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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 the Stockholm Environment Institute examines modal choices for activities essential to quality of life in Sweden, focusing on how the low-carbon transport transition may disproportionately affect disadvantaged societal groups and impact their lived values.

This policy brief outlines how integrating a gender perspective into low-carbon and climate-resilient small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries enhances economic sustainability, productivity, and climate impact. Drawing on the Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World (GLOW) program (2021-24), the document demonstrates that addressing gender barriers in sectors like agriculture and aquaculture is a strategic success factor for climate-smart businesses.

This policy brief describes how integrating a gender perspective into low-carbon and climate-resilient business models enhances economic sustainability and climate impact for small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries. Drawing on the GLOW (Gender Equality in a Low Carbon World) program (2021–2024), the document outlines strategies for women's empowerment in sectors such as agriculture and aquaculture, demonstrating that addressing gender-specific barriers leads to higher productivity, better market access, and increased attractiveness to impact investors.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) analyzes the annual economic implications of a low-carbon energy transition for the state of Jharkhand, India. It estimates that the cumulative annual economic impact on Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), the state government, and the local community would be INR 725.9 billion (USD 8.7 billion). The document provides a detailed breakdown of potential losses in revenue, employment, and livelihoods across the solid fossil fuel mining and power generation sectors, while recommending a comprehensive Just Transition (JT) plan to mitigate these adverse effects.

This report assesses whether the use of blockchain to digitize equity or debt financing for infrastructure projects (tokenization) provides sufficient benefits to justify its adoption, specifically to inform the World Bank's potential exploration of the technology.

This research paper examines the demand-side risks of a just low-carbon transition in Sweden, specifically focusing on the transport and food sectors. It analyzes how carbon footprints and the ability to adapt to policy changes vary by income and geographic density, identifying a significant portion of the population vulnerable to adverse wealth and access impacts.

This report presents the first research application of the AIIB – Amundi Climate Change Investment Framework (CCIF), a benchmark designed to assess investments against climate-related financial risks and opportunities based on the Paris Agreement. The research analyzes sectors, companies, and debt issuers, primarily focusing on corporates in EM Asia, to evaluate alignment with climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience, and low-carbon transition objectives.

This report provides a baseline gendered analysis of employment and skills within Canada's large-scale mining sector. It examines the underrepresentation of women, gender pay gaps, and systemic barriers such as discrimination and harassment, while offering policy recommendations to increase the representation and retention of women in the industry.

An assessment of COVID-19 rescue and recovery spending by 26 key emitters finds that only 22% of stimulus was allocated to low-carbon measures, while 35% supported the status quo and 4% supported high-carbon measures. The report concludes that these actions are inadequate relative to climate commitments and recommends better preparedness and project pipelines for future crises.

This report by Cenfri and FSD Africa analyzes how insurance regulators across 31 sub-Saharan African countries responded to the COVID-19 pandemic. It proposes a four-phase regulatory response framework—Identify, Determine/Implement, Monitor, and Adapt—to help supervisors manage future systemic risks such as climate change and cyber-security threats.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) responds to Canada's updated climate plan, highlighting commitments to carbon pricing, national adaptation, and low-carbon economy investments while calling for further action from provinces and the private sector.

This research paper analyzes the declining economic value of Uganda's planned oil industry in the Albertine Basin, specifically examining the oilfields, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline, and the Hoima oil refinery in the context of a low-carbon transition.

This fact sheet details a EUR 500 million green bond issued by Cadent Gas Limited on March 11, 2020, to finance low-carbon transition projects in the UK.

This research paper analyzes risk characterization in decarbonization pathways across fifteen case studies in twelve countries, highlighting the difference in risk perception between academic experts and other stakeholders.

This research paper examines methods for identifying low-carbon investments, specifically focusing on the EU Taxonomy and the integration of national climate strategies with investment landscapes to bridge the gap between current financial flows and low-emission transition goals.

This briefing discusses the necessity of overhauling the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT) to align it with international climate commitments, specifically the Paris Agreement, to support the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.

This policy brief examines the intersection of mining, the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), and the transition to a low-carbon circular economy, using South Africa as a primary case study. It argues that while a low-carbon future requires increased mineral extraction, this must be decoupled from environmental degradation through green industrialisation and technological innovation.

This book chapter examines the roles of geothermal energy and the charcoal sector within Kenya's low-carbon transition and its goal to reach middle-income status by 2030.

This report provides recommendations for the Northern Territory Government to develop a climate change strategy focused on mitigating risk and leveraging opportunities through a low-carbon transition.