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This guide from Energy Innovation provides a blueprint for U.S. state policymakers to stimulate investments in clean industries, particularly in response to the negative economic impacts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). It outlines strategies to attract clean industrial projects, overcome regulatory and commercial barriers, and leverage technologies like industrial thermal batteries and low-carbon hydrogen to decarbonize manufacturing.

This guide from Energy Innovation provides a strategic framework for U.S. state policymakers to maintain momentum in electric transportation following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which the author claims will negatively impact the U.S. economy and terminate federal EV incentives by September 2025.

Friends of the Earth International argues that climate justice is inseparable from the liberation of Palestine, asserting that both the climate crisis and the genocide in Palestine are driven by the same systems of imperialism, neoliberalism, and colonialism.

The 'People Power Now' manifesto by Friends of the Earth International outlines a framework for a just energy system transformation based on 10 demands, emphasizing system change over capitalist logic to achieve energy sovereignty and climate justice.

A briefing document by Friends of the Earth International regarding the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which critiques 'false climate solutions' and proposes alternatives for a just energy transition.

This report outlines a feminist perspective on the energy transition, arguing that current global discourses on a 'just transition' fail to address systemic injustices, including patriarchal oppression, and emphasizes the central role of women in creating lasting solutions.

This document is a summary of seven national diagnostics conducted by member organizations of Friends of the Earth Latin America and the Caribbean (ATALC) regarding the increasing power of transnational corporations in the energy and agricultural sectors.

This case study by Friends of the Earth International examines the assassination of human rights defender Berta Cáceres and the role of the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project in Honduras, arguing that voluntary corporate human rights commitments are insufficient and a legally binding UN treaty is necessary to end corporate impunity.

A case study by Friends of the Earth International detailing the murder of Berta Cáceres and the role of corporate and financial impunity in the Agua Zarca hydroelectric dam project in Honduras.

Friends of the Earth International argues that climate justice and Palestinian liberation are inextricably linked, as both are hindered by imperialist and neoliberal systems. The organization calls for a global military and energy embargo against Israel, the immediate opening of Gaza's borders, and an end to the complicity of corporate 'climate criminals' such as Chevron, Total, Shell, ENI, and Exxon.

This document outlines a feminist perspective on a just energy transition, arguing that current definitions of 'just' fail to address systemic injustices and patriarchal oppression inherent in the fossil fuel energy system. It presents a collective vision developed through 2020 webinars involving Friends of the Earth International activists and allies.

Friends of the Earth International argues that hydrogen energy is a 'false solution' promoted by the fossil fuel industry to maintain profits and distract from the urgent need for deep emission reductions. The organization asserts that hydrogen production is costly, inefficient, and supports the fossil gas industry, which it links to environmental and social destruction.

A position statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that hydrogen is a 'false solution' promoted by the fossil fuel industry to avoid urgent emission reductions and maintain polluting activities.

Friends of the Earth International argues that hydrogen energy is a 'false solution' promoted by the fossil fuel industry to maintain business as usual and distract from the urgent emission cuts required to address the climate crisis.

This research, led by women researchers and community leaders, examines the role of women in defending territories and natural resources in Central America against extractive activities and a capitalist, patriarchal development model.

A position statement by Friends of the Earth Africa ahead of COP27, opposing the expansion of natural gas exploitation in Africa and advocating for a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050.

A position paper by Friends of the Earth Africa released ahead of COP27, arguing against gas exploitation in Africa and advocating for a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050.

The 'Soberanía Energética Ya' manifesto by Friends of the Earth International calls for a just transformation of the energy system based on 10 demands, aiming to replace capitalist logic with sustainable societies founded on equality and reciprocity.

This statement by Friends of the Earth International outlines four guiding principles for a "just recovery" following the COVID-19 crisis. The organization argues that the pandemic is a result of a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist economic system that prioritizes profit over human rights and the environment. The document calls for a systemic transformation that abandons neoliberalism, promotes international solidarity, strengthens democracy, and addresses interrelated ecological and social crises through a redistributive economy and a transition to 100% renewable energy.

Friends of the Earth International argues that the proposed EU directive on corporate sustainability due diligence is insufficient on its own to end multinational impunity and must complement a legally binding UN instrument to effectively protect human rights and the environment across global value chains.