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This research paper examines the financing challenges and opportunities for the low-carbon transition of the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector, focusing on the sector's cross-sectoral nature and the various sources of finance available to reduce direct and indirect emissions.

This policy brief examines the economic resilience of Canada's oil sands and the resulting 'carbon lock-in,' arguing that continued production could create a global oil oversupply that hinders the low-carbon transition and undermines international climate action.

The Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) issued a statement to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) expressing alarm over the bank's role in financing the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power plant. The CER argues that such financing contradicts the DBSA's own sustainability commitments, ignores a landmark court ruling regarding climate change impacts, and exposes the bank to the risk of stranded assets.

The NDC Update Report: Ambition to Action serves as a prologue to a series of reports analyzing the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, focusing on the roles of governments, international donors, and non-state actors.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a framework and technical guidance for establishing greenhouse gas (GHG) emission inventory management systems within national-level economic and technological development zones in China. It details the processes for planning, developing, and managing GHG inventories to support low-carbon industrial transitions.

This discussion brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute reviews global studies to estimate the international finance required for climate change mitigation, specifically for a warming trajectory of no more than 2°C. It distinguishes between various metrics—such as total, incremental, and net climate-relevant investment—and highlights a significant gap between current funding and the needs of developing (non-OECD) countries.

This executive summary from the Climate Policy Initiative provides a snapshot of climate finance in Germany for the year 2010. It analyzes the volume of investments, the primary sources of funding, and the effectiveness of policy instruments, while highlighting significant gaps in data collection and monitoring (MRV) systems.

The Climate and Development Research Review is an executive summary of a meta-synthesis of 572 research papers published between January 2010 and August 2011. It identifies four primary themes in climate-compatible development: decision-making under uncertainty, natural resource management, climate finance, and the low-carbon transition. The document emphasizes the need for adaptive, people-centered policies grounded in local realities to avoid 'maladaptation' and the necessity of systemic public policy changes to achieve a low-carbon transition.

This fact sheet describes the activities and goals of the International Institute for Sustainable Development's (IISD) Climate Change and Energy Team, focusing on its role in promoting low-carbon economies and helping entities adapt to climate change.

This report provides a gendered analysis of employment and skills within Zambia's large-scale mining (LSM) sector. It establishes a baseline of women's participation, identifying significant underrepresentation in technical and leadership roles, pervasive data gaps, and structural barriers such as gender stereotyping and inadequate workplace infrastructure. The document recommends transforming gender policies into actionable, resourced plans, improving the collection of gender-disaggregated data, and promoting STEM education to prepare women for the 'mine of the future'.

This fact sheet describes the capacity building initiatives of the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE), focusing on its Investment Academies for financial access and the CORE Initiative for technical training in decentralized renewable energy (DRE).

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the gender and social equity dimensions of low-carbon energy transitions in West Sumatra, Indonesia. Through case studies of geothermal, micro-hydro, and biofuel projects, the authors argue that without gender-sensitive planning, renewable energy transitions may replicate or exacerbate existing patriarchal structures and social inequalities, particularly regarding land rights and decision-making.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute provides a strategic framework for policymakers to leverage the low-carbon transition through the development of innovation capacity and ecosystems in the low-carbon power sector.

This research paper analyzes green stimulus measures implemented during the 2008–09 global financial crisis to provide recommendations for COVID-19 economic recovery packages. It evaluates spending, implementation, and environmental outcomes across the United States, South Korea, China, and the European Union.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute analyzes COVID-19 recovery packages from G20 countries to assess their alignment with the Paris Agreement. The authors developed a typology of policies and interventions to guide decision-makers toward a greener recovery, finding that most initial stimulus actions favored business-as-usual (BAU) investments over climate-resilient pathways.