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This report by the South African Institute of International Affairs, commissioned by Oxfam South Africa, examines the potential role of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in supporting South Africa's transition to cleaner energy. It discusses the IMF's integration of climate risks into its global financial stability mandate and the specific macroeconomic challenges facing South Africa, while cautioning against the IMF's historical policy orthodoxies.

This fact sheet by RMI argues that renewable energy is a disinflationary force rather than a driver of inflation. It contrasts the experience curves of solar and wind technologies, which lead to falling costs as deployment increases, with the volatile commodity-based pricing of fossil fuels. The document asserts that accelerating the transition to renewables is the most effective way to reduce energy costs and mitigate inflation.

The European Electricity Review 2022 by Ember analyzes EU-27 electricity generation data for 2021, highlighting a 'paradigm shift' where new renewable energy replaced expensive fossil gas instead of coal due to a price crisis. While wind and solar reached record generation, the report warns that the EU's power sector emissions are declining at less than half the rate required to meet 1.5°C targets, partly because renewables are replacing gas and declining nuclear capacity rather than coal.

The Centre for Environmental Rights, on behalf of the Life After Coal Campaign, submits a formal objection to the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy's draft Gas Master Plan Basecase Report. The submission argues that the plan is 'reckless and unnecessary', contradicting South Africa's constitutional obligations to protect citizens from climate change and ignoring energy modelling that suggests gas-to-power is not required for energy security.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) synthesizes the activities of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) regarding climate change during 2020 and 2021. It details the CRC's increasing focus on state obligations to mitigate climate change, the role of financial and business actors in environmental harm, and the development of a forthcoming General Comment on children's rights and the environment.

This 2022 report by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) analyzes the activities of United Nations Human Rights Treaty Bodies (HRTBs) regarding climate change during 2020 and 2021. It details how these expert bodies use state review processes, general comments, and individual communications to define and monitor states' human rights obligations to mitigate and adapt to the climate crisis.

This executive summary, prepared by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), examines Canada's comprehensive wealth from 1980 to 2013. It argues that GDP is an insufficient measure of long-term development and proposes a 'comprehensive wealth' framework that includes natural, human, social, produced, and financial capital to better assess the sustainability of national well-being.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International detailing its international solidarity efforts between 2020 and 2021 to support environmental and human rights defenders facing authoritarianism and corporate exploitation.

This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the structural decline of the coal mining sector in Colombia, using the 2020 crisis and the surrender of mining titles by Prodeco as evidence of the challenges facing a just transition toward a decarbonized economy.

This report argues that World Bank Development Policy Finance (DPF) in Indonesia and Pakistan has locked these countries into carbon-intensive energy paths. In Indonesia, DPF conditionalities promoted natural gas as a 'bridging fuel' and supported state energy company PLN, which continues to plan coal expansion. In Pakistan, the report claims World Bank pressure to meet 'prior actions' for the PACE loan led to the adoption of a flawed energy plan (IGCEP) that significantly reduced renewable energy targets in favor of coal, gas, and large-scale hydropower.

The 2021 Production Gap Report finds that global government plans for fossil fuel production in 2030 remain largely unchanged from previous assessments and are inconsistent with the Paris Agreement temperature limits, particularly regarding gas production and recent funding allocations.

This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International argues that major corporations and industry groups are using "net zero" commitments as a "con" to greenwash their images and block effective climate policy ahead of COP26. The document details how six specific entities—BP, Microsoft, IETA, BlackRock, Shell, and Drax—continue to invest in fossil fuels, lobby governments, and rely on unproven technologies or offsets while maintaining a public image of climate leadership.

A statement by the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) urging the next Canadian government to prioritize environmental health through the reform of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) and the reintroduction of Bill C-28.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), representing groundWork, Vukani Environmental Justice Movement in Action, and the African Climate Alliance, has written to the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy and the National Energy Regulator SA (NERSA). The letter objects to the inclusion of new fossil fuel generation capacity in the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019 and a September 2020 ministerial determination, specifically opposing 1500 MW of new coal capacity. The CER requests clarity on whether the IRP 2019 will be updated by the end of 2021, citing a June 2021 announcement by President Ramaphosa regarding the Electricity Regulation Act that could unlock over 5000 MW of embedded generation capacity not currently accounted for in the plan.

This case study compares the energy matrices of Colombia and Argentina, analyzing their reliance on fossil fuels versus low-carbon sources and their respective commitments to energy transition and emission reductions.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics explains the critical role of methane (CH4) in driving climate change and outlines the sectors and policy gaps associated with its reduction to meet the 1.5°C temperature target.

This report examines the financial risks faced by African oil and gas producers during the global energy transition, specifically the danger of 'stranded assets' and the vulnerability of National Oil Companies (NOCs). It argues that governments and NOCs often base investment decisions on unrealistic price assumptions and calls for increased transparency and the adoption of Paris Agreement-aligned scenarios to protect public finances.

This policy brief by the Center for International Environmental Law argues that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is an unviable climate solution that poses significant economic, environmental, and safety risks, particularly for communities in Louisiana.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) outlines key concerns regarding the UN Climate Change Conference, Sessions of the subsidiary bodies (SB52), which began on May 31, 2021. The document highlights critical gaps in climate ambition, the need for rigorous rules on carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, the omission of 'loss and damage' from the formal agenda, and the challenges posed by the virtual negotiation format for civil society and Indigenous Peoples.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development analyzes 517 energy-related policies approved by G7 nations and invited guests between January 1, 2020, and March 3, 2021. It evaluates whether COVID-19 recovery spending aligns with climate goals and 'build back better' pledges.