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Expert affidavit by Jesse Burton arguing that the proposed Thabametsi coal-fired power station in South Africa is economically unnecessary, would increase greenhouse gas emissions by 136.1Mt CO2eq over 30 years, and would frustrate the country's Paris Agreement commitments. The document advocates for a transition to a least-cost electricity system dominated by wind and solar PV, which is projected to provide 90% of electricity by 2050.

This toolkit, produced by the Centre for Environmental Rights as part of the Life After Coal campaign, provides guidance for the public to engage with and submit comments on South Africa's draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2023. The document critiques the draft IRP for favoring fossil fuels (coal and gas) over a least-cost renewable energy pathway, failing to adequately address air quality and health impacts, and utilizing outdated data regarding grid capacity and plant decommissioning.

A letter from Greenpeace Africa to South Africa's Minister of Energy, Jeff Radebe, dated 7 March 2018, requesting a meeting to discuss the country's energy trajectory and the update of the Integrated Energy Plan (IEP) and Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).

This document is an answering affidavit filed by the National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) in the High Court of South Africa. NERSA opposes an application by the City of Cape Town, which seeks to allow Independent Power Producers (IPPs) to generate and sell electricity without a section 34 determination from the Minister of Energy, or alternatively, to have section 34 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) declared unconstitutional.

This document contains the National Energy Regulator of South Africa's (NERSA) responses to questions from the Centre for Environmental Rights (CER) regarding NERSA's concurrence with section 34 determinations of the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019. NERSA asserts that its role is to implement national policy developed by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE), rather than to re-evaluate the IRP's modelling, cost assumptions, or technology choices.

This document is a formal response from the South African Department of Mineral Resources and Energy to a request for access to information submitted by the Centre for Environmental Rights under the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000. The response addresses requests for the Plexos modelling data, technology costs, and scenario outputs used to develop the Integrated Resource Plan for Electricity of 17 October 2019 (IRP 2019).

This document is an affidavit filed by Shaun Kraut, a Senior Legal Administrative Officer in the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy, in a High Court case involving the City of Cape Town, NERSA, and the Minister of Energy. The affidavit outlines government measures to increase electricity generation capacity outside of Eskom, including draft regulations to allow municipalities to procure power from independent power producers and specific Ministerial Determinations for new capacity based on the Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) 2019.

This statement, published by the Center for International Environmental Law and signed by numerous organizations, argues that carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a 'dangerous distraction' and not a viable climate solution. The document calls on United States and Canadian policymakers to stop subsidizing and permitting CCS, asserting that the technology is economically unviable for heavy industry, increases pollution for frontline communities, and primarily benefits the fossil fuel industry through enhanced oil recovery.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law outlining policy recommendations to increase global access to clean energy, shift international financing away from fossil fuels, and support technology development in developing countries.

This policy brief argues that Export Credit Agencies (ECAs), particularly those of G7 countries, prioritize energy-intensive exports over renewable energy and operate without the environmental and social safeguards required of multilateral development banks. It notes a failure by the OECD and G8 to establish binding guidelines and recommends that ECAs adopt rigorous standards, increase transparency, and set a 20% target for renewable energy and energy efficiency by 2006.

This report by the Center for International Environmental Law and the Global Initiative for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights examines how the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) interprets state obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) in relation to climate change.

This fact sheet from the Climate Bonds Initiative details a USD 150 million green bond issued by Banco Pichincha SA on December 20, 2019, marking the first green bond from Ecuador.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative details the rapid growth of the labeled green bond market in 2014, which saw issuance triple from the previous year to 366 billion USD, driven by international financial institutions, corporations, and municipal issuers.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative outlines a five-step process for issuing green bonds, emphasizing the necessity of allocating proceeds to green projects or assets regardless of the issuer's own 'green' status. It details various bond types, eligibility criteria for projects, and the importance of independent verification and transparent reporting.

This executive summary from the Climate Bonds Initiative argues that fossil gas can no longer be considered a transition fuel due to methane leakage and the urgent need to halve global carbon emissions by 2030 to limit warming to 1.5°C. It advocates for a rapid leap to renewable energy and low-carbon hydrogen, while warning against incremental strategies like gas blending and the construction of new fossil gas infrastructure.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides best practices for issuing certified green bonds for solar energy, with a specific focus on the Brazilian market. It outlines the certification process, eligibility criteria for solar projects, and reporting requirements to ensure alignment with the goal of limiting global temperature rise to 1.5ºC.

This document is an annex containing comparative tables that analyze the alignment and ambition levels between the Colombian Green Taxonomy and the EU Taxonomy across various economic activities in the energy, construction, waste, transport, ICT, manufacturing, and forestry sectors.

DNV GL Business Assurance Australia Pty Ltd provided a pre-issuance assurance statement for a proposed green bond issued by the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN). The verification confirms that the bond meets the pre-issuance requirements of the Climate Bond Standard Version 2.1, specifically for solar energy and afforestation projects.

This update report by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines the growth of green financial products and the role of blended finance in supporting green infrastructure investment in Indonesia.

This pre-issuance verification statement, produced by Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd., confirms that a proposed bond issuance by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China Ltd. (ICBC), London Branch, aligns with the Climate Bonds Standard (CBS) Version 2.1.