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This report describes the role of Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) as one of three primary technological categories for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial sector, specifically within the United States.

This research paper argues that Kenya can accelerate its transition to e-mobility and create more youth employment by integrating Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) into the design, assembly, and maintenance of electric vehicles. While Kenya has seen a surge in EV sales and has a high renewable energy mix (90%), current policies favor the import of fully built units over local manufacturing. The paper highlights successful local innovations, such as the 'eMkoko' cargo cart, but notes that the 'jua kali' informal sector remains ignored. It recommends policy reforms to incentivize local assembly, zero-rate manufacturing machinery, and incorporate IKS into formal technical education to overcome barriers like high battery costs and inadequate rural charging infrastructure.

This executive summary outlines evidence-based and costed roadmaps for transforming agriculture and food systems in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria to combat hunger, improve nutrition, increase small-scale producer incomes, and address climate change.

This guidance document, launched at COP27, provides concepts and creative participatory tools designed to increase the inclusion of disadvantaged groups in transport planning across Africa to improve climate resilience and safety.

This RMI briefing proposes a standard, open-source, blockchain-based technical architecture to transform greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting. The goal is to move from static, average-based reporting to a system using primary data at the product level, enabling better procurement decisions to lower Scope 3 emissions through a verifiable, digital audit trail across supply chains.

This policy brief by RMI argues that current carbon accounting frameworks for corporate ESG reporting are inadequate for quantifying greenhouse gas emissions and demonstrating meaningful change, particularly regarding supply chain emissions and individual asset or product impacts.

This report chapter analyzes the growth of the lower-middle-income population in high-impact countries in 2022, highlighting the risks associated with their potential purchase of inefficient cooling devices and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on income levels.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute provides a comparative analysis of net-zero targets adopted by 19 countries and the European Union as of July 2020, evaluating their design robustness, target years, sectoral coverage, and legal status.

A letter from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER), acting for Earthlife Africa Johannesburg, to Gunn Attorneys regarding the appeal decision for the Thabametsi power station. The CER seeks clarification on the implementation of new conditions for climate change and paleontological assessments and disputes the lawfulness of the decision.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) provides a set of recommendations to the World Bank regarding the Second Draft of its Environmental and Social Framework (ESF). CIEL expresses concern over a shift from compliance-based standards to 'adaptive risk management,' arguing that this reduces the Bank's accountability and may jeopardize the rights of project-affected communities. The document outlines specific improvements needed in areas such as human rights commitments, chemicals management, climate change quantification, and the effectiveness of grievance mechanisms.

ACT 2015 proposes five key structural elements for the 2015 global climate agreement: a clear long-term goal (including net zero by 2050), a commitment to non-regressive strengthening of national targets, five-year update cycles, the use of independent expert facts, and a formal progress assessment process.

This policy brief recommends that the Chiang Mai Municipality implement a two-phase Non-Motorised Transport (NMT) bicycle route project to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the transportation sector and create local employment. Based on a GHG inventory and tourist surveys, the proposal suggests starting with a 607-meter route at Three Kings Monument Square before expanding to a 6,000-meter route around the city moat.

This document is the testimony of Michael Obeiter delivered on March 6, 2013, to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Energy & Commerce, Subcommittee on Energy & Power, focusing on the balance between the U.S. energy boom and environmental impacts, specifically methane leakage from natural gas systems.

This factsheet from the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment (CAPE) outlines how health professionals can leverage their credibility as trusted messengers to influence public behavior and policy-making regarding climate change, focusing on GHG emission reduction and adaptation programs.

The Minister of Environmental Affairs of South Africa has decided to set aside an Environmental Authorisation (EA) previously granted for the construction of the 1050MW Colenso coal-fired power station and associated infrastructure in the KwaZulu-Natal Province. The decision refers the matter back to the Department for reconsideration due to specific inaccuracies and deficiencies in the EA, including premature conditions and missing technical documentation.

This guide by Friends of the Earth International critiques the agribusiness investment model, arguing that trade and investment agreements prioritize corporate profits over food sovereignty and human rights. It advocates for a transition toward agroecology led by small-scale food producers to address hunger, climate change, and environmental degradation.

This working paper, based on a October 2012 workshop convened by the World Resources Institute and the ClimateWorks Foundation, assesses the landscape of independent efforts to track the adoption, implementation, and impact of global climate change policies. It identifies critical gaps in current tracking efforts and provides recommendations for researchers, funders, and governments to improve the monitoring of climate policy effectiveness.

This report examines the potential impact of the Kyoto Protocol on U.S. agriculture, disputing claims that its implementation would lead to severe economic consequences for American farmers.

This guide by the World Resources Institute provides recommendations for national governments to enhance the ambition and credibility of their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by collaborating with and integrating content from subnational governments, such as cities, states, and regions.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute and the Beijing Transportation Institute examines Low Emission Zone (LEZ) and Congestion Charging (CC) practices in London, Singapore, and Stockholm to provide recommendations for Chinese cities seeking to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.