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A certification issued by the legal representative and fiscal auditor of Transforma to the Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) confirming compliance with tax requirements for the 2024 period to maintain its status in the Special Tax Regime (Régimen Tributario Especial).

This research paper evaluates the potential for Nigeria to establish a Country Platform for Climate Action (CPCA) to address a significant climate financing gap. It analyzes the Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) in other nations as a model, suggesting that Nigeria should adopt a more inclusive approach that integrates resilience, industrial growth, and social equity alongside energy transition.

This case study by the Climate Policy Initiative, coordinated by the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), analyzes waste management business models in Indonesia and Brazil. It highlights a significant funding gap for organic waste management compared to waste-to-energy incinerators and argues that decentralized, community-based, and informal models offer greater cost efficiency and co-benefits, despite facing financial strain and a lack of legal certainty.

This research paper describes a study evaluating the usability and impact of the weADAPT online climate change adaptation platform, developed by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), to improve its effectiveness in supporting evidence-based climate action.

A certification issued by the legal representative of Transforma to the Dirección de Impuestos y Aduanas Nacionales (DIAN) to maintain its status in the Special Tax Regime (Régimen Tributario Especial).

Ember provides a response to the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's (CERC) draft guidelines for Virtual Power Purchase Agreements (VPPAs) in India. While acknowledging the framework as a welcome step for market-based renewables, Ember argues that VPPAs may incentivize 'plain vanilla' solar generation over dispatchable clean power and allow corporations to claim 100% renewable energy usage through accounting workarounds rather than physical decarbonization.

This report examines the integration of climate-related human mobility—including migration, displacement, and planned relocation—into national and sub-national adaptation planning and governance, utilizing case studies from Costa Rica, Senegal, and Sri Lanka.

This policy brief by the NewClimate Institute argues that Germany can use an ambitious international climate policy as a strategic tool to protect foreign economic interests, secure supply chains, and strengthen geopolitical alliances amidst global crises and the transition to climate neutrality.

Brazil is positioned to become a global leader in green iron exports due to its abundant renewable energy, which can make hydrogen-based direct reduction (H2-DRI) steel production up to 65% cheaper than in other countries.

This technical guide, produced by the Alliance for Rural Electrification (ARE) with support from ADEME, provides a reference for designing and installing solar photovoltaic (PV) power systems for healthcare facilities in rural sub-Saharan Africa.

This report, produced by an international expert group convened by the Forum on Trade, Environment, & the SDGs (TESS), aims to establish a shared understanding of environmentally harmful agricultural subsidies to inform international policy discussions and promote cooperative action.

A notification from the Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) announcing the adoption of the Asunción Declaration on Water Security, Biodiversity, and Climate Resilience in the Americas during the 33rd Conference of the Parties (CoP-33).

The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) methodology v5.0 is an assessment framework designed to evaluate the transparency and integrity of corporate climate strategies across various sectors and geographies.

This policy brief by the South African Institute of International Affairs examines the role of Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) in Africa, focusing on the food sector. It argues that while African governments have set ambitious adaptation targets, governance barriers, financial constraints, and a lack of meaningful integration of local and Indigenous knowledge hinder effectiveness. The document advocates for decentralised finance, inclusive governance, and robust monitoring systems to ensure climate resilience is sustainable and context-specific.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute outlines four critical priorities for the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) taking place in Nice, France, from June 9th-13th, 2025. The document emphasizes the need to scale up funding for Sustainable Development Goal 14, integrate ocean-based solutions into national climate strategies ahead of COP30, accelerate the ratification of the High Seas Treaty, and promote 100% sustainable ocean management through Sustainable Ocean Plans.

This briefing note by the Institute for Economic Justice critiques the OECD's two-pillar tax framework for its lack of transparency and failure to recover significant revenue lost to tax abuse, while advocating for the UN Framework Convention on International Tax Cooperation and South Africa's leadership in the G20 to advance a more equitable global tax system.

This briefing note from the Center for International Environmental Law outlines the legal obligations of States to protect the ocean from climate change by halting fossil fuel expansion and phasing out their use. It highlights the significance of climate advisory opinions from the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in establishing these duties.

The Hong Kong Sustainable Debt Market Briefing 2024, published by the Climate Bonds Initiative, provides a comprehensive analysis of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked bond (GSS+) market as of the end of 2024. While overall aligned GSS+ debt volume declined by 41% year-on-year to USD 10.8bn, the report highlights growth in social and sustainability bonds and the HKSAR Government's continued leadership in the Asia-Pacific region through its Sustainable Bond Programme and the introduction of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance.

This guide by the Climate Bonds Initiative provides a framework for investors to evaluate and engage with sovereign transition plans. It outlines key elements of credible planning, including science-based targets, detailed investment and policy roadmaps, and robust governance and transparency measures, aiming to help investors assess the long-term sustainability of sovereign asset exposures.

An open letter from mental health professionals and advocates urging leaders in the health industry to end relationships with PR and advertising firms that also serve the fossil fuel industry, arguing that such partnerships create a conflict of interest and undermine public health and trust.