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This technical note describes the Indonesia Energy Policy Simulator (EPS), a System Dynamics computer model designed to help policymakers estimate the impacts of policy packages to meet national climate targets.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute identifies seven organizational, intermediary, and contextual barriers that prevent large U.S. companies (specifically Fortune 500 firms) from advocating for science-based climate policy at the federal level. The author argues that voluntary corporate actions are insufficient to meet the 1.5°C pathway and that corporate climate leadership must include active policy advocacy to generate necessary political capital.

This report analyzes the integration of open governance principles—transparency, participation, and accountability—within the climate finance system. It finds that while multilateral institutions have consistent approaches, bilateral and private finance governance is less transparent and accountable. Key barriers include the lack of a common definition for climate finance and the fact that final investment decisions often occur without public participation. The report concludes that current international finance lacks sufficient enforcement mechanisms and that improvements must come from domestic laws and institutional policies rather than UNFCCC negotiations alone.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute analyzes COVID-19 recovery packages from G20 countries to assess their alignment with the Paris Agreement. The authors developed a typology of policies and interventions to guide decision-makers toward a greener recovery, finding that most initial stimulus actions favored business-as-usual (BAU) investments over climate-resilient pathways.

This report by the World Resources Institute examines five types of nature crime and their intersection with other criminal activities, proposing five broad strategies for policymakers and civil society to combat these threats to climate, biodiversity, and social justice.

The World Resources Institute report provides a framework for consumer-facing food companies to align meat sourcing with climate and sustainability goals, cautioning that 'better meat' production systems can sometimes result in higher environmental impacts per kilogram of protein than conventional systems.

This report by the World Resources Institute outlines technological and practice-based strategies to mitigate methane emissions from three primary agricultural sources: enteric fermentation, manure management, and rice cultivation, in alignment with the Global Methane Pledge and the Paris Agreement.

This research paper uses the World Resources Institute's framework to estimate the economic rate of return (ERR) for renewable energy technologies in Maharashtra, Jharkhand, and Assam, India, comparing them against a coal baseline to inform local deployment policies.

This research paper analyzes trade, human rights, and environmental regimes, including the Montreal Protocol, to identify lessons on equity that can inform the 2015 international climate agreement under the UNFCCC. It argues that equity is essential for achieving consensus and should be addressed through both the differentiation of commitments and the design of supporting institutions and procedures.

This research paper analyzes quantitative scenarios to determine which combinations of public and private finance sources could enable developed countries to meet the $100 billion annual climate finance goal by 2020, as committed during the 2009 Copenhagen UNFCCC meeting.

The 'Guide for Responsible Corporate Engagement in Climate Policy' provides a framework for companies to constructively influence climate policy to support a low-carbon economy. Developed through a consultation involving the UN Global Compact and other international organizations, the guide identifies a gap between corporate sustainability commitments and actual government affairs activities, offering a three-step action plan to align corporate influence with climate goals.

This guidance from the World Resources Institute outlines strategies for countries to enhance their 2020 Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to decarbonize the power sector by 2050, emphasizing that increasing renewable energy targets alone is insufficient.

A rapid umbrella review finds that current evidence does not justify large-scale silvopasture adoption as a major U.S. climate mitigation strategy. While it can increase tree biomass carbon, it often reduces livestock and forage productivity, risking land-use leakage that could offset climate benefits. Evidence for soil carbon gains is limited, though some resilience and environmental co-benefits were noted.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute examines the structure and value chains of the global wind power industry, arguing that global integration through cross-border investment and trade can reduce technology costs and foster innovation while maintaining local job creation.

This working paper, produced by the World Resources Institute (WRI) in collaboration with the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI), proposes a framework for classifying climate finance to help parties to the UNFCCC understand progress toward the $100 billion climate finance commitment.

This report analyzes the Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) NOx Budget Program to provide recommendations for U.S. states designing market-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions trading systems.

Testimony by James Bradbury of the World Resources Institute arguing that reducing upstream methane leakage is critical for U.S. GHG goals and warning that LNG exports will likely increase domestic emissions. He recommends expanded DOE research, updated emissions factors, funding for STRONGER, EPA support for states, and the adoption of a carbon price or clean energy standard.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute provides recommendations for harmonizing accounting rules for Annex I (developed country) emissions reduction pledges within the UNFCCC's AWG-LCA negotiations track for post-2012 climate policy.

This fact sheet from the World Resources Institute describes the role of United States forests as a carbon sink in 2006, noting their capacity to absorb carbon dioxide and their impact on total national greenhouse gas emissions.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute proposes a methodology to estimate the amount of private climate finance mobilized by policy and other causal factors to improve climate finance tracking.