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The Institute for Economic Justice and #PayTheGrants filed a court case on 21 July 2023 challenging the Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant regulations. The challenge argues that barriers to access and the stagnant R350 monthly value violate the constitutional right to social assistance and constitute unconstitutional retrogression.

This policy brief by RMI outlines the potential for 'clean repowering'—siting new renewable energy projects at existing fossil fuel interconnection points—to accelerate the energy transition and reduce costs for customers in the United States by leveraging Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) incentives.

This policy briefing outlines recommendations to address youth unemployment in Uganda, based on the 'Youth and Social Justice Futures: Identifying Future Skills and Training in Africa' project. The project utilized Youth Futures Literacy Labs and the Three Horizons Framework to engage youth and stakeholders in imagining alternative futures. Key strategic priorities include combating corruption, modernizing the agricultural sector, and reforming the education system to align with 21st-century labor market needs.

A statement by Ambassador Matthew Wilson of Barbados arguing for a fair and balanced fisheries subsidies agreement at the WTO's Thirteenth Ministerial Conference (MC13), emphasizing the critical role of small island developing states (SIDS) and the need for special and differential treatment to protect livelihoods and food security.

This SEI briefing provides recommendations for the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund (LDF), emphasizing the need for fairness, transparency, and local accessibility to effectively support vulnerable countries recovering from climate crisis impacts.

This briefing by the Stockholm Environment Institute outlines recommendations for the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund, emphasizing the need for equity, transparency, and local accessibility to support vulnerable countries recovering from climate impacts.

WRI Indonesia's Cities4Forests initiative supported the Jakarta government in establishing 54 new urban parks and planting over 65,000 trees to combat air pollution, extreme heat, and flooding.

A case study on the São Paulo Complete Streets Network, a partnership between the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the Bloomberg Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) to reduce traffic fatalities in Brazilian cities through road redesign and speed reduction.

WRI implemented over 30 nature-based projects in Mumbai, Kochi, and Jaipur, including urban farming and water restoration, to mitigate climate risks. These initiatives, which include a food security project for 72,000 students in Mumbai and a cooling farm in Jaipur, led to the establishment of India's first national forum on urban nature-based solutions.

This case study describes how the World Resources Institute (WRI) utilized the Forest Watcher app, biogeographical research, and community engagement to reduce deforestation and secure international protection for forests in Madagascar.

This research paper by the Africa Policy Research Institute analyzes the outcomes of COP 28 in Dubai, assessing how the agreements and financial commitments align with the priorities of African nations and civil society organizations. It evaluates progress on the Loss and Damage fund, adaptation finance, the transition away from fossil fuels, and food system resilience, concluding that while historic agreements were reached, the scale of financial commitments remains insufficient to meet Africa's urgent climate needs.

This document contains the heads of argument submitted by the First and Second Respondents (Groundwork Trust and Vukani Environmental Justice Alliance Movement in Action) to the Supreme Court of Appeal of South Africa. The respondents argue that the Minister of Environmental Affairs has a legal duty under section 20 of the National Environmental Management: Air Quality Act and section 7(2) of the Constitution to promulgate regulations to implement and enforce the Highveld Plan. They seek to uphold a High Court judgment that declared the air quality in the Highveld Priority Area a breach of constitutional rights and ordered the Minister to produce enforcement regulations within 12 months.

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) issued a statement criticizing President Ramaphosa's State of the Nation Address (SONA) for lacking concrete plans to address South Africa's economic and social crises. The IEJ proposes ten specific questions for Members of Parliament to ask the President, focusing on social grants, public infrastructure, the Just Energy Transition, and the mobilization of domestic resources to realize constitutional rights.

This research paper examines the distributional impacts of electrification, digitalization, and automation on workers within the Swedish transport sector, specifically focusing on the subjective and objective quality of working life for taxi and truck drivers.

The EESI 2023 Climate, Environmental, and Energy Congressional Hearings Tracker lists the hearings conducted by various U.S. House and Senate committees throughout 2023. The tracker highlights a high volume of activity in the House Committee on Natural Resources (28 hearings), the House Committee on Energy and Commerce (24 hearings), and the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (22 hearings). Key themes across these committees include the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, energy security, critical mineral supply chains, water resource management, and the economic risks of climate change.

This policy brief by RMI outlines how U.S. states can utilize Low-Carbon Fuel Standards (LCFS) to incentivize the adoption of clean hydrogen and hydrogen-derived fuels, particularly for hard-to-abate sectors like aviation, maritime shipping, and long-haul trucking. It analyzes existing programs in California, Oregon, and Washington to provide four key lessons for future state policies to ensure clean hydrogen is directed toward high-priority uses rather than sectors where electrification is more efficient.

This policy brief provides a comparative analysis of macroeconomic resilience in Benin and Togo from 2000 to 2020, examining how each country responded to endogenous (national) and exogenous (regional/global) shocks. The analysis highlights differences in fiscal and monetary policy responses, noting that Benin's economy has been more volatile due to global integration, while Togo's has been more shielded by phosphate exports but hampered by governance crises.

A report by Ember providing data on the European Union electricity sector in 2023, highlighting trends in generation, demand, and CO2 emissions over the last two decades.

This RMI fact sheet outlines the climate impact of the aluminum industry and the necessary steps to decarbonize the sector to meet a 1.5°C pathway, focusing on the transition to renewable energy and the improvement of recycling practices.

This case study describes the 'Sharing the Power' project in Mokoloki, Nigeria, which implements a community-centric solar minigrid model. The project addresses challenges of rapid population growth and rising fuel costs by upgrading technical capacity and introducing a co-ownership structure where the community holds an 11 percent stake and shares in the revenues to fund local development.