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The Stockholm Environment Institute's 2023 report analyzes emission reduction scenarios for the Genesee-Finger Lakes region. It finds that while a 'high ambition' scenario can meet New York State's 2030 climate targets, none of the analyzed scenarios achieve the 85% reduction required by 2050. Key challenges include significant emissions from dairy cow enteric fermentation and large-scale landfills, while key opportunities lie in grid decarbonization, vehicle electrification, and agricultural manure management.

This report by the African Climate Foundation outlines priorities for reforming the global financial architecture to better support climate investment and sustainable development in Africa. It argues that the current system is dominated by creditor interests and advanced economies, resulting in high borrowing costs, insufficient concessional finance, and a debt crisis that hinders Africa's ability to respond to climate change.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights reviews the 2022 outputs of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) regarding climate change. It highlights a decline in climate-related mentions in State review processes and analyzes the groundbreaking decision in Billy et al. v. Australia, which established a State's duty to protect people from climate impacts.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights synthesizes the 2022 activities of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding climate change. It details the Committee's interactions with State parties through the review process, its focus on mitigation, adaptation, and fossil fuel financing, and the publication of General Comment No. 26 on land and economic, social and cultural rights.

This briefing by the Center for International Environmental Law and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights synthesizes the 2022 activities of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) regarding climate change. It details the CRC's review of State reporting, its focus on mitigation and adaptation, and the development of General Comment No. 26 on children's rights and the environment.

This briefing note by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social & Cultural Rights (GIESCR) reviews the 2023 activities of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) regarding climate change. It details the Committee's focus on mitigation policies, adaptation strategies, and the transition away from fossil fuels across various State parties' Concluding Observations (COBs) and Lists of Issues (LOIs).

The IDFC Green Finance Mapping 2022 report details the green finance commitments of International Development Finance Club (IDFC) member institutions for 2021, noting a record high of USD 224 billion in total commitments.

The executive summary of 'Global Climate Action 2022' by the NewClimate Institute analyzes International Climate Initiatives (ICIs), noting a downward trend in productivity and performance since 2019. It highlights a significant underrepresentation of the Global South and evaluates the potential of 'Glasgow Initiatives' from COP26 to bridge the 2030 emission ambition gap, provided more large-emitting countries join and implement them.

This brief report by the Climate Policy Initiative presents preliminary findings from a study on global climate finance for agriculture, forestry, other land uses, and fisheries (AFOLU). It highlights a significant funding gap, noting that AFOLU receives only a small fraction of total climate finance despite the sectors' high emissions and economic importance, particularly in low-income countries.

This policy brief by the African Center for Economic Transformation outlines the significant climate finance gap facing Africa and proposes six priorities for the continent at COP27, including immediate technical assistance and long-term financial commitments.

A statement by the Global Climate and Health Alliance calling for the integration of health metrics into climate action and the cessation of fossil fuel financing to protect public health, issued ahead of COP27.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance calls for governments at COP27 to treat climate change as a public health imperative. Key demands include a full fossil fuel phase-out, the fulfillment of the $100B climate finance goal for low-income countries, and the establishment of a formal process for 'loss and damage' funding specifically for health systems. The document highlights that the healthcare sector contributes 4-5% of global emissions and argues that health metrics should be integrated into the Global Stocktake and the Global Goal on Adaptation.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the climate finance landscape in Ethiopia for the 2019/2020 period, highlighting a significant gap between committed investments and estimated needs, as well as a heavy reliance on international public grants.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute assesses international development finance for nature-based solutions (NbS) to climate change from 2016 to 2020. Using OECD DAC data, the authors identify a declining trend in climate finance that also targets biodiversity objectives and highlight significant funding gaps for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The paper concludes that current financial reporting is insufficient to verify whether these investments deliver tangible biodiversity benefits.

The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) report 'Global Landscape of Climate Finance: A Decade of Data' analyzes global climate finance flows from 2011 to 2021. It finds that while climate finance nearly doubled over the decade, the current growth rate is insufficient to meet 1.5C global warming scenarios, which would require annual flows of USD 4.3 trillion by 2030.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes climate finance flows in Burkina Faso for the 2019/2020 period. It identifies a significant investment gap, noting that the USD 567 million invested represents only 13% of the USD 4.1 billion required by 2050 to meet the country's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The analysis highlights a heavy reliance on international public funding and suggests policy and financial reforms to mobilize private capital and improve fiduciary standards.

This report analyzes climate finance in Nigeria for the 2019/2020 period, highlighting a significant investment gap between current funding levels and the requirements to meet the country's conditional Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) targets.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the climate finance landscape in Africa, highlighting a significant gap between the funding required to meet Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and actual annual flows. It examines the distribution of finance across regions and sectors, the role of public versus private investment, and provides recommendations to scale up funding through blended finance, improved data tracking, and capacity building.

This research paper from the Stockholm Environment Institute discusses the development of a post-2025 climate finance target, arguing that simply increasing the current USD 100 billion annual target without addressing systemic difficulties and ambiguities would be ineffective.

This report by the NewClimate Institute examines how the Global Stocktake (GST) can be used to assess progress on climate mitigation and adaptation across five countries, with a specific focus on aligning finance flows and international cooperation to meet Paris Agreement goals.