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The Ember report '2024 at a glance' details the EU power sector's performance in 2024, highlighting a record decline in fossil fuel generation and a record high for clean energy sources, which reached 71% of the power mix.

In 2024, the EU's electricity transition saw solar power overtake coal for the first time, with renewables reaching a 47% share of the power sector. Gas generation declined for the fifth consecutive year, and combined with coal reductions, power sector emissions fell to below half of their 2007 peak. Since 2019, wind and solar growth has saved the EU €59 billion in fossil fuel imports, though the report notes that wind power deployment must more than double its recent rate to meet 2030 targets.

This report by Ember details the record growth of solar energy in the European Union in 2024, noting increases in both generation and installed capacity across all member states. It argues that to sustain this growth and manage the resulting price volatility—SSS, the EU must accelerate the deployment of 'clean flexibility' solutions, including batteries, smart electrification, and grid modernization.

This research paper examines the water crisis in Johannesburg as a symptom of broader systemic failures in South Africa's municipal and national governance. It argues that the inability to deliver basic socio-economic rights, such as water and sanitation, is driven by a combination of severe capacity constraints, corruption, and a national government strategy of fiscal consolidation that prioritizes debt reduction over constitutional obligations to citizens.

This research paper examines how 'imaginaries'—collective visions of desirable futures—influence governance regimes and their approaches to climate adaptation, arguing that these visions often reproduce existing power relations and business-as-usual strategies.

This briefing by RMI argues for the establishment of a standardized near-zero emissions threshold for iron production to stimulate investment and trade in decarbonized steel. It proposes a threshold of 350 kgCO2e/t iron and suggests implementing a 'book and claim' market mechanism to connect corporate buyers with clean iron producers, overcoming the complexities of multi-tiered supply chains.

RMI proposes a 'whole-systems' approach to energy efficiency that combines electrification with 'energy end-use efficiency'—reducing the actual energy services required. By focusing on land-use, passive design, and material circularity, the report argues that overall energy demand can be reduced by 50-75% in some sectors, far exceeding the COP28 goal of a 4% annual improvement rate.

The report advocates for the adoption of transition-specific alignment targets—sector-specific metrics such as zero-emission vehicle sales—to complement greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction targets and address the limitations of current scope 3 emission tracking.

This policy brief examines the implementation of Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) for coffee farmers in Flores, Indonesia, through the EECCLiRe project. It identifies that while climate change is causing severe disruptions—including unpredictable rainfall and extreme weather events that have significantly reduced incomes—vulnerability is compounded by soil degradation, urban expansion, and shifting social dynamics. The brief highlights a tension between traditional spiritual beliefs and scientific agricultural techniques, as well as barriers such as lack of digital infrastructure and the economic risk of income loss during crop rejuvenation. It concludes that effective adaptation requires a holistic approach that respects traditional knowledge, addresses gender and generational inequalities, and provides financial and infrastructural support.

This research paper examines the perceptions and access constraints of users of climate information tools, based on a survey of 343 participants across five European countries.

The report by the Africa Policy Research Institute (APRI) analyzes the landscape of bilateral and multilateral agreements between African states and global powers to secure critical minerals essential for the green energy and digital transitions. It examines the strategies of twelve key actors—including China, Russia, the EU, and the US—highlighting a trend toward resource diplomacy driven by national security concerns and the need to diversify supply chains away from dominant suppliers.

The Center for International Environmental Law (CIEL) issued a statement on January 20, 2025, condemning the 47th President of the United States' inaugural actions. CIEL claims the administration's executive orders dismantle environmental protections and human rights safeguards, expand fossil fuel production, and target marginalized populations with hateful policies, thereby threatening global cooperation and climate safety.

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a response to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) consultation regarding updated Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) guidance for offshore operators. This guidance follows a British Supreme Court ruling in Finch v Surrey County Council, which mandated that planning authorities assess "downstream" greenhouse gas emissions for fossil fuel projects.

A statement from the World Resources Institute (WRI) reacting to President Donald Trump's announcement on January 20, 2025, that the United States will withdraw from the Paris Agreement on climate change.

This briefing summarizes two 2024 IPBES assessments, highlighting that over half of global GDP (USD 58 trillion) depends on nature, yet financial systems continue to prioritize harmful activities. While USD 7 trillion is invested annually in biodiversity-damaging activities and subsidies for such sectors reach up to USD 3.3 trillion, biodiversity conservation receives only USD 135-200 billion. The reports argue for a systemic transformation—including pricing externalities, reforming debt for low-income nations, and closing a funding gap of up to USD 1 trillion per year—which could potentially create USD 10 trillion in business value and 395 million jobs by 2030.

A research paper investigating the spatio-temporal variability of macro benthic communities across five main coastal lagoons in Uruguay, finding that spatial variation between lagoons outweighs short-term temporal variability.

This research paper examines the impact of technological modernization, specifically the mechanization of sugarcane cutting and planting, on the labor market within Brazil's sugar-energy sector.

This research paper describes the evolution of a large delta system in the southern Buenos Aires Province of Argentina from the Last Glacial Maximum to the present, focusing on the roles of the Colorado and Negro rivers.

This research paper analyzes satellite-derived sea surface chlorophyll concentration (SSC) from 2002 to 2012 to characterize the timing and magnitude of annual phytoplankton blooms in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin in Northeast Brazil.

This research paper examines social-ecological interactions in the Arizona-Sonora borderlands using a modified driver-response conceptual model to analyze how human and physical processes mutually condition one another in response to global change.