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This report provides a comprehensive profile of Canada's mining sector, detailing its geological reserves, industrial infrastructure, economic contributions, and the regulatory frameworks governing critical minerals. It highlights Canada's strategic focus on sustainable critical mineral production and the challenges of energy and logistics in northern regions.

The document is an executive summary of Benin's Third Nationally Determined Contribution (CDN 3.0) for the period 2026 to 2035, submitted to the UNFCCC. It outlines the country's updated ambitions for greenhouse gas emission reductions and climate adaptation across multiple sectors, including energy, agriculture, forestry, and waste, while detailing the financial requirements and institutional frameworks necessary for implementation.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute, authored by Fundación Ivy, identifies regional best practices in Latin America and the Caribbean for accelerating the deployment of non-conventional renewable energy (NCRE). It analyzes five pillars: political and institutional frameworks, strategic planning, regulatory frameworks for investment and operation, demand response, and regional integration. The document uses case studies from countries such as Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico to illustrate successful strategies and contrasts these with the current situation in Colombia.

This executive summary presents the 'Atlas de Suelos Energéticos de Barrancabermeja', a territorial tool developed by Transforma to identify opportunities and constraints for renewable energy projects in Barrancabermeja, Santander. The analysis concludes that while the municipality has high and homogeneous solar potential, the primary limiting factor for project development is the territory's ecological structure, specifically its extensive water systems and protected areas.

This policy brief by Transforma and Diorama Initiative analyzes the macroeconomic, financial, and social risks of Colombia's energy transition. It warns that a disordered transition could lead to significant job losses and fiscal instability due to the country's high dependence on fossil fuels. The document proposes an integrated policy framework consisting of macro-fiscal, labor, and productive-territorial packages to transform the energy transition into a broader strategy for just economic diversification.

The report 'Boom and Bust Coal 2026' by Global Energy Monitor analyzes the global coal plant pipeline in 2025, highlighting a growing disconnect where coal capacity continues to increase—driven primarily by China and India—while actual coal-fired electricity generation declines due to the rapid expansion of wind and solar power.

This fact sheet by WWF South Africa describes the establishment and purpose of Small-Scale Fishing Zones (SSFZs) in South Africa. These zones are designed to protect the livelihoods of coastal communities, empower small-scale fishers through co-management of marine resources, and contribute to global biodiversity targets such as the 30x30 goal.

This fact sheet by WWF South Africa outlines the concept and implementation of Small-Scale Fishing Zones (SSFZs) to support coastal communities and marine conservation in South Africa. It describes SSFZs as co-managed marine areas that prioritize small-scale fishing practices to enhance socioeconomic resilience and contribute to global biodiversity targets.

This fact sheet from WWF South Africa describes the establishment and purpose of Small-Scale Fisheries Zones (SSFZs) to support coastal communities and marine biodiversity. It outlines the legal framework, the role of the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE), and the benefits of co-management for both people and nature.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates the greenhouse gas mitigation potential of deep renovation and energy supply decarbonisation for the residential building stock in Estonia by 2050.

This research briefing by the Africa Policy Research Institute analyzes the Nigerian transportation sector's high carbon footprint and provides a roadmap for decarbonization. It highlights the sector's heavy reliance on fossil-fuel-powered road transport and recommends integrating climate-smart frameworks into national policy, diversifying transport modes, and adopting cleaner energy alternatives like CNG, LPG, and electric vehicles (EVs).

This report analyzes the role of risk mitigation and transfer instruments in utility-scale renewable energy investments across East Africa, utilizing six case studies from Burundi, Djibouti, Uganda, and Kenya to identify how these tools facilitate the transition from project development to financial close.

This market navigator guide by RMI outlines business models and incentives for gas producers and buyers to scale low-methane leakage gas. It emphasizes the economic viability of reducing methane waste and the critical role of gas buyers in driving demand through procurement strategies and carbon accounting standards.

This end-of-year commentary by Ember synthesises key findings from 2025 regarding the global energy transition, highlighting how solar and wind power have begun to outpace global electricity demand growth and reshape energy dynamics through the rise of "electrotech" and battery storage.

This report by Ember analyzes how electricity pricing structures in the European Union act as a barrier to the adoption of heat pumps. It argues that while heat pumps are significantly more efficient than gas boilers, high electricity prices—often inflated by policy-related levies—make them less cost-competitive. The report evaluates various policy interventions, such as removing levies or shifting them to gas, to lower the electricity-to-gas price ratio and accelerate the electrification of household heating to meet REPowerEU 2030 goals.

This guidance paper by the International Institute for Sustainable Development provides a five-step framework for governments to create transparent and comprehensive fossil fuel subsidy inventories to facilitate reform.

This report evaluates three alternatives to liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for cooking in Indonesia—induction stoves, dimethyl ether (DME), and city gas—concluding that induction stoves are the most practical and viable option for a transition to non-fossil cooking.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics challenges the claim that renewable energy increases electricity prices, arguing that real-world data from the US, EU, Australia, and India often show a correlation between high renewable uptake and below-average power prices.

This policy brief by the Africa Policy Research Institute examines the barriers to integrating gas infrastructure within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and proposes a strategic framework to unlock regional prosperity through harmonized regulations, a dedicated infrastructure fund, and strengthened regional governance.

This technical brief outlines a strategic roadmap for Jharkhand's economic transition to align with India's net-zero goals, focusing on diversifying a mining-dependent economy through four high-potential green sectors to mitigate future revenue and employment losses.