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Climate Outreach identifies 2020 as a critical year for climate action, noting a rise in public concern driven by the IPCC and activists like Greta Thunberg. The organization aims to move beyond 'environmentalists' to reach marginalized communities, shift social norms, and ensure people-centred policy through tools like citizens' assemblies. Key priorities for 2020 include driving climate conversations, updating visual imagery, urging governments to fulfill public engagement commitments, and accelerating behavioral change.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) argues that for the European Green Deal to establish the EU as a global environmental leader, it must adopt a human rights-based and gender-responsive approach that prevents the export of environmental impacts and avoids substituting one form of pollution for another, such as through toxic recycling or increased plastic incineration.

The report details a growing movement across Europe to replace the 'war on drugs' with policies based on harm reduction, public health, and human rights. It provides country-specific accounts from Belgium, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and the UK, highlighting a tension between restrictive national laws and progressive proposals for decriminalisation, legalisation of cannabis, and the implementation of safe consumption rooms.

Research indicates that under a 3°C warming scenario, approximately 800 million people—about 10% of the global population—would live on land below projected multi-century high tide lines. The risk is most concentrated in Asia, with China, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia among the most endangered nations. Limiting warming to 1.5°C through the Paris Agreement could reduce the affected population to 510 million, potentially saving roughly 50 major cities from needing unprecedented defenses or abandonment.

The report warns that under a 3°C warming scenario, approximately 800 million people (10% of the global population) would live on land below the projected high-tide line. It highlights that Asia is the most exposed region, with China, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia facing significant risks. The document argues that adhering to the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C target could reduce this exposure by approximately half, potentially saving many coastal megacities from abandonment or the need for unprecedented flood defenses.

The Climate Social Science Network has listed a group of scholars available for media consultation during COP 26. These experts, some attending in Glasgow and others available remotely, provide expertise across several key climate themes including climate finance, loss and damage, carbon markets, and the political dynamics of climate obstruction.

A statement by youth leaders demanding a binding global Fossil Fuel Treaty to end the expansion of and phase out existing production of coal, oil, and gas. The signatories argue that fossil fuels are the primary cause of the climate crisis and call for a just transition that protects marginalized people and Indigenous rights.

A briefing document by Friends of the Earth International regarding the COP27 climate summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, which critiques 'false climate solutions' and proposes alternatives for a just energy transition.

This briefing from Friends of the Earth International identifies 'false climate solutions' promoted by high-emissions industries at COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, and proposes alternatives focused on just transitions and corporate accountability.

This briefing for COP27 warns against 'false climate solutions'—such as carbon markets, net zero, and certain nature-based solutions like REDD+—which it claims allow polluters to avoid real emission reductions. It advocates for a just renewable energy transition, food sovereignty, and binding corporate regulations.

The Green Economy Coalition and the Wellbeing Economy Alliance are seeking a UK-based expert in media, marketing, and communications to help develop a public narrative for economic transformation. The project aims to move beyond the crisis-focused language of NGOs and scientists to create a vision of a 'wellbeing economy' that is desirable to the average citizen. Initially piloting in the UK, the initiative seeks to build a 'network of the willing' among high-profile communicators—including advertisers, filmmakers, and journalists—to design campaigns that connect climate change to the need for systemic economic change. The goal is to shift public sentiment from fear to hope and eventually scale the model to other locations, such as Germany.

Global Witness critiques COP26 as a failure that lacked urgency and accountability, noting that the summit allowed fossil fuel lobbyists significant access while excluding many affected communities. The organization highlights the inadequacy of voluntary pledges on deforestation and the failure to secure comprehensive agreements on phasing out oil, gas, and fossil fuel subsidies, concluding that the commitments made are insufficient to keep global warming below 1.5 degrees.

The report identifies a shift from outright climate denial to 'discourses of delay'—narratives that accept climate change but justify inaction. During COP26, four primary delayist narratives trended: 'Hypocrisy and Elitism', 'Absolutionism', 'Unreliability of Renewables', and 'Ineffective Electric Vehicles'. The authors argue that a small group of 'repeat offender' influencers and right-wing media outlets drive the majority of this content, often leveraging algorithmic amplification on platforms like Facebook and Twitter. The report concludes with seven policy recommendations, including the adoption of a unified definition of climate disinformation and stricter enforcement against repeat offenders.

The document outlines a low-carbon travel target for UK residents, recommending zero car ownership and specific distance limits for trains, buses, and shared car use to achieve an annual emission level of 0.7 tCO2e per person.

The We Mean Business Coalition calls on COP26 governments to commit to a 1.5°C trajectory, finalize robust Article 6 market rules, and ensure the delivery of $100 billion in climate finance for developing countries. The coalition emphasizes the need for a transparent Global Stocktake that includes private sector data and a clear process for establishing a Global Goal for Adaptation to build resilience across global supply chains.