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The Institute for Economic Justice (IEJ) and #PayTheGrants are challenging the South African government's Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant system in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on 25 August 2026. This follows a 2025 High Court ruling that found the grant system to be unconstitutionally exclusionary, specifically regarding its online-only application and flawed verification processes.

A submission by a coalition of civil society organisations—including Law for Energy Transitions Africa, Natural Justice, The Green Connection, and Project 90 by 2030—providing detailed comments on the draft South African Wholesale Electricity Market (SAWEM) Code and Rules. The submission argues that the draft framework lacks sufficient alignment with constitutional rights and climate obligations, suffers from governance conflicts of interest due to the Market Operator's link to Eskom, and lacks transparency regarding costs and contracts.

This research paper examines how transboundary hydropower development on the Mekong River creates injustices that affect the mobility and immobility of downstream communities in Northeast Thailand, using Nancy Fraser's three-dimensional justice framework to analyze economic, cultural, and political drivers.

This research paper proposes 'transition compacts'—negotiated, sector-specific packages bundling trade disciplines, investment, technology transfer, and transition timelines—as a more equitable alternative to the current patchwork of unilateral green industrial policies and carbon border adjustments. The author argues that existing frameworks, including the WTO and Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs), suffer from structural flaws or a lack of binding equity provisions, whereas transition compacts would link market access to verified emissions performance and binding support for developing nations.

This report examines the governance challenges facing the development of cross-border subsea power cables in ASEAN. While technical feasibility is established, the report identifies gaps in regional planning, cost allocation, and maritime coordination. Drawing on Europe's experience with the Ten-Year Network Development Plan and Cross-Border Cost Allocation, it recommends a phased approach: first operationalising the ASEAN Power Grid Generation and Transmission Planning (AGTP) function, then piloting benefit-based cost allocation, and finally strengthening cross-sectoral maritime spatial planning.

A technical guide for exporters of goods covered by the European Union's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (EU CBAM), specifically focusing on steel and aluminum, detailing cost calculations, emissions reporting, and the impact of domestic carbon pricing.

The NewClimate Institute provides a briefing on the Science Based Targets initiative's (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2.0, released in June 2026. The analysis evaluates the standard's strengths in transparency and implementation, while highlighting concerns regarding flexibility, the lack of mandatory hourly matching for electricity, and the need for clearer Scope 3 guidance.

Plan 1.5 issued a statement criticizing the Climate Change Center for continuing a cookstove project in Myanmar despite the 2021 military coup, alleging that the project provides administrative legitimacy to the military junta and involves inflated carbon emission reductions.

This case study by RMI examines how electric rate design can reduce financial barriers to heat pump adoption by aligning utility tariffs with the actual costs of service. By analyzing four different approaches in the United States, the document demonstrates that electrification-friendly rates can lower energy bills for heat pump users and improve grid efficiency by recognizing that heat pumps primarily increase demand during winter months, often utilizing existing capacity in summer-peaking systems.

A qualitative study in Kurigram, Bangladesh, conducted between January and August 2025, finds that marginalization, inequity, and elite capture of inland fisheries by wealthy men hinder climate resilience. The study highlights that women are particularly vulnerable due to intersecting inequalities and argues that current gender-sensitive disaster risk reduction efforts are insufficient, calling instead for a gender-transformative, bottom-up approach to fisheries governance.

This briefing by Zero Carbon Analytics, in partnership with the Global Offshore Wind Alliance and Ocean Conservancy, examines the potential for offshore wind and marine energy in Africa. It highlights that the continent's 30,500-kilometre coastline could support 6,750 GW of offshore wind, which could significantly exceed current power generation capacity and provide substantial economic and environmental benefits if scaled.

This report by Ember analyzes how Spain's strategic expansion of renewable energy has decoupled electricity prices from volatile gas prices, shielding consumers during the 2026 energy crisis triggered by the US-Israel war with Iran. It details the reduction in gas influence on power prices, the resulting savings for typical households, and policy responses following the April 2025 Iberian blackout to improve grid resilience and electrification.

This report details a five-year study (2019-2023) of the De Salaberry water retention project in southeastern Manitoba, examining how a small, naturalized dam affects phosphorus reduction to combat eutrophication and harmful algal blooms in Canadian freshwater systems.

This briefing by RMI reflects on Amory Lovins's 1976 'soft energy path' concept, arguing that modern challenges—including AI-driven electricity demand, critical mineral scarcity, and geopolitical instability—should be addressed through design, efficiency, and demand management rather than traditional supply-side infrastructure expansion.

The Centre for Environmental Rights, acting for the Vaal Environmental Justice Alliance (VEJA), submitted formal objections to ArcelorMittal South Africa's (AMSA) application for an alternative SO2 emission limit at its Vanderbijlpark Works. The objections argue that granting a limit of 1,500 mg/Nm³—three times the legal standard of 500 mg/Nm³—would violate constitutional rights to a healthy environment, ignore the conversion of SO2 into dangerous particulate matter (PM), and prioritize corporate cost-savings over public health in a known pollution hotspot.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute describes the role of lithium in the energy transition, its global supply chain, extraction methods, and the environmental and social impacts associated with its production.

This case study describes the HimGra® pilot project in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand, India, which focuses on building climate resilience by cultivating a regenerative Himalayan grass on degraded, rocky land. The project, supported by the Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) and ICIMOD, utilizes women-led Self-Help Groups (SHGs) to regenerate soil and create a sustainable fiber for luxury fashion and technical textiles, thereby diversifying rural incomes and reducing soil erosion.

This report by the Institute for Security Studies analyzes Zimbabwe's development trajectory up to 2043, comparing a 'Current Path' (business-as-usual) against eight sectoral scenarios and a 'Combined scenario'. It evaluates the impact of interventions in demographics, health, agriculture, education, manufacturing, infrastructure, AfCFTA integration, financial flows, and governance on economic growth, poverty alleviation, and sustainability.

This report analyses Tunisia's economic and social prospects through 2043, comparing a baseline 'Current Path' with various sectoral and combined intervention scenarios. While the current path shows modest growth and slow formalisation of the economy, a combined approach across eight key sectors—including governance, manufacturing, and trade—could significantly boost GDP, reduce extreme poverty to 0.7%, and improve income equality. However, the report warns that Tunisia will face a persistent energy deficit regardless of the scenario, necessitating a more diversified energy mix beyond solar and wind.

This report provides a comprehensive analysis of South Africa's development trajectory to 2043, comparing a 'Current Path' (business-as-usual) against eight sectoral scenarios and a 'Combined' scenario. It examines the impacts of demographics, health, education, manufacturing, trade (AfCFTA), infrastructure, financial flows, and governance on the country's GDP, poverty levels, and carbon emissions. The analysis highlights structural challenges such as extreme inequality, high unemployment, and a history of deindustrialisation, while offering policy recommendations to transition toward an export-led, green economy with improved human capital and governance.