization demands that the CBAM's scope be expanded to include bulk chemicals and indirect emissions, and that it provide special exemptions or support for Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS). Furthermore, it advocates for the full earmarking of CBAM and EU ETS revenues for climate action, both within the EU and as international climate finance, while opposing the introduction of export rebates for EU companies.

The report by Carbon Market Watch outlines a framework for 'carbon pricing done right,' arguing that such systems must be integrated into broader policy packages and based on strict emission caps to be effective. It emphasizes the 'polluter pays principle,' warning against free allocations and offsets, which it claims can weaken price signals and lead to greenwashing. The document advocates for transparency, the reinvestment of revenues into climate action and vulnerable communities, and a cautious approach to carbon leakage and border adjustment mechanisms to avoid protectionism while ensuring climate justice.

The letter advocates for a CBAM that covers all high-emitting sectors and indirect emissions from the start, a faster phase-out of free ETS allowances to incentivize green investment, and the earmarking of CBAM certificate revenues for climate mitigation and adaptation in least developed countries.

The document outlines a 'Jigsaw' educational activity designed for 6th-7th grade students to analyze climate change stories. It provides two methods for facilitating group discussions based on radio stories from Yale Climate Connections, aiming to connect complex scientific issues to students' everyday lives and promote the construction of arguments using evidence.

The document is a student guide designed to facilitate classroom conversations, small group discussions, or writing prompts based on 90-second radio stories from Yale Climate Connections. It provides a structured set of questions divided into categories such as general impressions, making connections, finding and evaluating solutions, justice and equity, and climate communication in action. Additionally, it lists suggested radio stories categorized by topics including energy, health, policy and politics, and species and ecosystems, and offers extension activities for deeper research and analysis.

The Climate Social Science Network has listed a group of scholars available for media consultation during COP 26. These experts, some attending in Glasgow and others available remotely, provide expertise across several key climate themes including climate finance, loss and damage, carbon markets, and the political dynamics of climate obstruction.

The document argues that product designers are uniquely positioned to mitigate climate impact because over 80% of emissions from product use are determined during the design phase. It provides a comprehensive framework for 'making your product design job a climate job,' offering specific tactics for digital products (such as minimizing energy-intensive UX/UI elements), physical products (such as dematerialization and designing for repair), and general organizational practices (such as creating sustainability-focused KPIs and reducing business travel). The guide also emphasizes the integration of behavioral science to nudge users toward sustainable actions and the necessity of embedding climate justice to protect vulnerable communities.

The document argues that philanthropic funding for climate change is severely underfunded and misaligned with scientific needs. It provides a framework for grantmakers to elevate climate as a key award criterion, integrate climate justice into administration, align endowments with climate goals, and foster organizational education to accelerate the transition to a sustainable future.

The document outlines how procurement professionals can leverage their purchasing power to reduce climate impact and increase business resilience. It suggests selecting suppliers with science-based emissions targets, optimizing logistics for efficiency, and collaborating with designers on circular product development. The guide emphasizes that sustainable procurement can lead to revenue increases of 5–20 percent and supply chain cost reductions of 9–16 percent, while also providing a mechanism to integrate diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice strategies through supplier diversity programs.

This guide outlines strategies for legal professionals to drive corporate climate action. It focuses on four key areas: enhancing corporate governance by tying executive pay to climate targets and diversifying boards; managing external counsel to ensure alignment with decarbonization; incorporating climate risk and emissions data into legal contracts and financial instruments; and navigating evolving environmental regulations.