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The Doha Declaration on Climate, Health and Wellbeing, drafted in December 2012 by the Global Climate and Health Alliance, asserts that health must be a central priority in global and national policy responses to climate change. It argues that protecting human health is a primary motivation for climate action and calls for the integration of health impacts and co-benefits into all climate-related decisions, including mitigation and adaptation strategies.

This Action Brief from RMI argues that the aviation industry requires a new strategy to meet climate goals, as current emissions are exceeding forecasts and existing offsetting schemes are insufficient.

The NDC Update Report November 2018 by the NewClimate Institute examines the 'Ambition' of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Based on a survey of 92 policymakers and experts, the report argues that current focus is too heavily weighted toward initial NDC targets rather than the deep, long-term emission reductions and net-zero transitions required by the Paris Agreement.

The report argues that Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) must transition from a 'Climate Finance Paradigm' to a 'Paris Alignment Paradigm' to help countries meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, specifically targeting net-zero CO2 emissions by 2050.

This fact sheet summarizes the 2018 Lancet Countdown report and a corresponding briefing for Canadian policymakers, detailing the health impacts of climate change globally and specifically within Canada, while providing policy recommendations for emissions reduction and health system adaptation.

This briefing proposes a new global Convention on Plastic Pollution to address the fragmented nature of existing international and regional frameworks. It outlines a multi-layered governance approach based on four pillars: coordination with existing agreements, pollution prevention through harmonization and control measures, capacity building and financial support for developing countries, and technical support for science-based decision-making. The document suggests an institutional architecture led by a Conference of the Parties and supported by a secretariat hosted by UN Environment, alongside specialized subsidiary bodies for funding, compliance, and knowledge exchange.

A statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) welcoming the International Finance Corporation's (IFC) public commitment to zero tolerance for retaliation against stakeholders and calling for the enforcement of these policies across its clients and partners.

This pre-release chapter of the UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2018 assesses the role of non-state and subnational actors—including cities, regions, companies, and investors—in climate mitigation. While the potential for these actors to bridge the emissions gap is vast, their current quantified impact remains limited and difficult to track due to data gaps.

This research paper examines how battery cost floors and climate policies influence the global adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and the resulting impact on passenger road-transport emissions.

This research paper argues that a global roll-out of regional regulatory policies in key sectors (energy, transport, buildings, industry, and land use) could reduce global CO2 emissions by an additional 10 GtCO2eq by 2030. This approach would align emissions pathways more closely with 1.5°C and 'well below 2°C' scenarios, reducing the need for disruptive and risky mitigation measures after 2030. The authors conclude that while these regulatory packages are less disruptive than immediate global carbon pricing, they carry higher economic costs and should serve as complements to carbon pricing rather than alternatives.

This research paper evaluates the potential global greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions by 2030 if successful sectoral climate policies from specific countries were replicated globally using the IMAGE and GLOBIOM/G4M models.

This working paper by the Project for Advancing Climate Transparency (PACT) consortium examines the design of the modalities, procedures, and guidelines for the global stocktake established under Article 14 of the Paris Agreement.

The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) provides input for the Talanoa Dialogue, assessing global greenhouse gas emissions targets and the necessary sectoral transformations required to meet the Paris Agreement's warming limits.

This research paper outlines the scientific basis for selecting and applying specific metrics to assess the spatial and temporal variations of tropospheric ozone and its impacts on human health, vegetation, and climate.

This statement by the Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL), delivered at the SAICM Beyond 2020 meeting in March 2018, argues that the financing for the sound management of chemicals is critically insufficient and disproportionately borne by societies rather than the chemical industry. CIEL calls for a shift away from sole reliance on international donors toward a model that includes industry financial contributions.

This research paper uses a simulation-based multi-criteria land use optimization procedure to identify global land-use scenarios that balance terrestrial carbon storage, biodiversity conservation, and food supply for 9 billion people within the Planetary Boundaries framework.

An executive summary of a Climate Action Tracker analysis stating that farming practice changes alone are insufficient to limit global warming to 1.5°C, necessitating a holistic approach that includes dietary changes and food waste reduction.

This report assesses progress toward Goal 5 of the New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF), which aims to restore 150 million hectares of degraded landscapes and forestlands by 2020 and an additional 200 million hectares by 2030. The assessment focuses on pledges made under the Bonn Challenge and commitments within Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted to the UNFCCC.

The 2018 Progress Assessment Goal 6 Update reports that Goal 6—the inclusion of ambitious, quantitative forest conservation and restoration targets for 2030 in the post-2015 global development framework—has been achieved through the adoption of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in September 2015.

The 2018 Progress Assessment Goal 7 Update reports that Goal 7, which sought to include forest-related mitigation in a post-2020 global climate agreement, was achieved through the 2015 Paris Agreement. The report evaluates progress based on the operationalization of REDD+ financing and the inclusion of land-use targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).