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The Renewables Bulletin: BRICS Edition provides data on the energy transition across BRICS nations, highlighting the dominant role of China in renewable electricity generation and capacity, while noting varying levels of progress in solar and wind adoption across the bloc.

This document contains the technical annexes for the Climate Finance Roadmap for Livestock in Latin America and the Caribbean. It details the methodology for scoring investment risks (governance, financing, physical climate, market, infrastructure, and nature) and investment attributes (horizon, ticket size, and return) across different farm sizes. It also outlines the modeling for three financial scenarios—Business-as-Usual, Improved Finance Strategies, and Improved Finance and Policy Strategies—to estimate the potential shift from public to private capital. Additionally, it provides a breakdown of farmer characteristics in Brazil, Argentina, and Mexico, and notes a significant gap in tracked private climate finance flows in the region.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides a strategic roadmap to scale climate finance for sustainable livestock systems in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It identifies a massive funding gap, where current flows are estimated at only USD 100 million annually against needs of USD 23.2 to 25.2 billion. The document analyzes investment barriers—including governance, physical climate, and macroeconomic risks—and proposes a combination of blended finance instruments and policy reforms to attract private capital, particularly for smallholder farmers.

This document details the methodology used by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) to evaluate the 'investability' of the finance components within the third round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs 3.0). The framework uses seven indicators to assess how effectively non-Annex I countries communicate climate finance needs and strategies to attract private and international capital.

This policy brief by the Institute for Economic Justice argues that G20 countries must establish a coordinated, finance-backed roadmap to phase out oil and gas. While G20 nations have expanded renewable capacity, they continue to provide massive subsidies to fossil fuels, creating economic and political barriers to transition. The document highlights the specific role of South Africa's 2025 G20 presidency in leading equitable discussions on subsidy reform and financing for the Global South.

This IISD report examines the challenges and opportunities for consumer protection in the e-commerce sector of developing countries. It highlights a significant gap in legislative frameworks and enforcement capacity, particularly in LDCs, and analyzes how regional and multilateral trade agreements (like the WTO JSI and AfCFTA) are attempting to standardize protections against fraud and data misuse. The report recommends that developing countries leverage digital technologies, trade agreement commitments, and international cooperation to modernize their consumer protection systems.

The briefing analyzes Resolution CMN nº 5.193/2024, noting advances such as banning rural credit for projects involving native vegetation suppression and illegal deforestation (post-July 2019). However, it highlights critical setbacks, including the expansion of credit to irregular occupations in public forests (up to 15 fiscal modules) and the lack of robust monitoring and sanctions for non-compliance. It also warns that these restrictions apply only to controlled/directed resources, leaving 'free resources' unregulated.

This policy brief by the Climate Policy Initiative/Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (CPI/PUC-Rio) presents 13 proposals to increase the sustainability of Brazil's 2025/2026 Harvest Plan (Plano Safra). The recommendations focus on aligning rural credit and risk management with climate goals, specifically by restricting credit for deforestation, integrating the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy, improving pasture recovery monitoring, and expanding credit access for vulnerable small-scale producers.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines how 10 countries are integrating their National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAPs) with their nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to address the interconnected challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss.

An executive summary by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, WWF-Brazil, and the World Benchmarking Alliance analyzing the economic risks of Brazil's planned oil and gas expansion and the climate performance of Petrobras.

This case study by the Climate Policy Initiative, coordinated by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), analyzes waste management business models in Indonesia and Brazil. It highlights a significant funding gap for organic waste management compared to waste-to-energy incinerators and argues that decentralized, community-based, and informal models offer greater cost efficiency and co-benefits, despite facing financial strain and a lack of legal certainty.

Brazil is positioned to become a global leader in green iron exports due to its abundant renewable energy, which can make hydrogen-based direct reduction (H2-DRI) steel production up to 65% cheaper than in other countries.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute outlines four critical priorities for the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) taking place in Nice, France, from June 9th-13th, 2025. The document emphasizes the need to scale up funding for Sustainable Development Goal 14, integrate ocean-based solutions into national climate strategies ahead of COP30, accelerate the ratification of the High Seas Treaty, and promote 100% sustainable ocean management through Sustainable Ocean Plans.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a framework for investors to evaluate and engage with sovereign transition plans. It outlines key elements of credible planning, including science-based targets, detailed investment and policy roadmaps, and robust governance and transparency measures, aiming to help investors assess the long-term sustainability of sovereign asset exposures.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides a financial analysis of organic waste management business models in Indonesia and Brazil. It compares decentralized models—such as community-based groups, waste picker cooperatives, and home composting—against centralized government and private sector operations. The analysis focuses on the Levelized Cost of Waste Management (LCOW), operational efficiency, and funding structures to identify pathways for scaling methane abatement in the waste sector.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), commissioned by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), provides a financial analysis of organic solid waste management (SWM) business models in Indonesia and Brazil. Through case studies in Bandung and various Brazilian municipalities, the report compares the cost-efficiency, funding structures, and viability of government-operated, private, and decentralized models (such as community groups and waste picker cooperatives). It highlights that while large-scale projects receive the vast majority of methane abatement finance, decentralized models often show greater cost efficiency and significant social co-benefits, despite facing severe financial vulnerabilities and limited access to capital.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) provides a financial analysis of solid waste management business models, focusing on organic waste and methane reduction through case studies in Indonesia and Brazil. It compares government-operated, private, and community-led decentralized models, evaluating their cost-effectiveness, funding structures, and operational viability.

This expert note by the World Resources Institute examines country platforms as mechanisms to align public and private, national and international finance behind country-led climate, nature, and development plans. It identifies six key elements for effective platforms and details the specific roles and responsibilities of domestic institutions, international public institutions, and private finance providers in implementing these frameworks.

This research paper introduces the Adaptation Triple Dividend of Resilience (AdapTDR) database, evaluating 320 adaptation investments across 12 countries to demonstrate that climate adaptation yields high economic, social, and environmental returns beyond simple loss avoidance.

The 2025 'Pedal to the Metal' report by Global Energy Monitor evaluates the global iron and steel fleet's progress toward 2030 decarbonization goals, highlighting a gap between the planning of cleaner technologies and their actual construction.