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This research paper describes a review of 24 financing strategies for adaptation in developing countries, conducted as part of a four-year project to scale up development finance. The authors analyze the diversity of these strategies—ranging from high-level support documents to detailed costing frameworks—and provide emerging insights and established good practices to help governments better secure and manage funding for climate adaptation.

This research paper by the Stockholm Environment Institute examines the alignment between climate-related official development assistance (ODA), the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) of recipient countries.

This laboratory study examines the release of metals during the reoxygenation of anoxic sediments from the Eastern Gotland Basin. Over a 96-hour experiment, the study found that metals including Mn, Mo, U, and As are released in higher concentrations than previously recorded, with redox-sensitive metals showing the highest release rates. The findings provide data on the environmental impacts of proposed remediation efforts to restore oxygen to anoxic sea basins.

This research paper explores how service design tools, such as experience mapping and prototyping, can be used to create development interventions that achieve transformational outcomes for low-income communities, using case studies from Kenya and Uganda.

A guide written by Sarah Dosanjh detailing her successful campaign to introduce plant-forward food options at Milpitas High School and within her school district to combat climate change.

Two students at Palo Alto High School detail their successful campaign to move their school cafeteria from offering plant-based meals a few times a month to every day. Their approach involved a five-step strategy: petitioning, taste testing, marketing, pilot programs, and final implementation. They highlight the importance of collaborating with nutrition services, partnering with organizations like Friends of the Earth for resources and grants, and maintaining persistence in the face of administrative apprehension.

Energy Innovation's modeling indicates that the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 37-43% below 2005 levels by 2030, closing a significant portion of the gap toward the U.S. Paris Agreement commitments. The act is projected to significantly increase clean electricity generation (up to 85% share) and create up to 1.3 million jobs, while avoiding up to 4,500 premature deaths from air pollution. Despite emissions increases from required oil and gas leasing, the net effect remains overwhelmingly positive, with at least 28 tons of emissions avoided for every ton generated by those provisions.

The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) submitted proposals to the National Treasury on 19 August 2022 regarding the 2023 Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF), advocating for a shift from debt stabilisation toward a human-rights based and feminist approach to budgeting.

This briefing by RMI outlines a demand-side strategy to decarbonize the buildings sector, which accounts for nearly 40 percent of global carbon dioxide pollution. The document advocates for a combination of full electrification, holistic energy efficiency retrofits, the reduction of embodied carbon in construction materials, and a commitment to equitable delivery for underserved communities.

This research paper analyzes the political landscape of Angola surrounding the August 24, 2022, general elections. It examines the competition between the ruling MPLA and the opposition UNITA, the systemic challenges facing the electoral process, and the broader geopolitical implications of the outcome.

This RMI fact sheet analyzes the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) in the United States, concluding that federal funding is insufficient to cover the energy costs of all eligible low-income families and that significant numbers of eligible households remain unserved due to barriers like lack of awareness and complex application procedures.

This report examines the role of international financial institutions (IFIs), specifically the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank, in financing agricultural water, irrigation, and drainage projects between 2010 and 2019 to address food insecurity, poverty, and climate resilience.

This policy brief by the World Resources Institute examines the impact of high-severity wildfires on forest carbon sequestration in the United States. It argues that historical fire suppression and climate change have created a dangerous feedback loop of severe fires that release stored carbon and permanently damage the ability of forests to recover. The document advocates for scaled-up 'fuel load treatments,' the development of markets for thinned biomass, and federal policy reforms to protect the land carbon sink and support rural communities.

This case study describes how the Progressive Community Church inSSSSS in Gary, Indiana, addresses economic and environmental challenges in the Emerson neighborhood through cleanS energy efficiency, solar power, and urban farming.

This government notice and accompanying Terms of Reference establish the National Environmental Consultative and Advisory Forum to advise the Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment on applications for the suspension and postponement of compliance with Minimum Emission Standards (MES) and the issuance of Provisional Atmospheric Emission Licences (PAEL).

The report explains that peaking fossil fuel demand triggers a cycle of decline for the industry, leading to falling volumes, prices, and profits, while increasing the cost of capital and stranding assets.

This policy brief argues that current policy approaches in African countries are insufficient for long-term development and resilience against shocks, citing the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and historical structural weaknesses.

This report argues that Brazilian public policy focuses excessively on clear-cut deforestation while overlooking forest degradation in the Amazon. The author contends that degradation—defined as the partial loss of vegetation—is a distinct phenomenon with its own drivers that contributes significantly more to greenhouse gas emissions and biomass loss than deforestation does, necessitating a shift in how Brazil monitors and reports environmental performance.

This briefing by RMI examines the financial risks that extreme weather poses to US homeowners and the mortgage industry, highlighting the disproportionate impact on low-income communities and people of color. It discusses the role of the Inflation Reduction Act in providing funding for climate adaptation and calls for better property-level climate risk data and coordinated financing to future-proof the US housing market.

A notification from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) inviting Parties to join the Selection Committee for a new executive director, as the current director's second term ends on May 31, 2023.