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This policy report from the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines seven essential principles for achieving a just transition to a low-carbon economy, emphasizing the need for parallel implementation of these principles to ensure equity for people and regions dependent on carbon-intensive industries.

This policy brief outlines a pathway for the United States to achieve 90 percent zero carbon electricity by 2035, leveraging falling technology costs to drive economic recovery and emissions reductions without increasing consumer electricity bills.

This policy brief outlines a pathway for the United States to achieve 90 percent zero carbon electricity by 2035, leveraging falling costs of solar, wind, and battery technologies. It details the economic and health benefits of this transition and provides specific policy recommendations for federal departments, agencies, and national laboratories to accelerate decarbonization.

This briefing describes the draft Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act, a legislative proposal by Democratic leaders on the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to achieve a net-zero greenhouse gas pollution economy by 2050 through cross-sectoral policies.

This policy brief argues that New York can meet its energy needs in New York City and Long Island through customer-focused solutions—energy efficiency, electrification, and demand response—rather than constructing the proposed $1 billion Northeast Supply Enhancement Project (NESE) gas pipeline. The author contends that the pipeline is incompatible with the state's Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) and that non-infrastructure alternatives are more cost-effective and beneficial for public health.

This research paper examines how a polycentric climate governance regime in Pakistan affects the framing and operationalization of climate justice, finding that while non-state actors can voice diverse domestic concerns, state power and international frameworks prioritize inter-country justice over domestic inequalities.

This research paper analyzes the preparation and implementation process of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the 2015 Paris Agreement, drawing on four surveys conducted between 2015 and 2018 with stakeholders primarily from developing countries and emerging economies.

This case study details a legal challenge brought by the NGO Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) against the Government of Ireland regarding the adequacy of the 2017 National Mitigation Plan in meeting the goals of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015.

This executive summary by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that British Columbia's continued provision of fossil fuel subsidies undermines its climate change goals and the transition to a low-carbon economy.

The World Resources Institute (WRI) issued a statement criticizing the Association of Global Automakers for supporting the Trump administration's efforts to remove California's authority to set vehicle emission standards for greenhouse gases.

This research note by Energy Innovation analyzes the economic and environmental consequences of the Trump administration's proposal to freeze federal fuel economy and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for light-duty vehicles at 2020 levels for model years 2021 through 2026. The analysis focuses on the impact on the U.S. economy, California, 'Section 177' states, and Canada, utilizing the Energy Policy Simulator (EPS) to project costs, emissions, and fuel consumption through 2050.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) submitted a response to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) regarding the draft assessment framework for non-tax fossil fuel subsidies. IISD argues that the current framework is too restrictive and risks excluding many subsidies, thereby undermining Canada's G7 commitment to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 and its Paris Agreement emissions targets for 2030.

This research paper analyzes how components of political corporatism—specifically inclusiveness, consensualism, and the strength of tripartite organizations—influence the ambition of climate policies, using a comparison between Sweden and Finland.

This Synthesis Note by the Center for International Environmental Law examines the obligations of States to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights within the context of climate change, specifically focusing on authoritative guidance provided by United Nations human rights treaty bodies (HRTBs) in 2018.

This research paper examines the 'nexus' concept regarding natural resource demand and its relevance to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), proposing a five-nodes definition to integrate climate policy with supply-chain management and governance in resource-rich developing countries.

The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2019 monitors the climate policy and emissions progress of 56 countries and the EU to inform the revision of Nationally Determined Contributions by 2020. It emphasizes the IPCC's finding that global emissions must drop by 45% by 2030 (compared to 2010) to limit warming to 1.5°C.

This fact sheet from the Green Economy Coalition describes the challenges and opportunities for transitioning to a green economy in Peru. It highlights a gap between private sector dynamism and slow public sector policy implementation, while identifying specific barriers facing green small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

This research paper argues for the limitation of fossil fuel production, specifically oil, as a method to increase climate policy ambition. It focuses on a case study of California, suggesting that stopping new oil well permits would reduce global CO2 emissions and improve local environmental justice.

A statement from Dan Lashof, Director of WRI United States, regarding California's SB 100 legislation and a corresponding Executive Order aimed at achieving a carbon-neutral economy and a clean electricity system by 2045.

A statement from Dan Lashof, WRI United States Director, criticizing the Trump administration's proposal to replace the Clean Power Plan, arguing it will increase emissions, costs, and premature deaths.