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This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the trajectories of geopolitical and geoeconomic fragmentation through 2050, specifically analyzing how these trends affect global trade, supply chains, and food security.

This research paper examines how 'imaginaries'—collective visions of desirable futures—influence governance regimes and their approaches to climate adaptation, arguing that these visions often reproduce existing power relations and business-as-usual strategies.

This research paper reviews literature on groundwater management, water security, international water law, and international water governance to propose recommendations for securing the nearly 600 transboundary aquifers globally.

A World Resources Institute working paper assessing 10 years of the Our Ocean Conference, finding that of 2,618 commitments totaling $160 billion in pledges, 43% are completed and $133.4 billion has been mobilized, with 54% of finance targeting ocean-climate action.

A roadmap developed by RMI and The Bezos Earth Fund outlining goals and requirements for scaling technological greenhouse gas removal (GHGR) by 2050.

The Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) has introduced a methodology framework for creating Climate Finance Roadmaps. These roadmaps are designed to identify the specific financial actors, instruments, and policy measures needed to close climate investment gaps across various sectors and geographies, addressing a global annual investment gap estimated at USD 6.1 trillion by 2030.

The November 2024 Warming Projections Global Update by the NewClimate Institute reports that global warming projections for 2100 have stagnated over the last three years. Current policies set the world on a path toward 2.7°C of warming, while the most optimistic scenario, assuming full implementation of all announced targets, projects 1.9°C. The report highlights a critical disconnect between the escalating climate crisis and the urgency of government policy implementation, noting that while renewable energy growth is record-breaking, it is being offset by all-time high fossil fuel subsidies.

This technical note details the methodology used by the NewClimate Institute for the State of Climate Action series to identify sectors requiring transformation, establish 1.5°C-aligned global mitigation targets for 2030, 2035, and 2050, and select indicators to monitor annual progress in greenhouse gas emission reductions and carbon removal.

This report by the NewClimate Institute analyzes the use of regenerative agriculture in the sustainability and climate strategies of the 30 largest multinational food and agriculture companies, warning that the term is being diluted and misused as a greenwashing strategy rather than a tool for systemic redesign.

This RMI fact sheet introduces the Oil Climate Index plus Gas (OCI+), an interactive web tool designed to model the life-cycle emissions intensity of global oil and gas assets. The document argues that fossil fuel resources vary significantly in their climate footprints and emphasizes the need for high-quality public data and the use of a 20-year global warming potential (GWP20) to accurately assess the impact of methane emissions.

This perspective article explores the potential of combining artificial intelligence (AI) and Earth observation technologies to enhance forest management and sustainability, while also addressing the associated risks and the need for governance mechanisms.

This report provides a technical overview of the climate impact of aircraft contrails and the potential for mitigation through contrail avoidance and rerouting. It emphasizes the need for radical collaboration across the aviation sector to improve atmospheric data, refine prediction models, and integrate contrail management into air traffic operations.

This briefing by RMI explains the chemicals industry's role in global greenhouse gas emissions and its critical importance to the clean energy transition, while outlining the complexities and strategies required for its decarbonization.

A briefing by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) discussing a collaboration with University College London that argues for a global norm against new fossil fuel projects to align with 1.5°C climate goals.

A statement by the Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs calling for international organizations to collaborate on defining and reforming 'bad subsidies' to support a low-carbon circular economy and modernize WTO rules.

In 2023, the share of renewables in the global electricity mix exceeded 30% for the first time, driven by record growth in wind and solar. However, a record fall in hydropower generation and rising electricity demand led to a marginal increase in fossil fuel generation, resulting in global power sector emissions reaching a new record high of 14,153 million tonnes of CO2.

This briefing from the International Institute for Sustainable Development examines the increasing trend of incorporating voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) into free trade agreements (FTAs) and provides recommendations to maximize their effectiveness in promoting sustainable global production and consumption.

This research paper evaluates the diversity of six major global scenario sets used in climate research and policymaking to determine how effectively they span the uncertainty space of future environmental change.

The 2024 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) evaluates the climate strategies and pledges of 51 major global companies, finding that most fail to align with the 1.5°C warming limit and often rely on insufficient or questionable emission reduction mechanisms.

This briefing by Transforma presents a proposal to simplify the negotiation options for the New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance under the Paris Agreement. The authors condense 44 existing negotiation options, categorized into 10 elements by the Co-Chairs of the Ad-Hoc Work Programme (AHWP), into a more direct framework to assist stakeholders as negotiations resume in the second quarter of 2024.