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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 executive summary, produced by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE), provides a framework and actionable recommendations for the 24 national and regional development banks of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) to align their financial activities with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

This briefing explores country perspectives on aligning national-level policy processes under the Paris Agreement, specifically National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), to foster broader climate-resilient development.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) submitted a response to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) regarding the draft assessment framework for non-tax fossil fuel subsidies. IISD argues that the current framework is too restrictive and risks excluding many subsidies, thereby undermining Canada's G7 commitment to phase out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies by 2025 and its Paris Agreement emissions targets for 2030.

This research paper analyzes border carbon adjustments (BCAs) as a mechanism to prevent carbon leakage—the shift of emissions from countries with strict climate policies to those with less stringent ones—within the fragmented architecture of the Paris Agreement.

A statement by David Waskow of the World Resources Institute criticizing the slow progress of UN climate negotiations in Bonn, Germany, and calling for increased ambition and financial support ahead of the UN Climate Action Summit.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute analyzes the 2018 Joint Report on Climate Finance from six major multilateral development banks (MDBs). While total climate finance commitments reached a record $43 billion in 2018, the analysis highlights disparities in bank performance, challenges in mobilizing private investment, and the urgent need for MDBs to align their entire portfolios with the Paris Agreement.

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute outlines a ten-point agenda to increase global mitigation ambition, arguing that current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are insufficient to meet the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C goal. It emphasizes the need for a whole-economy approach to decarbonization and the alignment of financial flows with zero-carbon development.

This fact sheet explains the purpose and function of the Paris Agreement Rulebook, which was agreed upon in December 2018 in Katowice, Poland. The Rulebook provides the operational guidelines and rules necessary to implement the long-term goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement, focusing on how countries develop climate action plans, report progress, and manage climate finance.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law analyzes the June 2019 Climate Negotiations (SB-50) in Bonn, focusing on the integration of human rights into climate policies, the development of Article 6 mechanisms of the Paris Agreement, and the work of various UNFCCC constituted bodies.

This working paper, produced as an input for the G20 Climate and Sustainability Working Group, examines how G20 nations can leverage Long-Term Strategies (LTSs) and Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to meet Paris Agreement goals. It argues that integrating long-term visions with near-term targets drives sustainable economic growth and provides a roadmap to avoid carbon-intensive lock-in. The document provides frameworks for NDC implementation, guidance for updating NDCs by 2020, and strategies for G20 countries to support developing nations in overcoming capacity and financing gaps.

The San Giorgio Group's 7th Annual Meeting, held in March 2019 and organized by the Climate Policy Initiative, focused on scaling up green, low-emissions finance to align with the Paris Agreement. The discussions highlighted the need for systemic transformation across financial institutions, the role of green banks, the urgency of adaptation and resilience investment, and the potential of blended finance to mobilize private capital.

This report outlines a project that analyzed Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to inform its rulebook and assessed the readiness of Ukraine, Vietnam, and Ethiopia to engage with market mechanisms based on their history of carbon market collaboration with Germany.

This briefing by the NewClimate Institute analyzes potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emission pathways for Germany to align with the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target. It evaluates three approaches—following IPCC global trends, avoiding negative emissions, and equity-based effort sharing—and concludes that current German government targets are insufficient to meet the 1.5°C limit.

This briefing by the NewClimate Institute analyzes potential emission reduction paths for Germany to align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement, concluding that current government targets are insufficient.

This guide examines how retail tariff policies and subsidy designs can be used to increase revenues for private mini-grid operators, aiming to make energy access more sustainable and profitable in un-electrified communities.

This white paper by the Joint Programming Initiative (JPI) outlines recommendations for utilizing social science and humanities research to drive the societal transformations necessary to address climate change and align with the Paris Agreement.

A 2019 call to action from Canadian healthcare professionals urging federal political parties to treat climate change as a public health emergency. The document outlines the immediate health risks facing Canadians, the economic costs of extreme weather, and specific policy demands to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative argues that Brazil can achieve large-scale reforestation and meet its Paris Agreement emissions targets by prioritizing natural forest regeneration on public lands in the Amazon, specifically within protected territories and undesignated public lands.

This executive summary by the Climate Policy Initiative argues that public lands in the Amazon, particularly protected territories and non-designated lands, provide a strategic opportunity for Brazil to implement large-scale reforestation through natural regeneration to meet climate goals without harming agricultural production.