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Global renewable capacity additions are forecast to reach a record 793 GW in 2025, an 11% increase from 2024. This growth is primarily driven by solar energy and the dominant role of China, which is expected to account for 66% of global solar and 69% of global wind installations in 2025.

A report by Ember analyzing the growth of solar and wind energy in the first half of 2025 and its implications for global fossil fuel demand and the transition to net-zero.

A statement from the Global Resilience Partnership expressing a commitment to protect the environment and build a resilient, inclusive world in harmony with nature for future generations.

This report identifies a 'triple gap' in planning, finance, and data for global agrifood systems. Despite these systems contributing one-third of global GHG emissions, they received less than 5% of total global climate finance (USD 28.5 billion annually) in 2019/20. Using top-down and bottom-up methodologies, the analysis reveals significant underestimations of funding needs by national governments and a general shortfall in global investment required to meet 1.5°C targets by 2050.

This policy brief argues that the current reliance on a single 100-year metric for greenhouse gas emissions obscures the distinct warming impacts of methane and carbon dioxide. The author advocates for a "multi-basket" approach with separate targets and dual metrics to address both short-term and long-term climate risks, asserting that simultaneous mitigation of both pollutants is essential to meet global temperature targets and reduce climate overshoot.

This guide by RMI explains the role of a new generation of satellite missions, particularly those led by non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in monitoring and quantifying methane emissions globally to accelerate climate action.

The 'Guía de Ambición 2024' by Transforma is a guide designed to help the public understand the key instruments of the Paris Agreement used to combat climate change. It describes a 'mechanism of ambition' consisting of long-term strategies, medium-term national climate commitments, and biennial transparency reports, all aimed at achieving carbon neutrality and climate resilience by 2050.

This briefing from the Center for International Environmental Law argues that current and projected growth in plastic production is incompatible with global climate goals, specifically the 1.5°C warming limit. It asserts that a global plastics treaty must include ambitious obligations to reduce production, as the Paris Agreement and Nationally Determined Contributions are insufficient to address the climate impacts of plastics.

This fact sheet defines global warming as the excessive accumulation of greenhouse gases (GHG) in the atmosphere, explains its causes rooted in human activity, details its environmental consequences, and outlines global political commitments and individual actions to mitigate the phenomenon.

This fact sheet by the World Resources Institute summarizes key infrastructure adaptation pathways from the IPCC WGII Climate Change 2022 Report, emphasizing the need for resilient physical systems, nature-based solutions, and the inclusion of local and Indigenous knowledge.

The State of Climate Action 2021 report evaluates 40 indicators across key economic sectors to determine the progress toward a zero-carbon world by 2030 and 2050, finding that none of these indicators are currently on track to meet 2030 targets.

This research paper highlights a systemic bias in self-reported data regarding clean cooking fuel consumption. Comparing self-reports to LPG cylinder purchase records, the study found that only 15% of consumers were accurate, with 78% over-reporting their usage. This suggests that face-to-face survey data, common in developing countries, may be unreliable for analyzing the energy transition for the 3 billion people lacking clean cooking access.

This introductory text from the International Institute for Sustainable Development describes a storybook that explores how emerging technologies—including the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), big data, and blockchain—are being utilized by innovative organizations to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and promote sustainable policies.

This report analyzes the unintended mitigation impact of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in 2014, finding that depressed market conditions led to a net mitigation of 480 MtCO2e (roughly 1% of global emissions) as projects continued operating without issuing offsets. It further examines how different CER price recovery scenarios (EUR 2 vs EUR 5+) would affect the supply of credits and the gap between actual reductions and credit issuance.

This research paper examines the financial implications of climate change for investors, analyzing the current state of ESG data, tools, and financial products used to manage climate exposure. It highlights systemic gaps in data standardization and the limitations of existing green financial instruments, while proposing pathways for improving disclosure and mainstreaming ESG integration to better align capital with low-carbon pathways.

This research paper explores the concept of a planetary boundary for chemical pollution (PBCP), arguing that the Earth has a finite capacity to assimilate chemical pollution and that current control measures are insufficient to protect ecosystem and human viability.

This research paper proposes a revised planetary boundary for human 'blue' water consumption (PB-Water) by incorporating a bottom-up quantification of local water availabilities and environmental flow requirements, resulting in a lower boundary estimate than previous top-down analyses.

This article advocates for a 'nexus' approach to soil and land management to reverse the cycle of land degradation. It highlights that while agriculture is essential for feeding 7 billion people, it often causes the degradation of 24% of global land. The nexus approach seeks to replace the narrow focus on crop yields with a system that manages synergies and tradeoffs between water, energy, food, and natural resources.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute addresses the conflict between increasing global food demand and the environmental degradation caused by current agricultural systems, proposing a set of strategies to increase production while reducing ecological footprints.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates whether the Stern Review underestimated climate damages for the United States and the world. By revising parameters in the PAGE2002 model—specifically regarding adaptation, catastrophic risk, and the damage function—the authors argue that business-as-usual damages in 2100 could be significantly higher than the Stern Review's estimates, rising from 2.2 percent of global GDP to 10.8 percent.