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This research paper introduces the 'Combined scenario' for Africa, a vision aligned with the African Union's Agenda 2063. It outlines the continent's need to navigate simultaneous demographic, digital, urban, and green transitions while balancing energy access expansion with low-carbon requirements and managing fiscal constraints caused by debt and geopolitical fragmentation.

This research paper by Ieva Baršauskaitė and Antoine Bonnet analyzes the transition of trade-related climate measures from abstract policy debates to practical implementation between 2025 and early 2026. It examines the evolving roles of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in managing issues of transparency, interoperability, and development equity, positioning the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) as a critical juncture for consolidating these international efforts.

This research paper examines the strategic role of BRICS+ members, particularly African nations, in the global critical minerals market and their evolving relationships with the European Union. It analyzes how the expansion of BRICS+ enhances the bloc's control over essential resources for the green and digital transitions while highlighting internal geopolitical frictions that prevent a unified minerals strategy.

The 'Green Transition Assessment Armenia' report by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates Armenia's readiness for a green transition and its alignment with European Union environmental policies, specifically the European Green Deal and the Eighth European Environmental Action Programme (EAP).

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.

This case study describes how the German political party Die Linke scaled up its grassroots outreach by conducting over 600,000 doorstep conversations before a snap election, leveraging techniques and volunteers from social movements to reach alienated voters.

This report, produced by ACT Global for the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), examines the awareness, attitudes, and willingness of the population in the Republic of Moldova to support green transition initiatives. Based on a survey of 1,000 people, the study analyzes perceptions of climate change, environmental priorities, energy security, and the effectiveness of various actors in promoting environmental protection.

This policy brief from the Mistra Geopolitics research programme examines the role of mandatory human rights and environmental due diligence (HREDD) in managing the risks associated with critical raw material supply chains during the green transition, warning that current EU legislative trends may weaken these protections.

This briefing from the Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) outlines the organization's efforts to advocate for reformed development finance to support a green and just transition, particularly in the Global South and South Africa. The IEJ emphasizes the need for state-led development strategies, democratic oversight of international loans, and human-rights-based approaches to sovereign debt restructuring.

A statement from the Stockholm Environment Institute arguing that the G20's green transition requires the protection of Indigenous rights and the implementation of free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) to avoid legal, financial, and reputational risks.

An opinion piece by Justina Grigaraviciene discussing the alignment of Moldova with the European Green Deal (EGD), emphasizing the necessity of local leadership, strategic reforms in key sectors, and effective communication to ensure a sustainable transition.

This research paper by the Africa Policy Research Institute analyses the industrial relations between Africa and the European Union (EU), arguing that despite the African Union's (AU) consistent focus on industrialisation, the EU has largely sidelined industrial policy in their partnerships, maintaining a relationship based on trade and aid that favours the extraction of raw materials.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines how to pragmatically integrate sustainability into Ukraine's reconstruction, focusing on energy efficiency in the residential sector. It draws lessons from post-war reconstruction in Bosnia and Herzegovina and post-disaster recovery in Croatia to suggest funding strategies for the EUR 50 billion Ukraine Facility.

This research paper analyzes the European Union's strategic partnerships with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Zambia to diversify critical raw material (CRM) supply chains and reduce dependence on China. It examines the geopolitical tensions between Western security agendas and the industrialization goals of the producing nations, while highlighting significant governance risks and the lack of comprehensive national CRM policies in the DRC and Zambia.

The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) conducted a scoping analysis of cross-border guarantee instruments to understand their role in mobilizing private climate finance for emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). The study identified 52 instruments from 34 entities, finding that while guarantees are powerful tools for leveraging finance, the current landscape is fragmented, predominantly focused on debt and commercial risks, and lacks a strong emphasis on climate-exclusive mandates.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) maps the landscape of cross-border guarantees used to mobilize private capital for climate finance in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). Through a scoping analysis of 52 guarantee instruments from 34 entities, the report identifies a fragmented landscape dominated by debt-focused, climate-agnostic products that primarily cover commercial risks. It highlights significant gaps in coverage for low-income countries, equity investments, and political and currency risks, while providing recommendations for future research to scale these tools to meet the estimated USD 2.4 trillion annual need for green transitions in EMDEs.

This research paper examines the tension in Germany's trade and investment policy toward Africa, contrasting a history of corporate-led 'geoeconomic' interests with a more recent shift toward a morality-based foreign policy. The author argues that Germany has an opportunity to move away from extractivist models and instead support African economic self-determination through domestic resource mobilisation and regional industrial complementarities.

The report examines the complex interplay of governance, peace, and security in the Horn of Africa, highlighting a shift from interstate to intra-state conflict. It analyzes how structural drivers—including climate change, demographic pressures, and technological advances—interact with political instability and geopolitical competition from global and Middle Eastern powers. The document evaluates the effectiveness of multilateral bodies like IGAD, the AU, and the UN, noting their struggles to maintain relevance amidst hardening state sovereignty and institutional fragility.

This executive summary, published by the Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI) and the Heinrich Böll Foundation, analyzes how the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) can be leveraged to support Africa's green transition. It argues that while the AfCFTA agreement contains minimal environmental references, it can be adjusted to eliminate trade barriers for environmental goods and services. The document emphasizes the need for a phased decarbonization approach for fossil-fuel-dependent nations and recommends that development partners increase climate financing and align initiatives like the European Green Deal with African realities to avoid duplicating existing continental climate strategies.

This commentary, authored by four policy institutes, evaluates the partnership between the African Union (AU) and the European Union (EU) ahead of the sixth EU-AU Summit. It argues that for the partnership to move beyond institutional circles in Brussels and Addis Ababa, both parties must shift away from donor-recipient models toward a more balanced relationship based on African ownership, private sector engagement, and a recognition of divergent interests in areas such as the green transition and digitalization.