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The State of Climate Action 2023 report assesses global progress toward the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C temperature limit across sectors accounting for approximately 85% of global greenhouse gas emissions. It concludes that global efforts are failing across the board, with the vast majority of tracked indicators lagging behind the necessary pace and scale to avoid irreversible climate impacts.

This briefing, published by the Global Climate and Health Alliance in May 2022, summarises health and wellbeing findings from the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on Mitigation of Climate Change. It highlights the synergies between climate mitigation and public health, arguing that immediate action in sectors like energy, transport, and agriculture can deliver significant health co-benefits, such as improved air quality and reduced non-communicable diseases, while addressing systemic inequalities.

This country diagnostic report for Nigeria, published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development in May 2022, examines the intersection of food systems, climate change, and diets. It combines current socio-economic and nutritional data with Ceres2030 model projections to assess trends in poverty, hunger, and greenhouse gas emissions. The report highlights the challenges of a growing population, the impact of climate variability on crop yields, and the gap in Official Development Assistance (ODA) required to meet Sustainable Development Goal 2 targets.

The Carbon Neutral Digestive Initiative (CANDI) is a project by the Stockholm Environment Institute aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of food consumption in Sweden. The report details the findings of Stage 1 (April to December 2019), which focused on understanding consumer preferences, reviewing existing digital footprint applications, and engaging with food industry stakeholders to develop a concept for providing digestible environmental impact information at the point of purchase.

This research paper evaluates the Ecological Footprint of various diets and food production methods, specifically comparing average UK consumption with nutritionally recommended diets. Using the REAP software tool and input-output analysis, the study finds that shifting toward healthy, plant-based, local, and organic diets can significantly reduce environmental pressure while improving public health outcomes.

A statement by the Global Climate and Health Alliance and partner organizations outlining seven priority areas for COP28 to protect human and planetary health. The document advocates for a 'Health in All Policies' approach, emphasizing the urgent need to phase out fossil fuels, increase climate financing for health, and integrate health metrics into adaptation and mitigation strategies.

The World Resources Institute's Better Buying Lab convened over 50 academics and food industry practitioners in the United States and United Kingdom to explore how changing the language used to describe food can encourage consumers to shift from meat-heavy diets to more sustainable, plant-based diets.

A field experiment conducted in a UK-based café chain found that renaming vegetarian dishes to emphasize taste, origin, or appealing plant-based descriptors significantly increased sales compared to labels highlighting the absence of meat.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute analyzes how the 20 highest-emitting countries incorporate behavior change strategies within their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), focusing on nine 'Priority Practices' across the food, mobility, and energy sectors.