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A September 2023 briefing by Global Energy Monitor analyzing the renewable energy transition in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. It highlights a significant increase in operational and prospective solar and wind capacity, while noting a heavy reliance on fossil fuels for electricity and a strategic pivot toward high-risk green hydrogen exports over domestic decarbonization.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) evaluates Canada's 2030 Emissions Reduction Plan (ERP) and Budget 2022 to determine how climate policies impact poverty and inequality. Analyzing a sample of 67 measures, the report finds that while many policies reduce emissions, they do not automatically produce positive social outcomes and some may even exacerbate systemic inequality without specific social safeguards.

This guide by RMI provides strategic and technical recommendations for entities applying for the EPA's Solar for All program, a $7 billion initiative under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) designed to expand low-income solar access nationwide.

This report by RMI outlines financial and policy solutions to decarbonize long-term coal power purchase agreements (PPAs), using a representative Indonesian PPA as a case study to demonstrate how innovative financial mechanisms can reduce emissions while maintaining costs for taxpayers and earnings for investors.

This guide by RMI explores how Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) can leverage their extensive rooftop and parking assets to drive solar development, reducing greenhouse gas emissions while increasing shareholder value. It identifies significant untapped capacity, outlines the financial and regulatory barriers to adoption, and proposes community solar as a viable solution to overcome these challenges.

This policy brief by RMI discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) $27 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and provides recommendations to ensure it effectively delivers an equitable energy transition to underserved communities and small businesses.

This RMI briefing outlines how US Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) can use grid-enhancing technologies (GETs) to resolve transmission bottlenecks that are delaying the interconnection of renewable energy. It identifies regulatory 'gold plating' and 'capex bias' as primary barriers and proposes four strategies—knowledge building, planning mandates, financial incentive reforms, and FERC engagement—to accelerate the deployment of these cost-effective solutions.

This case study describes a joint pilot project between RMI, SINAI Technologies, and ArcelorMittal to implement RMI's Steel Emissions Reporting Guidance using a dedicated software platform to improve carbon accounting and transparency in the steel sector.

The July 2023 report 'Pedal to the Metal' by Global Energy Monitor assesses the global iron and steel plant fleet, highlighting a critical gap between current capacity developments and the decarbonization targets required for net-zero emissions by 2050. While there is a growing shift toward Electric Arc Furnace (EAF) technology, the continued expansion of coal-based Blast Furnace-Basic Oxygen Furnace (BF-BOF) capacity, particularly in Asia, threatens to lock in high emissions and create significant stranded asset risks.

This briefing by RMI examines the debate over emissions accounting methods in New York State, specifically focusing on the shift to a 20-year global warming potential (GWP20) timeframe and the inclusion of upstream and biogenic emissions. The author argues that this 'new climate math' increases climate benefits without necessarily increasing costs, as physical emissions remain constant regardless of the accounting timeframe used.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) proposes a strategic framework to help Indian Public Sector Enterprises (PSEs) in the fossil fuel-dominated energy sector diversify their business models to mitigate risks associated with India's 2070 net-zero target. The document details a two-step evaluation process for identifying and analyzing diversification segments and applies this logic to three major entities: Coal India Limited (CIL), Indian Railways (IR), and NTPC Limited.

This research paper analyzes the evolving energy relations between Germany and Africa, noting a shift from traditional development cooperation toward a broader approach combining energy diplomacy, foreign policy, and technical cooperation. The author highlights a tension between Germany's commitment to a 'just transition' and its strategic interests in securing both renewable energy (particularly green hydrogen) and fossil fuel imports to ensure energy security.

This briefing by RMI discusses the Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) Program, a Department of Energy (DOE) loan initiative under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). RMI argues that investor-owned utilities (IOUs) can use these low-interest loans to accelerate clean energy transitions, increase shareholder returns, and lower costs for ratepayers, though the program is currently underutilized and rarely mentioned in utility earnings calls.

This document outlines the methodology used by the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) to collect, screen, and maintain its Sustainability Linked Bonds (SLB) database. The methodology focuses on the 'decarbonization' attributes of debt instruments, evaluating whether their sustainability performance targets (SPTs) align with a 1.5°C warming scenario or the best available alternative paths.

The 'New Economy for the Brazilian Amazon' report by WRI Brasil proposes a transition to a low-carbon, deforestation-free economic model for the Legal Amazon by 2050. The study argues that this pathway, which integrates a thriving bioeconomy, restored forests, and decarbonized agriculture and energy, would deliver superior economic growth and job creation compared to business-as-usual scenarios while enabling Brazil to meet its Paris Agreement targets.

This guide explains the 'book and claim' model, a chain of custody system designed to decarbonize heavy industry and transport by decoupling the environmental benefits of low-emissions fuels and materials from their physical delivery.

This guide by RMI outlines three primary federal funding mechanisms available for clean industrial projects in the United States: grants from the Office of Clean Energy Demonstration (OCED), loans from the Loan Programs Office (LPO), and tax credits administered by the Department of the Treasury under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

This policy brief outlines how G20 countries can utilize Green Public Procurement (GPP), particularly in the construction sector and hard-to-abate industries like steel and cement, to support decarbonization and meet climate commitments through coordinated reform and strategic implementation.

The Strategic Plan for Advancing Energy Efficiency Across Demand Sectors by 2030, developed under the Indian G20 Presidency, outlines a framework to double the global rate of energy efficiency improvement by 2030. It emphasizes five key pillars—buildings, industry, transport, financing, and behavior—and calls for a tripling of annual investments in end-use energy efficiency to align with the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goal 7.

This briefing by RMI argues that transparency in reporting the types of scrap used in metal production—specifically distinguishing between pre-consumer and post-consumer scrap—is essential for achieving 1.5°C climate-aligned decarbonization goals in the steel and aluminum sectors.