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This report by the Global Climate and Health Alliance examines the intersection of methane emissions from the waste and wastewater sectors and human health. It details how improving waste management can reduce tropospheric ozone and other pollutants, thereby preventing premature deaths and diseases, while providing strategies for international, national, and local action.

The report identifies the Caatinga biome in Northeast Brazil as highly vulnerable to climate change, with family farmers bearing the brunt of climate risks. It finds that increased aridity leads to disproportionately high productivity losses in beans, corn, and cattle compared to other Brazilian biomes. Beyond agricultural losses, the report establishes a correlation between increased aridity and worsening socioeconomic indicators, including higher poverty rates, increased child mortality, higher school delay rates, and rising unemployment.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative analyzes the financing landscape of Indonesia's power sector from 2015 to 2021. It highlights a significant gap between current investment trends and the funding required to meet the country's Net Zero Emission (NZE) 2060 targets, while detailing the shift from fossil fuel to renewable energy finance.

This briefing by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) and Agroicone presents proposals to integrate sustainability and climate resilience into Brazil's 2023/24 Agricultural Plan (Plano Safra). The document outlines three primary sets of recommendations: aligning rural credit rules with sustainability goals, improving agricultural risk management through insurance subsidies, and prioritizing the allocation of Constitutional Financing Funds (FCFs) for small producers and low-carbon practices.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI/PUC-Rio) maps Brazil's public policies for climate mitigation and adaptation in agriculture, evaluating them through the lens of a 'just transition.' It identifies a framework of policies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase resilience, while highlighting the need to better include vulnerable groups such as family farmers and traditional communities to ensure social and economic equity.

This report by Energy Innovation analyzes the cost savings of operating electric vehicles (EVs) compared to gas-powered vehicles across the United States, focusing on 'fill-up' costs for sedans, SUVs, and trucks. Using a custom cost comparison tool, the authors find that EV drivers in every state save money per trip and annually, though the magnitude of these savings varies significantly based on state-level electricity rates and gasoline prices.

This briefing by Global Energy Monitor and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) analyzes a surge in coal power permitting and construction in China during the first half of 2023. The report finds that new projects are being approved at a pace of more than one plant per week, often ignoring central government policies that restrict new coal to a 'supporting' role for clean energy. The authors argue that this 'coal rush' is driven by a desire to maximize carbon-intensive capacity before the 2030 emissions peak, outdated grid management, and a shift away from fossil gas, potentially undermining China's long-term climate commitments.

The GreenCape Development Agency NPC's Privacy Policy, implemented in August 2023, outlines how the organization collects, processes, and protects personal information in compliance with South Africa's Protection of Personal Information Act 4 of 2013 (POPIA) and the Promotion of Access to Information Act 2 of 2000 (PAIA).

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) examines the design choices and trade-offs associated with Border Carbon Adjustments (BCAs). It describes BCAs as measures intended to prevent 'carbon leakage' by ensuring imported goods face carbon costs equivalent to domestic production, thereby supporting the integrity of domestic carbon pricing. The document outlines key decision points for policy-makers, including the scope of trade flows, geographic exemptions, emission categories (Scopes 1, 2, and 3), calculation methods for embedded emissions, and the allocation of generated revenues.

This policy brief examines the prevalence and risk factors of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cape Verde. It identifies significant gaps in victim identification, legal frameworks, and prosecution, while noting an increase in child sexual exploitation and abuse materials (CSEAM) uploads since 2019.

This policy brief examines the prevalence and risk factors of online child sexual exploitation and abuse (OCSEA) in Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire, and Cabo Verde. It highlights a significant gap between official data and actual prevalence, noting that OCSEA is likely drastically underreported due to social stigma and weak identification processes. The document identifies systemic failures in legal frameworks, law enforcement capacity, and victim support, while recommending regional harmonization of laws and increased collaboration between governments and the technology sector.

This report by the Institute for Security Studies examines the intersection of violent extremism and illicit economies in northern Côte d’Ivoire between 2019 and 2023. It specifically analyzes how extremist groups, including those linked to GSIM and IS Sahel, have infiltrated the livestock economy and illegal artisanal gold mining to secure funding, logistics, and human resources. The document details a three-phase security sequence in the north-east, moving from exploratory incursions to active attacks and a subsequent lull, while providing policy recommendations for regulating the mining and livestock sectors to deprive these groups of resources.

This policy brief examines how the BRICS bloc can support the digitisation of African agriculture to drive economic growth. It highlights the potential for investment through the New Development Bank, knowledge transfer from BRICS members' digital agricultural reforms, and the role of South Africa's 2023 BRICS chair to advance continental goals like Agenda 2063 and the AfCFTA.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute provides recommendations for the operationalization of the Loss and Damage Fund, based on research involving potential funders and recipients. It emphasizes the need for transparency, participatory governance, and flexible funding mechanisms to ensure that resources reach the most vulnerable communities in the Global South.

The 'Gender in climate action training pack: A resource for practitioners' is a guide developed by the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) to help climate and development professionals integrate gender and social inclusion perspectives into climate projects and programmes. The pack consists of six modules designed for facilitators and trainees to improve the effectiveness and sustainability of climate action through gender-responsive approaches.

This report by the Climate Policy Initiative provides a comprehensive analysis of global climate finance flowing into agrifood systems during 2019/20. It highlights a significant gap between current financial flows and the investment needed for climate transition, noting that agrifood systems receive a very small fraction of total global climate finance despite their high emissions and vulnerability.

The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), managed by the USDA Farm Service Agency, pays agricultural producers to remove environmentally sensitive land from production to improve soil, water, and wildlife resources. The program has significant climate mitigation goals, with an estimated annual reduction of 12 million metric tons of CO2e as of April 2021. Enrollment is capped by the 2018 Farm Bill, reaching a limit of 27 million acres for FY 2023.

The Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), administered by the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), provides financial and technical assistance to agricultural producers and nonindustrial forest managers to address natural resource concerns and deliver environmental benefits.

This guide by RMI provides strategic and technical recommendations for entities applying for the EPA's Solar for All program, a $7 billion initiative under the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) designed to expand low-income solar access nationwide.

This report by RMI outlines financial and policy solutions to decarbonize long-term coal power purchase agreements (PPAs), using a representative Indonesian PPA as a case study to demonstrate how innovative financial mechanisms can reduce emissions while maintaining costs for taxpayers and earnings for investors.