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The Bee-Friendly Retailer Scorecard by Friends of the Earth evaluates major grocery retailers on their efforts to protect pollinators and reduce toxic pesticide use in their supply chains, highlighting a divide between a few top performers and many laggards.

RMI analysis indicates that flexible service connections—agreements where charging sites curtail load during peak hours—can significantly increase the number of electric trucks the grid can support without costly infrastructure upgrades. Focusing on PG&E's territory in Northern California, the report finds that shifting just 1 megawatt of load can allow the majority of feeders to support 10 additional heavy-duty trucks.

This document is a Request for Proposals (RFP) and Terms of Reference (ToR) issued by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) to procure an exhibition service provider for the 2026 Energy Access Investment Forum (EAIF) in Nairobi, Kenya.

A joint submission by six environmental and legal organizations providing recommendations for Canada's first national strategy on environmental racism and environmental justice. The authors call for disaggregated data collection, the integration of an equity lens across all government departments, the creation of an Office of Environmental Justice, and the centering of Indigenous legal orders to address systemic environmental inequities.

A joint statement from various community organizations and allies supporting Environment and Climate Change Canada's development of the first national strategy to address environmental racism and advance environmental justice, as mandated by a 2024 Act.

A statement from health professionals and community leaders requesting that the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) suspend financing for LNG Canada and the Coastal GasLink pipeline until an independent cumulative Health Impact Assessment (HIA) is conducted.

This fact sheet from RMI explains the function and application of renewably powered minigrids (and microgrids), detailing three primary configurations—isolated, undergrid, and interconnected—and providing global examples of their use in enhancing energy resilience and access in the Caribbean, Africa, and the United States.

This document is an introductory overview and table of contents for a compilation of 34 expert articles commissioned by the Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS). The collection, published between November 2024 and December 2025 on the Synergies platform, explores how the international trading system can be leveraged to address the climate crisis, support climate-resilient development, and facilitate just transitions in alignment with Paris climate goals.

The NewClimate Institute provides feedback on the second draft of the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Corporate Net-Zero Standard v2.0 (CNZS v2.0), noting improvements while highlighting remaining gaps in transparency, integrity, and scientific alignment.

This technical reference by RMI provides financial institutions (FIs) with a framework and data to conduct transition assessments of power sector companies in Southeast Asia, focusing on operational realities and asset-level analysis to identify risks and investment opportunities.

A coalition of 115 civil society organizations has issued a legal notice (somasi) to President Prabowo, demanding the immediate declaration of a national disaster status following ecological disasters, including floods and landslides, in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra.

A fact sheet by the Institute for Economic Justice addressing common misconceptions regarding Universal Basic Income (UBI) in South Africa, arguing that UBI is a matter of justice and economic stimulus rather than charity.

This policy brief analyzes the ESG landscape of Indonesia's nickel industry, noting that rapid growth has led to increased carbon emissions, social conflicts, and workplace accidents. It identifies regulatory gaps in biodiversity and human rights and recommends mandating ecosystem assessments, decarbonization plans, and free, prior, and informed consent for local and Indigenous communities to align with international best practices.

This briefing by the NewClimate Institute describes climate disinformation as an escalating geopolitical threat that targets climate risk understanding and undermines global goals. It argues that the closure of the U.S. State Department’s Global Engagement Center (GEC) creates a gap in international response, providing an opportunity for the EU to assume a global leadership role in safeguarding information integrity through multilateral cooperation and investment in protective tools.

This report by RMI provides a decarbonization roadmap for the film and TV industry to transition from diesel generators to clean mobile power solutions, including solar, battery energy storage systems (BESS), and hydrogen power units (HPUs). It analyzes the technical requirements of production sets, identifies systemic barriers to adoption, and proposes coordinated strategies for studios, suppliers, and manufacturers to scale zero-emissions power.

This report by Ember reviews 25 years of offshore wind development in Britain, tracing its growth from the first 'truly offshore' wind farm at Blyth in 2000 to a sector that now provides 17% of the country's total electricity generation. It highlights the industry's role in re-industrialisation, the success of the 'Contracts for Difference' policy, and the challenges posed by supply chain constraints and inflation.

The report highlights the rising costs of energy infrastructure in the U.S., noting that electric and gas utilities are planning trillions of dollars in investments that lead to higher consumer rates. It argues that while electric utilities have established tools for cost containment and risk management, gas utility oversight is lacking due to invisible infrastructure, insufficient data requirements, and a lack of technical expertise among decision-makers. The author proposes the adoption of Gas System Analysis (GSA) to provide the foundational data necessary for regulators to make informed, fiscally prudent decisions regarding gas distribution, transmission, and storage systems.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) 2025 End of Year Letter outlines the organization's growth to over 90 partner organizations and its efforts to scale climate resilience through innovation challenges, private sector engagement, and the Resilience Hub.

This research paper by David Laborde of the FAO examines the intersection of agricultural policy and modern green industrial strategies. It argues that agriculture's history of state intervention, subsidies, and market distortions provides critical lessons for current industrial policy debates, while highlighting how the energy transition and the expanding bioeconomy are actively reshaping agricultural production and costs.

This research paper by Prof. David Luke and Hana AlWakeel argues that for African countries to achieve sustainable industrialization and reduce poverty, they must upgrade the practice of industrial policy-making itself. The authors propose a framework based on five tenets—adaptive, consultative, partner-based, transboundary, and capacitated policy-making—to navigate contemporary challenges such as the climate emergency, digitalization, and geoeconomic fragmentation.