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This policy brief discusses the need to raise awareness in Indonesia regarding the health impacts of coal-fired power, using successful public awareness campaigns from India and China as models to encourage civil society action.

A Green Bond Fact Sheet detailing a SGD50 million green loan issued by the Sunseap Group on April 3, 2019, to finance rooftop solar projects in Singapore.

This research paper evaluates the effectiveness of market-based governance in the soy-meat value chain, arguing that current supply chain initiatives are fragmented and fail to address systemic drivers of environmental impact. The authors advocate for a shift toward network governance to improve coordination and trust between global actors.

This report by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the limitations and uncertainties of life-cycle assessment (LCA) tools used to compare the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of concrete, steel, and wood in the built environment. It argues that current LCAs often lack transparency and omit critical data—particularly regarding biogenic carbon in wood—which can lead to misleading conclusions about the relative performance of building materials. The report concludes that prioritizing energy efficiency and building longevity offers greater mitigation potential than focusing on material substitution alone.

This briefing describes a new data-driven methodology developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and University College London (UCL) to calculate maritime shipping emissions per traded commodity. By combining satellite-based automatic identification system (AIS) data with ship operational characteristics and shipping manifests, the approach allocates greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions to specific commodities, exporters, importers, and traders. The method was piloted using 2014 Brazilian export data to demonstrate its ability to provide precise, transparent accounting for supply chain environmental footprints.

This document is a Chinese translation of the report "Chilling Prospects: Providing Sustainable Cooling for All," published by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll). It examines the risks associated with the lack of sustainable cooling and the opportunities for economic and social development through expanded access to cooling technologies, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the Paris Agreement, and the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol.

A research paper quantifying tropical deforestation emissions from 2010–2014, finding that agriculture and forestry expansion caused ~2.6 gigatonnes CO2 per year. The study highlights that 29%–39% of these emissions were driven by international trade, with cattle and oilseeds as primary drivers and the EU and China as major importers.

This report by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines the role of taxonomies—systematic classifications of green assets—in supporting the growth of the green bond market. It discusses the challenges of identifying eligible assets, the emergence of national and regional guidelines, and the development of comprehensive frameworks by the European Commission and the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO).

This briefing describes SEI-PCS, a modeling approach developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) to provide fine-scale subnational data on the origins of traded commodities and their associated socio-environmental impacts. The tool is designed to overcome the limitations of traditional footprinting methods, which typically rely on country-level macroeconomic figures, by recreating supply chains to link consumption to specific production sites.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute describes the role of energy storage in enhancing grid resilience, integrating intermittent renewable energy, and managing peak demand. It details various storage technologies—including pumped-storage hydropower, batteries, compressed air, thermal, hydrogen, and flywheels—comparing their technical specifications, costs, and current global applications.

This fact sheet details a SEK 6 billion (USD 604 million) green bond issued by Stora Enso on February 20, 2019, marking the first entry of a Finnish forest product company into the green bond market.

This fact sheet details a JPY 5.3bn (USD 48m) green project bond issued by JA Solar Japan Co Ltd on 13 February 2019 to fund a solar power generation facility in Fukushima.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines the use of green bonds to finance low-carbon buildings and energy efficiency globally, with a specific focus on opportunities for Japan. It details the role of various issuers, including property companies, banks, and governments, and highlights the significance of the green securitisation market.

This briefing by the Climate Bonds Initiative examines the use of green bonds to finance low-carbon buildings and energy efficiency globally and specifically within Japan. It details the role of various issuers, including financial institutions, sovereign entities, and asset-backed securities (ABS), while highlighting the potential for Japan to leverage its technical expertise in energy efficiency to expand its green bond market.

The H1 2019 green bond market report by the Climate Bonds Initiative highlights HSBC as the leading global and emerging market underwriter and Euronext Amsterdam as the top listing venue. It notes that sovereign green bonds often outperform vanilla equivalents in book cover and spread compression, and identifies Agency green MBS and Solar/PACE ABS as primary drivers of green ABS issuance.

The report 'Energizing Finance: Understanding the Landscape 2019', produced by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and Climate Policy Initiative, analyzes public and private finance commitments for electricity and clean cooking in 20 high-impact countries (HICs) from 2013 to 2017. It finds that while electricity finance reached a record high in 2017, it remains far below the levels required to achieve Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) by 2030, particularly for residential users and in Sub-Saharan Africa. Clean cooking finance saw a severe decline in 2017, further widening the investment gap.

This briefing document provides context for the 2019 Green Economy Coalition (GEC) Global Meeting in Cape Town. It reviews the state of the global green transition in 2018, outlines the GEC's ten-year history and mission to champion inclusion, equity, and environmental limits, and defines the meeting's focus on ensuring 'everyone gets a stake' in the transition through participation, livelihoods, and ownership rights.

This report analyzes the global coffee market, focusing on the growth and impact of voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs). It examines production and consumption trends, the role of Low Human Development Countries (LHDCs), and the risks posed by price volatility and climate change to the sector's sustainability goals.

The Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) tool, developed by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), is a simulation-based methodology designed to integrate environmental, social, and economic risks and externalities into the financial valuation of infrastructure assets.

The 2019 SEforALL Charrettes Report details a two-day design-thinking event held in June 2019 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The event brought together 115 diverse participants to generate 'disruptive solutions' to accelerate progress toward Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7), specifically focusing on universal access to electricity and clean cooking by 2030.