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The executive summary of 'Global Climate Action 2022' by the NewClimate Institute analyzes International Climate Initiatives (ICIs), noting a downward trend in productivity and performance since 2019. It highlights a significant underrepresentation of the Global South and evaluates the potential of 'Glasgow Initiatives' from COP26 to bridge the 2030 emission ambition gap, provided more large-emitting countries join and implement them.

This research paper from the Stockholm Environment Institute examines how anti-fossil fuel norms can be utilized to promote equitable climate action, highlighting the tension between the political utility of simple messaging and the risk of overlooking distributional impacts on marginalized communities.

This concept note from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) and FAPESP, submitted to the Belmont Forum Plenary, proposes a transdisciplinary and participatory initiative to address urgent threats to the Amazon region. The proposal emphasizes the link between biodiversity loss, climate change, and human health, while advocating for the protection of indigenous knowledge and the implementation of environmental governance frameworks.

This executive summary outlines research by the Tyndall Centre at The University of Manchester on phaseout pathways for oil and gas production to align with Paris-compliant carbon budgets and the 1.5°C goal.

This briefing from the Stockholm Environment Institute explores how individual researchers can modify the design, implementation, and dissemination of climate and environment research to challenge unequal power relations and colonial-era legacies that disadvantage the Global South and marginalized communities.

The Declaration on a Green COVID-19 Recovery is a joint statement co-authored by attendees of the 2021 GEC Global Meeting. It calls for a structural transformation of global economies to be nature-positive, net zero, and inclusive, arguing that current recovery policies are instead propping up fossil fuel industries and increasing inequality.

This report, presented as an interview between CIEL staff, criticizes the COP26 presidency and the UNFCCC Secretariat for failing to deliver on a promise of the "most inclusive COP ever." It details how unprecedented restrictions on access to negotiating areas in Glasgow have marginalized civil society, Indigenous Peoples, and representatives from the Global South, thereby hindering the monitoring of key climate discussions and the inclusion of frontline perspectives.

This paper examines 'green equity'—the use of equity investments to ensure climate-compatibility of projects under the Paris Agreement—and 'greening equity,' a strategy used by the International Finance Corporation to reduce coal exposure in its client financial institutions.

The 'Manuel d’Éducation Populaire Féministe' is a guide published by Friends of the Earth International (ATI) in December 2020. It provides a conceptual framework and practical pedagogical tools for feminist popular education aimed at dismantling patriarchy and achieving gender justice. The manual integrates anticapitalist, ecofeminist, and intersectional perspectives, linking the oppression of women to the exploitation of nature and the capitalist system.

A statement by the Global Campaign to Reclaim People’s Sovereignty, Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity criticizing the second revised draft of a UN binding treaty intended to regulate transnational corporations (TNCs) and human rights.

The Global Campaign for Reclaiming Peoples' Sovereignty, Dismantling Corporate Power and Ending Impunity criticizes the second revised draft of the UN binding treaty on transnational corporations (TNCs) for diluting its scope to all companies rather than focusing on TNCs. The campaign highlights the omission of human rights obligations for TNCs, the lack of international enforcement mechanisms, and the failure to address corporate capture and joint liability across global value chains. Furthermore, it argues that the COVID-19 pandemic prevents meaningful civil society participation, calling for inclusive consultations instead of formal negotiations for the sixth session of the Working Group.

This policy brief by Friends of the Earth International outlines four guiding principles for a 'just recovery' following the COVID-19 pandemic. The document argues that the pandemic was exacerbated by neoliberalism and systemic inequalities, and calls for a transformative change in the global economic and political system to prioritize human rights, ecological limits, and social justice over corporate profit.

The report 'Principles for a Just Recovery' by Friends of the Earth International argues that the COVID-19 pandemic is a consequence of a capitalist, patriarchal, and racist system that prioritizes profit over people and nature. The document proposes a transformative system change based on four core principles: abandoning neoliberalism and austerity, enhancing international solidarity, strengthening democracy and human rights, and addressing the root causes of multiple systemic crises (climate, biodiversity, food, and care). It calls for the redistribution of wealth, the cancellation of Global South debt, and a transition away from fossil fuels and industrial agriculture toward energy and food sovereignty.

This briefing summarizes the fourth session of a global dialogue hosted by the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMU). The discussion focuses on integrating biodiversity, land-use, and nature-based solutions into economic recovery packages following the COVID-19 pandemic to align with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement.

Friends of the Earth U.S. outlines a platform for a Green New Deal designed to address the climate crisis by transforming economic systems, phasing out fossil fuels, and establishing just energy and food systems based on community control and social equity.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that the planetary climate and social crises cannot be solved within the current dominant economic system, calling instead for a systemic change based on people's sovereignty and environmental justice.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that the planetary crisis, including climate change and biodiversity loss, cannot be solved within the current capitalist economic system and instead requires a fundamental "system change" based on people's sovereignty and justice.

A statement by Friends of the Earth International arguing that the global climate, social, and environmental crises are rooted in a capitalist economic system focused on growth and profit, and can only be resolved through a comprehensive 'system change' based on popular sovereignty and justice.

A 2015 submission by the Global Campaign to Dismantle Corporate Power and Stop Impunity providing eight proposals for a legally binding international instrument regarding the human rights obligations of transnational corporations.

The 2013 SAIIA Young Leaders Declaration is a statement of recommendations for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, formulated by South African youth during the 2nd Annual South African Institute of International Affairs Young Leaders Conference in Johannesburg. The document outlines priorities across three thematic areas: addressing inequalities, managing conflict, violence and disasters, and ensuring environmental sustainability.