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This research paper examines how the global response to COVID-19 provides insights into the role of governance in achieving climate-resilient and equitable societal transformations, challenging the notion that such outcomes can be engineered through rational policy alone.

This research paper analyzes the link between income inequality and carbon emissions across 117 countries from 1990 to 2015, noting a 60% increase in annual global emissions during this period and exploring future scenarios for the equitable distribution of the remaining carbon budget.

This executive summary from the Climate Bonds Initiative proposes an ambitious framework for identifying and labeling 'credible' transition investments to prevent greenwashing and support the growth of a transition bond market aligned with the Paris Agreement.

This research paper quantifies the potential greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions from the full implementation of 17 major international cooperative initiatives (ICIs) across eight sectors and ten major emitting economies.

This briefing describes Aid Atlas, an interactive online platform launched in December 2019 by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to simplify the analysis of global development finance flows. The tool is designed to help users, particularly decision-makers in developing countries, move beyond the effort of tracking financial flows to evaluate the actual impact of aid on the ground.

A joint statement from the Partners for Inclusive Green Economies outlining the need for a just, green, and transformative recovery following the COVID-19 crisis, which the authors state exposed systemic inequalities and fragilities.

A statement by members of the Scientific Advisory Panel of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and other experts urging that economic stimulus efforts for COVID-19 recovery be used to address integrated global challenges including climate change, air pollution, and sustainable development.

The RMI paper 'Global Stimulus Principles' proposes that recovery investments following the COVID-19 pandemic should be used to build a low-carbon economy that is more resilient to future disruptions and the climate crisis.

This briefing summarizes the second Global Dialogue on responding to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic crisis, focusing on building global resilience aligned with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement. It emphasizes the need to integrate climate resilience with development, break down institutional silos, and ensure that recovery efforts are locally led and inclusive of vulnerable populations.

This research paper synthesizes emission mitigation potentials across food, housing, transport, and other consumption domains, identifying 61 options with positive mitigation potential based on a meta-review of 53 studies.

A statement addressed to the G20 Agriculture Ministers on 21 April 2020, arguing that COVID-19 responses must go beyond maintaining food supply chains to address the systemic vulnerability of food producers and the environmental degradation caused by the current global food system.

A statement addressed to the G20 Extraordinary Meeting of Ministers of Agriculture on April 21, 2020, arguing that COVID-19 responses must protect human rights, curb financial speculation on food, and transition toward a sustainable, resilient food system based on food sovereignty.

A statement addressed to the G20 agriculture ministers on April 21, 2020, arguing that COVID-19 response measures must protect human rights, prevent financial speculation in food markets, and transition toward a sustainable, local food system to avoid future crises.

A statement addressed to the World Trade Organization (WTO) by Friends of the Earth International and a wide coalition of global organizations, calling for the immediate suspension of all trade and investment treaty negotiations during the COVID-19 pandemic to prioritize the procurement of medical supplies and the saving of lives.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International and numerous endorsers calling on World Trade Organization (WTO) members to halt all trade and investment treaty negotiations during the COVID-19 pandemic to prioritize the production and distribution of medical supplies.

The Alliance for Renewable Electrification (ARE) and its partners issued a call to action detailing five recommendations to protect the decentralised renewable energy (DRE) sector from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and ensure the achievement of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals.

This research paper by the Climate Policy Initiative outlines the state of global climate adaptation finance, highlighting the gap between estimated needs and tracked investments, while discussing the importance and challenges of tracking adaptation finance.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute evaluates the progress of Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in aligning their financial flows with the Paris Agreement. While a framework has been outlined, the authors argue that MDBs lack specific implementation dates, clear assessment criteria for mitigation and adaptation, and standardized reporting metrics.

This report examines the transition of sustainable investing from a niche practice to a mainstream financial industry standard, projecting near-total ESG integration in fund management by 2036.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International outlining demands for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework to ensure the protection of nature and avoid the failures of the previous Aichi targets.