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This briefing analyzes public clean energy investments and climate policies from China, Japan, South Korea, and Australia within the ASEAN region, specifically focusing on Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam. It details the dominance of China in overall public funding and specific technologies like wind and hydropower, Japan's leadership in geothermal and solar, and the strategic approaches of South Korea and Australia to integrate into the region's green economy.

This report by Ember discusses the ASEAN Power Grid (APG), a regional initiative to integrate electricity systems across Southeast Asia to maximize renewable energy potential and enhance energy security. It outlines the technical goals of the ASEAN Interconnection Master Plan Study (AIMS), the potential for unlocking additional solar and wind capacity through cross-border trade, and the institutional barriers that must be overcome to transition from bilateral trade to a cohesive regional market.

This report chapter by Ember examines the grid planning strategies of the ASEAN region, highlighting a significant gap between current national transmission expansion plans and the targets required to meet climate goals and rising electricity demand.

This report by Ember argues that modernizing and interconnecting electricity grids is the primary driver for unlocking solar and wind energy investment across ASEAN. It highlights a significant gap between current national transmission plans and the International Energy Agency's (IEA) requirements, while proposing a six-pillar framework for future-ready grid development to enhance regional energy security and economic growth.

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) argues that South Africa's upcoming 'Budget 3.0' must abandon austerity and spending cuts in favor of progressive revenue-raising measures to support inclusive growth and protect vulnerable populations.

This report by Ember analyzes China's energy transition, noting that the country has surpassed its 2030 wind and solar capacity targets six years early. It argues that China is moving from an era of simultaneous renewable and coal growth to a phase where clean electricity can meet all demand growth, potentially locking in coal's decline. The report emphasizes that further progress now depends on breakthroughs in emerging technologies—such as smart grids, long-duration storage, and industrial electrification—to overcome the 'innovation valley of death' and sustain economic growth through 'New Quality Productive Forces'.

This policy brief argues that the global trade, finance, and investment ecosystem is fragmented and inefficient, which exacerbates the trade finance gap for African SMEs. It calls for the G20 to lead institutional reforms to align global governance with the UN SDGs and African regional priorities, proposing a G20–Africa Trade Guarantee Fund and improved coordination platforms to reduce systemic inefficiencies.

This report by RMI and the Mission Possible Partnership details the development of clean industrial hubs in California and Texas between August 2022 and December 2024. It examines how these hubs support first-of-a-kind clean industrial projects by creating ecosystems of finance, policy, and community engagement to reduce risk.

This policy brief argues that South Africa should leverage international interest in green hydrogen to catalyze local socio-economic development and regional integration. It recommends prioritizing trade-focused investments in physical, institutional, and social enablers—specifically port infrastructure, domestic manufacturing of electrolysers, and community-centric social strategies—to ensure the sector benefits the domestic population rather than serving only as an export mechanism.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative provides a baseline of climate finance flows in Nigeria for 2021/22, highlighting a significant gap between tracked investments and the funding required to meet the country's energy transition and infrastructure goals.

This briefing by RMI outlines the economic, health, and environmental benefits of transitioning over 10 million US homes that rely on delivered fuels (oil and propane) to electric heat pumps. It provides data on potential energy savings, carbon pollution reduction, and recommends specific policy interventions and outreach strategies to accelerate this transition.

A joint statement from five Canadian environmental and health organizations—including Ecojustice and the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment—urging the Canadian government to expedite the listing and regulation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The organizations argue that current regulatory criteria underestimate PFAS bioaccumulation and call for the inclusion of fluoropolymers, as well as an accelerated timeline for phasing out PFAS in firefighting foams and consumer products.

The Lobito Corridor is a strategic transport route designed to move critical raw materials (CRMs) from the Copperbelt of the DRC and Zambia to the Atlantic coast of Angola for export to the US and EU. While it promises economic transformation and local industrialization, the project faces significant geopolitical competition from China, sustainability risks related to human rights and artisanal mining, and financial uncertainty stemming from the US political landscape under the Trump presidency.

This report by RMI details the development of transition credits to accelerate the retirement of coal-fired power plants, using a pilot project at the South Luzon Thermal Energy Corporation (SLTEC) plant in the Philippines as a case study. It outlines a four-phase framework for moving from project origination to concept development, emphasizing the need for high-integrity baselines, clean energy replacement portfolios, and just transition planning to ensure additionality and avoid moral hazard.

This briefing, published by Recourse and several partner organizations, argues that the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) technical assistance (TA) acts as a form of indirect funding that prolongs reliance on fossil gas. The document calls for the ADB to align its energy policy with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal by phasing out all direct and indirect support for fossil gas and increasing transparency and accountability in its TA processes.

This informal input paper, prepared for the G20 Working Group on Trade and Investment by the African Future Policies Hub, Lead-IT, and the World Resources Institute, advocates for a shift from nationalistic green industrial policies toward "cooperative green competitiveness." The report outlines strategies for inclusive green industrialisation, emphasizing the role of industrial clusters, regional cooperation, and reformed climate finance to ensure developing countries are integrated into global green value chains without repeating past patterns of resource exploitation.

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that the plastics and petrochemical industries are attempting to weaken the Global Plastics Treaty by utilizing lobbying tactics similar to those of the fossil fuel and tobacco industries. The document calls for the integration of robust conflict of interest safeguards directly into the treaty text to prevent industry influence from undermining public health and environmental goals.

This report by Energy Innovation analyzes the potential economic, environmental, and health impacts of the U.S. House of Representatives' 2025 budget Reconciliation legislation. The analysis compares a 'Current Policies' scenario against an 'EI Reconciliation May 2025' scenario, finding that the proposed repeals and modifications of clean energy tax credits and funding would increase household energy costs, lead to significant job losses, reduce electricity capacity, and increase greenhouse gas emissions and premature deaths.

A statement issued by the Parties and Associates of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) during its 33rd Conference of the Parties in Asunción, Paraguay, in May 2025. The document outlines commitments to enhance water security, biodiversity, and climate resilience in the Americas through transdisciplinary science, regional cooperation, and improved early warning systems.

The National Comprehensive Green Transition Assessment Report for Moldova evaluates the country's readiness to align with the European Green Deal (EGD). While Moldova has established strong legislative frameworks and ambitious climate targets, it faces significant gaps in implementation, governance, and financial mobilization. The report identifies a heavy reliance on international donor funding and highlights critical needs in energy decarbonization, building renovation, waste management, and biodiversity conservation to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.