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The report 'Auge y caída del carbón 2025' by Global Energy Monitor analyzes global coal power trends in 2024, highlighting a record low in new capacity additions globally, despite significant construction surges in China and new proposals in India. It details the acceleration of coal phase-outs in the EU and the UK, while examining the persistence of coal subsidies in Brazil and the challenges of transitioning in other regions like Colombia and Southeast Asia.

This case study examines UNI2 Microcrédito, a for-profit microfinance institution in Colombia, to test the RAI Scoring Tool developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and CERISE. While the tool was designed for agricultural value chain actors (AVCAs), UNI2's participation helped refine the instrument's indicators and design. The study assesses UNI2's alignment with the Committee on World Food Security’s Principles for Responsible Investment in Agriculture and Food Systems (CFS-RAI), highlighting the company's strengths in transparent governance and its gaps in environmental risk management and social empowerment programs.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the solar and wind energy landscape in Colombia as of early 2025. It details the current installed capacity, growth projections, the institutional and regulatory framework, and the financial challenges facing the sector. A significant focus is placed on the government's initiative to establish 'energy communities' to democratize energy access, as well as the socio-environmental and equity challenges associated with large-scale renewable projects, particularly in regions like La Guajira.

This document is the Personal Data Processing Policy of Transforma, detailing the rules, principles, and procedures the organization follows to collect and manage personal data in compliance with Colombian law.

This document is a report on the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-32) of the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via videoconference on May 22-23, 2024. It details the meeting's proceedings, including the adoption of 24 decisions, financial reports, the transition of the Executive Directorate's headquarters from Uruguay to Panama, and the expansion of the IAI's scientific and associate network.

This document is a report on the 32nd meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP-32) to the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI), held via videoconference on 22-23 May 2024. It details the proceedings, financial approvals, the relocation of the IAI headquarters from Uruguay to Panama, and the adoption of a new Strategic Plan for 2024-2030.

This report from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) presents the operating budget request for the 2025-2026 fiscal year and preliminary requests for 2026-2028, alongside the expected contributions from member countries.

This report by Ember and the Clean Air Task Force examines how environmental conditions—specifically cloud cover, terrain roughness, solar elevation, surface brightness, and wind speed—limit the effectiveness of satellite-based methane monitoring. It highlights that approximately 30% of global coal, oil, and gas extraction infrastructure is located in regions where these factors make satellite observation difficult, necessitating a multi-tiered observation strategy that integrates space-based data with aircraft, drones, and ground-based sensors.

This report by Ember and the Clean Air Task Force examines how environmental factors—including cloud cover, terrain, solar elevation, surface brightness, and wind speed—limit the effectiveness of satellite-based methane monitoring. It finds that approximately 30% of global upstream coal, oil, and gas infrastructure is located in regions where these conditions hinder consistent data collection, necessitating a tiered observation system that combines satellites with local measurement technologies.

This report by Ember and the Clean Air Task Force examines how environmental factors—including cloud cover, terrain roughness, sun elevation, surface brightness, and wind speed—limit the efficacy of satellite-based methane monitoring. It highlights that approximately 30% of global upstream coal and oil and gas infrastructure is located in regions where these conditions make spaceborne observations challenging, necessitating a multi-tiered observing system that integrates satellites with near-ground measurement technologies.

WRI Colombia implemented a capacity-building and education initiative to help local government officials and teachers integrate the national long-term climate strategy (E2050) into subnational development plans and school curricula.

The Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) has extended the deadline for nominations to form its new Indigenous Peoples Advisory Committee (IPAC) to March 19, 2025.

A statement by Trend Asia and a global coalition of civil society organizations arguing that large-scale forest biomass combustion for energy is not carbon neutral, harms biodiversity, violates community rights, and obstructs the transition to clean energy. The signatories call for the cessation of forest biomass expansion and the removal of related subsidies.

The '2030 Global Forest Vision' report outlines eight priority actions for governments to implement in 2025 to meet the goal of halting and reversing deforestation and forest degradation by 2030. The framework emphasizes integrating forest goals into national climate and biodiversity plans, scaling up finance through mechanisms like the Tropical Forest Finance Facility (TFFF), securing land rights for Indigenous and local communities, and reforming harmful agricultural subsidies.

This report by Transforma (March 2025) proposes a methodology for eliminating inefficient fossil fuel subsidies in Latin America to support a just energy transition. Using case studies from Colombia and Mexico, it argues that direct production subsidies should be prioritized for removal. The report suggests redirecting these funds into high-multiplier sectors—such as construction, agriculture, and water sanitation in Colombia, and electricity and manufacturing in Mexico—to drive economic growth and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This briefing by Friends of the Earth International argues that the biodiversity crisis is driven by systemic financial failures and calls for a fundamental reform of the financial system ahead of the COP16.2 negotiations in Rome. It criticizes the current reliance on private finance, biodiversity offsets, and the failure of developed nations to meet funding pledges, while advocating for direct financial support for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs).

Trend Asia issues a statement urging the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to exclude biofuels from the Global Fuel Standard (GFS) to prevent environmental degradation and social harm. The organization argues that replacing shipping's fossil fuel demand with biofuels would exacerbate deforestation, food insecurity, and land grabbing, particularly in the global South.

This briefing analyzes how Colombia and Nigeria used narratives of development, energy security, and 'bridge fuels' to justify continued oil and gas production between 2015 and 2022. It argues these narratives are often inaccurate and lead to 'carbon lock-in,' and calls on civil society to challenge these claims with evidence-based alternatives to facilitate a just energy transition.

An economic valuation by the Nature-Based Infrastructure Global Resource Centre finds that investing in the rehabilitation of Sherwan Hill Adventure Park in Abbottabad, Pakistan, yields a return of USD 2.49 for every USD 1 spent over 30 years. The project, part of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cities Improvement Project, aims to combat the effects of rapid urbanization (3.5% annual growth) and climate change—including flash floods, landslides, and the urban heat island effect—by expanding green infrastructure to improve public health and climate resilience.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the challenges of achieving equitable access to urban green spaces in low- and middle-income countries, with a focus on informal settlements. It argues that top-down planning often fails to meet the specific needs of marginalized populations and advocates for community-led, inclusive governance to improve public health and environmental resilience.