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This executive summary from the Center for International Environmental Law argues that the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries are in a state of systemic decline, characterized by financial instability, asset fire sales, and unsustainable debt used to maintain shareholder dividends.

This testimony by Carroll Muffett, President & CEO of the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), delivered to the House Subcommittee on the Environment on July 7, 2020, outlines the systemic risks that the plastic lifecycle poses to human health and the global climate. Muffett argues that plastic production, which is overwhelmingly derived from fossil fuels, creates toxic exposures at every stage—from extraction and refining to consumer use and waste management—and acts as a significant driver of greenhouse gas emissions.

Natural Justice submitted comments on the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2020, opposing the removal of Council of Governors nominees from the boards of the Energy Petroleum Regulatory Authority and the Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation.

This policy brief describes a small-scale study in peri-urban areas outside Nairobi, Kenya, examining the use of advanced biomass pellet cookstoves. It advocates for a service design-driven approach combining behavioral insights and social-ecological systems thinking to better align stove development with user needs and archetypes.

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has mandated that 50% of the state's trucks be zero-emission by 2035 and 100% by 2045. The transition involves prioritizing BEVs for short-haul and HFCEVs for long-haul routes, while requiring massive infrastructure investments in DC fast charging and hydrogen stations. The State of California is supporting this transition through "make ready" infrastructure funding via investor-owned utilities.

The Climate Bonds Initiative's Green Bonds Global State of the Market 2019 report analyzes the growth and trends of the global green bond market in 2019. It highlights a record issuance of USD 258.9 billion, the expansion of the market into new countries, the dominance of non-financial corporates as the top issuer type, and the increasing role of Certified Climate Bonds and external reviews in ensuring alignment with climate goals.

This policy brief analyzes the role of credit cooperatives in Brazil's rural credit system, highlighting their growth during economic instability and their function as a mechanism for financial inclusion for small and medium-sized rural producers.

This policy brief analyzes the role of credit cooperatives in Brazil's rural credit system, highlighting their ability to provide financial inclusion for small-scale producers, particularly during economic crises. It examines the structural relationship between cooperatives and commercial banks, the geographical distribution of credit, and the regulatory advantages that allow cooperatives to operate more efficiently than traditional banks in rural areas.

This briefing explores "solar for coal swaps," a private-sector financial model where third parties purchase and retire uneconomic coal assets from utilities in exchange for providing new solar generation. The document argues that this approach can accelerate the clean energy transition, particularly for municipal and cooperative utilities, by leveraging private capital to bypass utility inertia and reduce consumer costs.

This policy brief by Energy Innovation examines how the transition to clean energy challenges traditional 'resource adequacy' planning—the process of ensuring grid operators have sufficient resources to balance supply and demand. The author argues that historical planning paradigms, which rely on dispatchable fossil fuel plants and simple peak-demand metrics, are becoming inadequate as variable renewable energy (VRE) and distributed energy resources (DERs) increase. The document warns that fossil fuel incumbents are leveraging these reliability concerns to protect their market share and slow decarbonization, urging climate advocates to promote more granular, flexible, and holistic planning models.

This case study describes the Mokoloki project in Ogun State, Nigeria, which launched in February 2020 as the country's first rural commercial undergrid minigrid. Developed through a partnership between Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), Nayo Tropical Technology (Nayo Tech), and the Mokoloki community with advisory from the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), the project replaces a weak grid connection with a solar hybrid system to improve reliability and reduce utility losses.

This report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) provides a comprehensive regulatory framework for decarbonizing the US building sector, primarily through electrification. It outlines ten key strategies for public utilities commissions (PUCs) and government agencies to transition away from fossil fuel infrastructure, emphasizing equity, market transformation, and the management of stranded asset risks.

This report by the Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI), in partnership with the Clinton Climate Initiative and UN-OHRLLS, provides policymakers in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) with best practices to increase the resilience of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems against extreme wind events. Based on field evaluations of failures and successes following hurricanes in the Caribbean and Pacific, the document outlines technical specifications for ground-mount and rooftop systems and emphasizes the need for multi-stakeholder collaboration to ensure infrastructure survives Category 5 storms.

A submission by 120 economists and researchers to the Standing Committee on Finance recommending the rejection of the Supplementary Budget tabled on 24 June 2020, arguing that it fails to implement President Cyril Ramaphosa's R500 billion COVID-19 rescue package.

This statement, published by Friends of the Earth International on June 25, 2020, condemns the gas industry's impact on the Cabo Delgado province of Mozambique. The document alleges that transnational corporations and the Mozambican government are complicit in human rights abuses, land grabbing, and environmental destruction, while failing to deliver promised development benefits.

This statement, published by Friends of the Earth International on June 25, 2020, and signed by 410 organizational and individual signatories, demands an immediate end to gas extraction in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document alleges that the gas industry, supported by the Mozambican government and various transnational corporations and financiers, is responsible for land grabbing, human rights violations, and the exacerbation of a humanitarian crisis in the region.

A statement published by Friends of the Earth International on June 25, 2020, signed by 410 organizational and individual signatories, demanding an immediate end to gas extraction in Cabo Delgado, Mozambique. The document accuses multinational fossil fuel companies and the Mozambican government of complicity in human rights violations, environmental destruction, and the exacerbation of poverty and health crises.

This briefing is a report from the Executive Council (EC) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), prepared for the 28th Conference of the Parties (CoP-28) on August 19, 2020. It details the EC's activities, recommendations for the IAI Scientific Agenda, and the status of financial reporting and budget approvals.

RMI issued a statement for Pride Month acknowledging the contributions of the LGBTQ+ community to the energy transition and highlighting the disproportionate impact of climate change on marginalized groups, specifically LGBTQ+ individuals.

This briefing by RMI discusses how improvements in lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery cycle life—specifically the pursuit of batteries capable of lasting a million miles—can enable critical energy transition applications beyond electric vehicles (EVs), including vehicle-to-grid (V2G) services, fast charging, and long-duration energy storage using second-life batteries.