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The document evaluates the technical and economic performance of CCUS in power generation, highlighting that existing projects like Boundary Dam and Petra Nova have failed to meet theoretical capture rates. It notes that CCUS increases energy consumption by 20-30%, raises capital and operational costs significantly, and often facilitates enhanced oil recovery rather than permanent storage. Reclaim Finance concludes that CCUS in the power sector risks delaying the phase-out of fossil fuels and recommends that financial institutions prioritize mature sustainable energy sources like wind and solar.

The report explores South Africa's energy transition through 2050, emphasizing the need to move beyond 'used futures' and growth-centric economic models. It identifies critical innovations in governance, technology, and social values, while proposing six alternative framings—ranging from ecomodernism to the 'great simplification'—to inform policy. The analysis highlights high-impact uncertainties such as a severe skills shortage for the decarbonized economy and the 'carbon trap' of meeting rising energy demands while reducing emissions. It concludes with four diverse scenarios for 2050 and recommends a shift toward regenerative economies and inclusive multilateralism.

The document examines the challenges of transitioning away from thermal coal in Colombia's Caribbean region, highlighting the tension between national decarbonization goals and regional economic dependence. It identifies diverse visions of a 'just transition'—ranging from narrow workforce support to broad socio-ecological transformation—and analyzes the economic, environmental, and sociocultural barriers that hinder progress. Using the case of Prodeco's mine closures in Cesar, the paper illustrates the risks of unplanned transitions and the influence of political-economic elites in maintaining extractive models.

The report finds a significant gap between net zero targets and actual fossil fuel phase-out commitments. While some progress is visible in corporate coal phase-outs and among European entities, the majority of analyzed countries and companies have not committed to ending fossil fuel activities on a timescale consistent with the Paris Agreement. National net zero targets cover 88% of global GHG emissions, but only 7% of those emissions are covered by at least one phase-out commitment.

The document argues that media coverage of COP events often focuses disproportionately on failure and inefficiency while ignoring the influence of fossil fuel lobbies, the role of NGOs, and the historical tensions between developed and developing nations. It outlines the key objectives of COP 28, including the first global climate action stocktake and the operationalization of the loss and damage fund, and counters myths regarding the utility of COPs and the role of technological innovation in solving the climate crisis.

Recourse calls on Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) at COP28 to end all financing for fossil fuels, prioritize grant and concessional finance over private-sector profit, and center local communities and human rights in energy investments. The organization also argues that the World Bank is an unsuitable host for the Loss and Damage Fund and demands an independent hosting mechanism accountable to the UNFCCC.

The African Climate Foundation (ACF) is supporting the COPERES landmark conference with the goal of advancing renewable energy in Senegal.

A survey of 906 registered U.S. voters in October 2023 reveals broad support for clean energy infrastructure and the Inflation Reduction Act, though significant political polarization persists. While majorities support carbon taxes and transitioning to 100% clean energy by 2050, trust in fossil fuel companies remains low, and actual political or consumer activism is limited despite expressed willingness to act.

The briefing asserts that tripling renewables and doubling energy efficiency by 2030 will provide 85% of the required cuts in unabated fossil fuels for that period. By 2035, these two actions alone are projected to reduce total CO2 emissions by more than half. The document emphasizes that while nuclear energy and carbon capture and storage (CCS) play roles, their contributions are significantly smaller due to slow deployment and technology immaturity, making renewables and efficiency the most effective tools for a rapid fossil fuel phaseout.

A joint statement by Reclaim Finance and other organizations challenging TotalEnergies' claims regarding the Papua LNG project. The authors argue the project contradicts global climate goals, risks becoming a stranded asset due to peaking gas demand, and threatens high-biodiversity native forests. They further contend that the project's social safeguards are insufficient, citing a lack of transparency and opposition from local clans and chiefs in Papua New Guinea.

A joint statement by Reclaim Finance and partners challenging TotalEnergies' claims regarding the Papua LNG project, asserting that the project is incompatible with a 1.5°C warming limit, risks becoming a stranded asset, and threatens indigenous forests and community rights in Papua New Guinea.

The document details Africa's objectives for COP28, emphasizing the need for systemic reform of the global financial architecture to close the adaptation financing gap and operationalize the Loss and Damage Fund. It advocates for a just energy transition that supports Africa's move up the green technology value chain, particularly regarding critical minerals, and calls for the inclusion of community-based organizations and youth in climate decision-making.

A coalition of companies representing over $1.6 trillion in annual revenue calls on governments to phase out unabated fossil fuels, decarbonize power systems by 2035 in advanced economies and 2040 elsewhere, and provide financial and capacity-building support to the Global South for a just transition.

The document outlines the primary objectives of COP28, including the first 'global stocktake' and negotiations on loss and damage funding. It highlights controversies surrounding the presidency of Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber and provides frameworks for reporting on climate justice, the 1.5 degrees C target, and the transition away from fossil fuels.

The briefing asserts that current fossil fuel production is incompatible with temperature limits and calls for a full phase-out of fossil fuels at COP28. It argues that carbon capture and storage (CCS) cannot achieve the necessary declines by 2030 and urges delegates to reject qualifiers like "unabated" or a focus on "fossil fuel emissions" in the final agreement.

The SCPZ programme targets the Kara region in Togo, the Southern agropole in Senegal, and the Boké and Kankan regions in Guinea. It integrates climate adaptation and mitigation by investing in solar-powered drip irrigation, biogas energy for agro-processing, and climate-resilient agricultural (CRA) practices. The project aims to benefit 6.72 million people, with a strong focus on women, and expects to reduce 16.9 million tCO2eq over its lifespan.

The project aims to protect the health of approximately 2.3 million people in Lao PDR by addressing the direct and indirect impacts of climate change on the health sector. It focuses on four key outcomes: strengthening climate-resilient governance and leadership, improving health information systems to include climate and weather data, enhancing health service delivery in rural provinces, and increasing community capacity to respond to early warnings. Key activities include upgrading the infrastructure and WASH services of 79 health facilities to be more resilient and energy-efficient, and providing financial support to 173 communities to implement health and climate resilience action plans. The project is designed as a two-phase approach, with Phase 1 serving as a model for potential nationwide scaling in Phase 2.

The Strategic Framework and Country Program (SFCP) for Kiribati outlines a structured approach to accessing climate finance to enhance national resilience and mitigation. It establishes a project pipeline and a programming cycle managed by the Climate Finance Division (CFD) of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MFED). The framework prioritizes sectors such as coastal protection, water and food security, and energy transition, while emphasizing the need for community-based adaptation and gender-responsive programming. It identifies key international partners, including the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Adaptation Fund (AF), and the World Bank, to bridge the significant infrastructure and adaptation funding gap, which is estimated by the IMF to require up to 6% of GDP annually.

The report outlines the strategic positions of African nations and multilateral structures at COP28, emphasizing the Nairobi Declaration and the AU's Climate Change and Resilient Strategy and Action Plan. It details the leadership of specific countries in areas such as green hydrogen (Morocco, Kenya), critical minerals (Namibia), and forest restoration (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Republic of Congo), while analyzing the influence of negotiating blocs like the G77 and China, BASIC, and the LDC group in securing climate finance and adaptation support.

The statement asserts that carbon pricing is not the cause of affordability challenges, which are instead driven by global geopolitical factors and oil and gas profiteering. It calls for the Canadian government to maintain a consistent price on pollution, provide support for home electrification and energy efficiency for low-income families, and implement a windfall profit tax on the fossil fuel industry to finance climate solutions.