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This report by the Green Guarantee Group (GGG) provides a roadmap to scale the use of green guarantees to mobilize private capital for climate action in emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs). It identifies systemic barriers—including regulatory constraints under the Basel Framework, currency risks, and data gaps—and proposes four primary recommendations to optimize guarantees as a catalytic investment tool to help meet global climate finance targets.

This fact sheet from the Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) provides a comprehensive overview of global warming and climate change, explaining their causes, impacts on health and environment, and the strategies used for mitigation and adaptation. It details the role of greenhouse gases, the specific contributions of the livestock sector, and the current state of climate action within the United States and through United Nations frameworks.

As of May 2025, China's installed solar and wind capacity reached 1.4 billion kilowatts, surpassing thermal power for the first time in Q1 2025. The country has over 1.3 billion kilowatts of additional projects planned or under construction, with significant concentrations in Xinjiang and Inner Mongolia. While offshore wind has grown rapidly to 42.7 million kilowatts (49% of global capacity), it faces challenges following the 2021 removal of national subsidies, prompting a shift toward provincial policies and technical innovation in deep-sea and floating wind platforms.

This July 2025 briefing by Global Energy Monitor details China's leadership in utility-scale solar and wind energy, highlighting a 1.3 TW pipeline of prospective capacity and the rapid growth of its offshore wind sector, which now accounts for 50% of global capacity.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Indicator Guidance 2024-2029 provides a framework for grantees and partners to monitor and report progress on resilience-building activities. The system categorizes indicators into four core metrics (people supported, investments mobilised, people more resilient, and organisations supported) and three specialized work areas: Innovation, Knowledge, and Policy.

The Global Resilience Partnership (GRP) Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Plan 2024-2029 outlines the framework for tracking progress, capturing lessons, and assessing the impact of its resilience initiatives. The plan emphasizes an adaptive management approach and a 'Triple Loop Learning' system to improve resilience outcomes in the Global South, focusing on food, finance, and communities.

This policy brief by the Institute for Economic Justice argues that G20 countries must establish a coordinated, finance-backed roadmap to phase out oil and gas. While G20 nations have expanded renewable capacity, they continue to provide massive subsidies to fossil fuels, creating economic and political barriers to transition. The document highlights the specific role of South Africa's 2025 G20 presidency in leading equitable discussions on subsidy reform and financing for the Global South.

This IISD report examines the challenges and opportunities for consumer protection in the e-commerce sector of developing countries. It highlights a significant gap in legislative frameworks and enforcement capacity, particularly in LDCs, and analyzes how regional and multilateral trade agreements (like the WTO JSI and AfCFTA) are attempting to standardize protections against fraud and data misuse. The report recommends that developing countries leverage digital technologies, trade agreement commitments, and international cooperation to modernize their consumer protection systems.

This guide by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) provides a comprehensive overview of the negotiations for an international legally binding instrument (ILBI) to end plastic pollution. It details the scientific evidence of plastic's impact on human health and the environment, the history of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) process, the contested elements of the proposed treaty, and the diverse interests of national governments and non-state stakeholders.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that international investment treaties should be reframed as public risk allocation instruments rather than merely legal tools. The authors contend that these treaties function as unpriced public insurance, shifting political and regulatory risks from private investors to host states, often without the safeguards or pricing mechanisms found in other de-risking tools. The brief recommends a systemic evaluation of treaties alongside other risk-transfer mechanisms to better align investment governance with public interest goals, particularly regarding climate transitions and sustainable development.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that investment treaties should be reframed as public risk allocation tools rather than merely legal instruments. It contends that these treaties act as a form of 'unpriced public insurance' that transfers political and regulatory risks from private investors to host states, often without the safeguards or pricing mechanisms found in other de-risking tools.

This policy brief by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) argues that investment treaties should be reframed as public risk-allocation tools rather than mere legal instruments. The authors contend that these treaties function as a form of unpriced public insurance that transfers political and regulatory risks from foreign investors to host states, often without the conditions, pricing, or performance requirements found in other risk-reduction instruments.

This policy brief by the Public Affairs Research Institute (PARI) argues that South Africa's current Free Basic Services (FBS) policy provides only a 'survival level' of electricity and water, which is insufficient to lift households out of poverty. The author proposes restructuring the FBS to provide 'developmental levels' of access—specifically 150kWh of electricity and 8kl of water per month for a targeted group of 7.5 million households—and shifting administration from municipalities to a social grant system managed by an independent agency like SASSA to improve equity and delivery.

This report presents a National Integrated Clean Cooking Planning (NICCP) approach for Rwanda, utilizing the Integrated Clean Cooking Planning Tool (ICCPT) and a financial model to evaluate two strategic paths: the 'Aligned' plan and the 'CleanStep' plan. The analysis focuses on transitioning households from traditional biomass (firewood and charcoal) to clean cooking technologies, including electricity, LPG, ethanol, and improved biomass stoves, while assessing the associated techno-economic, social, and financial impacts through 2034.

This briefing note by the Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS) examines the intersection of international trade and the sustainable bioeconomy. It provides a typology of trade-related policy instruments—including price-based measures, economic incentives, and regulatory requirements—that governments can use to promote nature-positive economic growth. The document emphasizes the need for international cooperation, particularly through the G20, to align these policies, avoid trade frictions, and support low- and middle-income countries in their transition to a sustainable bioeconomy.

This executive summary outlines a methodology for phasing out 'inefficient' fossil fuel subsidies in Latin America, prioritizing the removal of production subsidies over consumption subsidies. Through case studies in Colombia and Mexico, the report demonstrates that production subsidies—specifically oil infrastructure subsidies in Colombia and PIDIREGAS in Mexico—result in net economic losses when environmental costs and value-added losses are included. The document recommends reallocating these funds to sectors with higher employment and investment multipliers, such as construction, agriculture, and renewable electricity, to support a just energy transition.

This policy brief by the Africa Policy Research Institute examines the role of private sector investment in unlocking Africa's renewable energy (RE) potential. Using Nigeria as a case study, it identifies financial, regulatory, and infrastructural barriers that hinder the scaling of clean energy and provides strategic recommendations to create a more predictable and attractive investment environment.

This research paper evaluates the partnership between Germany and African nations regarding agrifood systems transformation. It identifies a predominant reliance on aid-based cooperation and recommends a strategic shift toward private sector-led investment, trade promotion, and the development of regional agricultural value chains to enhance food security and economic growth.

This briefing by RMI discusses the role of US states in industrial decarbonization, using a case study of Washington state to illustrate the potential for emissions reductions, the resulting increase in electricity demand, and the policy levers available to states to maintain industrial competitiveness.

RMI's technical pathways analysis for Washington's Emission-Intensive, Trade-Exposed (EITE) industrial sectors indicates that existing and near-term technologies can reduce emissions by 39% by 2034, supporting the potential for updating the state's Cap-and-Invest program with sectoral benchmarking and new allowance reduction schedules after 2034.