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The report analyzes the evolving policy landscape for low-carbon development in China's industrial zones, highlighting a shift from rigid command-and-control regulations toward more flexible economic instruments and performance standards. It examines the role of the 12th Five-Year Plan and the cascading effect of national directives from the State Council and NDRC to provincial and municipal levels, specifically focusing on regional emissions trading pilots and the increasing importance of GHG inventories and auditing.

Carbon Market Watch asserts that climate change and sustainable development are deeply interlinked and that the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) must incorporate stronger wording and a standalone climate goal. The author warns that the current separation between the SDG process and the UNFCCC process creates confusion and risks undermining development efforts, as the UNFCCC climate treaty will not enter into force until after 2020.

The briefing examines the concept of 'climate compatible development' as a means to achieve 'zero-zero'—the simultaneous eradication of poverty and the elimination of net CO2 emissions. It frames this as a 'wicked problem' requiring the integration of mitigation, adaptation, and economic transformation. The author emphasizes that success depends on policy leadership, careful design to manage winners and losers, and cross-government implementation beyond environmental ministries.

The SEI Initiative on Fossil Fuels and Climate Change, launched in January 2015, focuses on the supply side of climate policy to prevent the 'lock-in' of fossil fuel dependence. The initiative investigates the emissions implications of infrastructure, the political economy of extraction, and the role of international governance. It employs a multi-disciplinary approach involving energy modelling and political economy analysis, with specific case studies in Colombia, South Africa, Indonesia, Norway, and the U.S. to examine the interplay between resource exploitation and low-carbon development goals.

Kenya aims to expand its geothermal power capacity to 5,000 MW by 2030 to support low-carbon development and reduce reliance on hydropower. To achieve this, the government developed a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) designed to mobilise private sector investment and international technical support. While Kenya had an installed geothermal capacity of approximately 340 MW as of October 2014, the development of the NAMA faced hurdles including stakeholder buy-in, securing financial partners, and addressing 'additionality' questions. Lessons learned emphasize the importance of tailored communication and aligning the NAMA's scope with broader sectoral transformation.

Kenya developed a Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) to accelerate geothermal power expansion by increasing private sector investment. The process highlighted several institutional and financial barriers, including a lack of stakeholder awareness and the rigid processes of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs). Key lessons include the need for tailored communication and a 'prospectus' approach to documenting NAMA options for donors. The NAMA aims to support 820 MW of additional capacity by 2020, contributing to a long-term goal of 5,000 MW by 2030.

The report argues that a high ambition climate agreement, aiming to limit global warming to 2°C by 2100, is essential for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While physical climate impacts are projected to be similar across scenarios until 2030, a high ambition deal provides the policy framework, international cooperation, and finance necessary to drive green growth and reduce poverty. Conversely, a low ambition agreement (3-5°C warming) is linked to slower economic growth, higher inequality, and a significantly greater risk of failing to meet SDGs related to poverty, inequality, and global partnerships.

The document outlines a project in Hue, Vietnam, that sought to balance socioeconomic development from tourism with environmental protection. It highlights the successful promotion of 'garden houses' as a climate mitigation and tourism strategy, the importance of national policy frameworks adapted to local contexts, and the role of leadership in guiding sustainable growth. However, it notes a critical trade-off: while local initiatives can reduce emissions within the city, they cannot address the emissions generated by tourists traveling to the destination.

The report provides a guide for city practitioners to build climate resilience in African cities, specifically focusing on the challenges of informality and inequality. It proposes an eight-step process for climate compatible development that integrates climate dynamics with socioeconomic and political dimensions, ranging from developing a vision and mapping linkages to the informal sector to assessing vulnerabilities and tracking progress.

The paper examines the fragmented nature of global energy governance, mapping institutions like OPEC, IEA, and the World Bank. It argues that while most international bodies provide weak or indirect incentives to limit fossil fuel extraction, the UNFCCC and WTO offer multilateral platforms to implement supply-side policies, such as extraction-based accounting, fossil fuel subsidy reform, and mechanisms for net avoided emissions.

The document highlights the lack of a comprehensive coastal climate risk policy in Ghana and argues for the integration of community knowledge and multi-stakeholder engagement to achieve effective coastal resilience.

The paper argues that for the SDGs to deliver climate compatible development, climate change must be both a stand-alone goal and mainstreamed across all other goals. It highlights a lack of quantitative targets in the Open Working Group's draft and emphasizes the need for nationally relevant indicators and local-level resilience. The document suggests that the SDGs should complement the UNFCCC process rather than duplicate it, and calls for coordinated financing to avoid gaps in climate compatible development funding.

The event, organized by TERI in cooperation with the IPCC and CDKN, focused on India's vulnerability to climate change and the need for urgent adaptation and mitigation. Key discussions highlighted the risk of increased monsoon intensity and decreased rainy days, the threat of climate change as a 'threat multiplier' for India's poor rural population, and the potential for low-carbon economic growth. Speakers emphasized the importance of science, technology, and energy efficiency, while noting that the global carbon budget has already been halved.

The document describes a social marketing 'Pride' campaign implemented by Pronatura Veracruz and Rare in the Central Coast of Veracruz, Mexico. The campaign aimed to motivate landowners to join a network of private conservation areas to protect tropical deciduous forest—critical for migratory raptors like the peregrine falcon—against threats from urban development, cattle ranching, and sugar cane production. In the Actopan municipality, where adoption of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) had previously been slow, these methods enabled the protection of over 1,500 hectares of previously unprotected forest.

The 'Pride' campaign, a collaboration between Rare and Cáritas-Peru in the Quanda Watershed, used social marketing to align incentives between upstream farmers and downstream water users. This effort led to the creation of Reciprocal Water Agreements, where downstream users provide in-kind compensation—such as beekeeping equipment or fencing—to upstream farmers who protect riparian forests. The initiative resulted in 25 signed contracts protecting over 360 hectares of forest.

The document provides a strategy for the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KEPSA) to lead private sector engagement with the Kenyan government on climate change. It identifies climate change as a threat to economic growth and productivity, noting that droughts and flooding cost Kenya approximately 2.4% of GDP annually. The strategy focuses on three pillars: leading government dialogue, sharing information with members, and building climate resilience. A detailed one-year work plan includes establishing communication processes, developing policy positions on the Climate Change Bill, and creating climate risk assessment tools. The report emphasizes the need for high-level board commitment and internal resource allocation to avoid the failures of previous initiatives like the Climate Business Information Network (CBIN).

The document explores the concept of 'climate compatible development' or 'triple wins,' which refers to policies that simultaneously achieve climate adaptation, mitigation, and development goals. It notes a lack of empirical evidence regarding the costs and benefits of these policies and describes a project aimed at helping coastal planners identify investment strategies that reduce emissions, enable adaptation, and enhance local livelihoods. The analysis utilizes four developing country studies to evaluate these policies through the framework of 'no-regrets', 'low regrets', and 'with regrets' decision-making.

The 'A Green Guide (GG)' project seeks to provide accessible strategic thinking and communication tools to help generalists understand the practical links between climate change and development. It frames the green economy and climate change as opportunities for inclusive development, aiming to 'climate-proof' national policies and mainstream climate compatible development (CCD) to benefit the poor.

The report examines the intersections of climate change, agriculture, and development, focusing on how conceptual frameworks inform interventions in the agriculture sector. It highlights the tension between the need for increased agricultural productivity and the preservation of ecosystem services, which are defined as "the benefits people obtain from ecosystems". The work is part of a broader project investigating the application of climate compatible development (CCD) principles within agricultural research and advisory services in Africa.

The document argues that agriculture is both a driver of and a victim of global warming, necessitating a shift from project-based activities to coordinated, integrated government policy-making. It emphasizes that climate responses must account for trade flows, production impacts, and interactions with development processes such as urbanization and migration. The paper is part of a broader project examining the application of climate compatible development (CCD) principles within African agricultural research and advisory services.