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The document advocates for a rights-based approach to the implementation of the Paris Agreement, specifically through the 'Paris Rule Book'. It emphasizes that climate actions must respect existing international obligations regarding human rights, indigenous peoples' rights, gender equality, food security, just transition, and ecosystem integrity. The briefing provides specific recommendations for integrating these principles into Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), Adaptation Communications, the Transparency Framework, and the Global Stocktake to ensure policy coherence and protect vulnerable populations from potential rights abuses caused by climate mitigation and adaptation projects.

The document advocates for a land-use planning framework that separates terrestrial carbon sequestration from industrial emission reductions due to the temporary nature of the former. It emphasizes that mitigation must prioritize food sovereignty, legally enforce the land rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, and avoid using land-sector targets to offset continued fossil fuel emissions. The paper critiques current Kyoto Protocol accounting as overly complex and prone to loopholes, suggesting instead the use of direct indicators like hectares of forest maintained. Specific recommendations include addressing high meat consumption and synthetic fertilizer use in developed countries to achieve permanent emission reductions in agriculture.

The document examines the relationship between the World Trade Organization (WTO) and Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs), arguing that WTO negotiations should preserve MEAs as co-equal bodies of law. It suggests that the WTO's focus on 'least trade restrictive' measures may conflict with the core purpose of many MEAs, which is to regulate or restrict trade in hazardous materials or endangered species. To improve compatibility, the text proposes several practical steps, including sustainability assessments of trade rules, the transfer of environmentally sound technologies via the TRIPS Agreement, and increased coordination between national trade and environment officials. Ultimately, it calls for a multilateral process involving government and non-governmental organizations to ensure coherent international economic and environmental law.

The document argues that human rights-based climate action is a legal obligation under the Paris Agreement and is more effective, as confirmed by the IPCC. It provides a comprehensive checklist for NDCs, emphasizing the need for a 1.5°C warming limit, the phase-out of fossil fuels, and the exclusion of carbon offsets and 'false technological solutions' like carbon capture and storage (CCS). The checklist details requirements for inclusive public participation, gender equality, the protection of indigenous peoples' rights—specifically free, prior and informed consent—and the implementation of a just transition. It also calls for debt-free international climate finance and robust monitoring systems that use disaggregated data by gender, age, and disability.

The document describes the global plastic pollution crisis as a systemic failure driven by increasing production and inadequate waste management. It highlights the environmental and health impacts across land and sea, specifically noting that plastics are projected to account for nearly 20% of total oil consumption and over 10% of the global 1.5°C carbon budget by 2050. The author advocates for a legally binding international framework focusing on reducing production and consumption, eliminating toxic additives, rejecting 'false solutions' like waste-to-energy incineration, and investing in zero waste city models.

The briefing contends that addressing international drivers of deforestation is essential for the success of REDD+ and is legally permissible under both UNFCCC and WTO frameworks. It asserts that UNFCCC Article 3.5 does not prohibit trade-impacting measures as long as they are not arbitrary or disguised restrictions. Furthermore, it highlights that the WTO allows trade-related measures to protect the environment, specifically citing GATT Article XX exceptions for protecting life, health, and exhaustible natural resources. The authors point to at least fifteen existing Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) that incorporate trade measures as precedent, arguing that collective action within the UNFCCC would demonstrate the 'good faith negotiations' often required by WTO arbitration panels. The document concludes that ignoring international drivers due to perceived WTO conflicts risks 'leakage' and undermines the goal of halting forest loss.

The document highlights the agroindustrial sector as a significant user of intentionally added microplastics, specifically through plastic-coated fertilizers and pesticides. It argues that this practice is a direct and avoidable source of soil contamination and poses risks to human health and the environment, calling for governments to close regulatory gaps and ban the intentional use of microplastics in agriculture and other industries.

The document argues that WTO rules do not prevent the implementation of an ambitious plastics treaty, as multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) can restrict trade without violating trade law. It highlights that GATT Article XX provides general exceptions for measures necessary to protect human, animal, or plant life and health, or the conservation of exhaustible natural resources. To avoid trade challenges, the brief recommends that the treaty use precise, science-based obligations, ensure non-Party trade measures mirror those between Parties, and explicitly articulate the links between plastic pollution and public health and biodiversity.

The Climate Bonds Network is a global community of over 110 members, including banks, investors, and governments, designed to drive the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient economy. Membership provides access to market intelligence, networking opportunities, and a structured training curriculum covering GSS+ bonds, transition finance, and adaptation and resilience. The network offers three membership levels—Network Member, Network Supporter, and Network Champion—with varying degrees of visibility, dedicated support, and access to private briefings and technical reviews.

The document outlines key findings from a global report on the health impacts of fossil fuels, asserting that pollution affects individuals from fetal development to old age and causes harm throughout the entire fossil fuel life cycle. It highlights that these health impacts are systemic, persistent, and unjustly distributed across communities and nations, while noting that climate and health policies have generally ignored these multidimensional harms.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance and its partners call for a total phase-out of fossil fuels, health-centered adaptation planning, and strategic climate financing to prevent catastrophic impacts on global health. The statement emphasizes a 'Health in All Policies' approach, arguing that the transition to renewable energy is a public health imperative that could save 3.6 million lives annually. It further advocates for the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund to address health losses, the promotion of sustainable plant-rich diets to prevent 11 million premature deaths, and the exclusion of fossil fuel industry influence from UNFCCC policy-making.

The Global Climate and Health Alliance and its signatories call for a 'Health in All Policies' approach at COP28, arguing that climate action is a public health imperative. The statement advocates for a full phase-out of fossil fuels to save 3.6 million lives annually, the integration of health metrics into the Global Goal on Adaptation, and the strategic allocation of climate finance toward health outcomes. It further emphasizes the need for a Loss and Damage Fund that addresses health losses and a transition to sustainable food systems to reduce premature deaths from diet-related non-communicable diseases.

This executive summary from Ember reports that wind and solar power reached 10.3% of global electricity generation in 2021. While clean energy sources collectively provided 38% of global electricity, the report highlights a concerning record increase in coal power and carbon emissions, driven largely by surging electricity demand in Asia.

In 2021, wind and solar power reached a record 10.3% of global electricity generation, with total clean energy accounting for 38%. However, a 5.4% surge in global electricity demand—driven largely by economic growth in Asia—led to a record increase in coal power, which grew by 9.0% to reach 10,042 TWh. Consequently, power sector CO2 emissions rose by 7% in 2021, the largest percentage increase since 2010, surpassing pre-pandemic levels.

This fact sheet by Friends of the Earth International critiques 'Nature-based Solutions' (NbS) and soil carbon markets, arguing that these concepts are tools for corporate co-optation of environmental and food policies rather than viable solutions for climate change, biodiversity loss, or hunger.

The document argues that carbon markets, offsetting systems, and carbon credits are 'false climate solutions' rooted in capitalism, neocolonialism, and extractivism. It asserts that these mechanisms often violate the rights of indigenous peoples and local communities, leading to land theft and environmental harm, and provides a framework to help these communities protect their rights and territories.

This report examines how the fossil fuel sector utilizes voluntary carbon markets to justify the continued use of a fossil-fuel-based economy through carbon offsetting and 'greenwashing'.

The document highlights the critical role of agricultural biodiversity, contrasting the diversity of peasant food webs with the narrow focus of industrial food chains. It argues that while industrial agriculture is a primary driver of ecosystem destruction and climate change, peasant agriculture offers a solution for safeguarding biodiversity. The author contends that agricultural biodiversity has been sidelined within the CBD and must be brought back to the center of negotiations for the Global Biodiversity Framework.

The document asserts that the 'Just Transition' framework has failed to address patriarchal oppression and systemic injustices linked to the fossil energy system. Based on 2020 webinars with 100 activists from the Friends of the Earth federation and allied organisations, it argues that women—particularly black, indigenous, women of colour, LBTQ, peasant, and working-class women—are central to creating lasting solutions and that a transition cannot occur without a feminist approach to system change.

The document outlines a framework for climate equity, asserting that developed nations owe an ecological debt to developing nations due to historical overconsumption. It advocates for a global carbon budget apportioned by responsibility, capacity, and the right to sustainable societies, while calling for a systemic shift away from neoliberalism toward community-owned energy and agroecology to limit global warming to 1.5°C.