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This research paper examines the conditions under which transparency leads to transformative change in environmental governance, specifically analyzing the relationship between transparency, accountability mechanisms, and power structures. Using the case of climate finance under the Paris Agreement, the authors argue that transparency alone is insufficient for an equitable climate policy regime if accountability and compliance are weak.

This research paper quantifies the global impact of tropospheric ozone on crop yields, estimating a total annual loss of 227 Tg. It identifies the highest losses in the Americas, China, India, Bangladesh, and Indonesia, noting that these areas often face concurrent stresses from heat, pests, and disease. The authors recommend integrating ozone tolerance into crop breeding and management to improve food security.

This policy brief analyzes how gender roles and cultural norms in Burkina Faso's Nouaho sub-basin create differentiated water security risks, particularly as climate change intensifies hazards like droughts and floods. Findings show that while women bear the primary burden of water collection and face higher health risks from poor sanitation, they are largely excluded from community decision-making and leadership roles in water associations. The document recommends that WASH interventions move beyond infrastructure to address gender disempowerment and use inclusive indicators to track progress toward universal water access.

The briefing argues for the use of border carbon adjustments (BCAs) to align trade policy with climate goals, suggesting that carbon charges on imports can prevent carbon leakage and encourage global low-carbon production.

This article argues that the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement must explicitly address the phasing out of fossil fuel production to keep global warming well below 2°C. It suggests that mapping a transition away from fossil fuels under the UNFCCC process would increase the effectiveness and ambition of international climate mitigation.

The research paper introduces a global index designed to quantify exposure to transnational climate impacts, arguing that traditional vulnerability indices fail to account for cross-border effects and global interconnections.

This research paper explores how the Planetary Boundaries framework—which defines a global "safe operating space" through quantitative limits on Earth system processes—can be operationalized for Europe. The study specifically analyzes the EU-28 across six boundaries: climate change, biosphere integrity, land systems change, freshwater use, biogeochemical flows, and novel entities.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), commissioned by WWF, examines the climate impact of consumption within the Swedish public sector, specifically focusing on food and transport. Using case studies from Eskilstuna and Umeå municipalities, the report analyzes existing and potential policy instruments to drive quantitative, qualitative, and transformative changes in consumption patterns to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

This article summarizes the Tropospheric Ozone Assessment Report (TOAR-Vegetation), which analyzes ozone distribution and trends across over 3,300 vegetated sites globally using three specific metrics (M12, AOT40, and W126) to assess impacts on vegetation.

This research paper examines the adoption of electricity services from a 60 kW solar mini-grid in Mpanta, Zambia, using service design approaches to identify barriers to household energy transitions.

This report documents the 'Nutrients and Carbon Reuse Challenge,' an open competition launched by the BONUS RETURN project to identify and support emerging eco-technologies capable of recovering nutrients and carbon in the Baltic Sea Region. The document outlines the competition's criteria, the evaluation process conducted by a panel of experts, and the selection of three winning technologies—Biophree, TerraNovaUltra, and Ravita—to enter a pre-commercialization process.

This research paper examines the mechanisms by which ozone causes injury to arable crops and discusses how these processes can be integrated into crop growth models to improve risk assessments for food supply under future climatic conditions.

This research paper compares how the European Union, Hungary, Portugal, and Scotland incorporate high-end climate change (HECC) scenarios—those exceeding 4°C—into adaptation decision-making, finding that such scenarios are not routinely used because decision-makers perceive them as low-probability or distant events.

This research paper applies the Robust Decision Support (RDS) framework to address water resource challenges in northern Patagonia, Argentina. Through participatory simulation modeling, the study finds that significant climate change impacts, potentially worsened by agricultural expansion, threaten the achievement of reservoir level goals and environmental flow requirements.

This research paper outlines fourteen actions and six proposals to enhance the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030 in Asia, emphasizing the role of science and technology in shifting from disaster management to risk reduction.

This research paper evaluates the impact of including plant volume in chamber carbon flux measurements, specifically focusing on peatland dwarf shrub vegetation, and proposes a non-destructive method for field volume estimation.

This report details the narratives, data, and assumptions used by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS) to model development and climate scenarios for Rwanda up to 2050. Using the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning (LEAP) and Water Evaluation and Planning (WEAP) tools, the authors co-created three primary pathways—reference, pessimistic, and optimistic—to explore the synergies and trade-offs between agricultural transformation and energy transition.

Southern Africa faces a significant energy crisis, with 68% of SADC residents lacking electricity and a power mix heavily dependent on coal. The document argues that universal energy access (SDG 7) requires overcoming investment barriers through a combination of regional cooperation to manage hydropower via the Southern African Power Pool and the deployment of decentralized mini- and micro-grids in rural areas.

This policy brief examines the economic resilience of Canada's oil sands and the resulting 'carbon lock-in,' arguing that continued production could create a global oil oversupply that hinders the low-carbon transition and undermines international climate action.

This research paper analyzes the evolution of United States Arctic policy during the Obama presidency and across a longer historical perspective, focusing on the shift from reluctance to active engagement in regional cooperation and the changing frames of national interest.