This report from UK think tank the IIED looks at linking debt financing to climate and nature KPIs. Africa is severely impacted by the triple crisis of debt, climate change and nature loss. The continent’s debt now stands at more than 70% of GDP. There is potential to address these crises through ‘general purpose’ debt...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how a positive outcome at COP26 is crucial to putting the world on a safer path. COP26 is a crucial opportunity to prevent the most disastrous impacts of climate change and uphold the credibility of the Paris Agreement. To have a chance of keeping global...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at the risks of policies forging ahead of the evidence. Due to the slow pace of decarbonization, climate models are increasingly reliant on carbon removal technologies – such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) – to limit global warming and avoid catastrophe. BECCS has...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at how the risks are compounding, and without immediate action the impacts will be devastating. At COP26, the governments of highly emitting countries will have a critical opportunity to accelerate emissions reductions through ambitious revisions of their nationally determined contributions (NDCs). If emissions follow the trajectory...

This update from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at the gap between government spending and what is needed to achieve climate change targets. Green Alliance has been monitoring the gap between new UK government policy and spending and what is needed to achieve legal climate change targets. This is the fifth edition of the...

This report from UK think tank IIED looks at the integrated approaches needed to unlock the potential in supporting more sustainable and resilient livelihoods. Productive use(s) of energy (PUE), especially when powered by renewables, can support more sustainable and resilient livelihoods in Least Developed Countries, by bringing immediate opportunities to community services and value chains...

This report from UK think tank the Institute for Development Studies looks at energy access in Mozambique, Nigeria and Pakistan. This paper draws together findings from research conducted in three countries, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Pakistan to ask how and under which conditions do struggles over energy access in fragile and conflict affected settings empower the...

This report from UK think tank the Adam Smith Institute looks at how to embrace nuclear energy, a border-adjusted carbon tax, and clean free trade. The Adam Smith Institute’s latest paper, in conjunction with the British Conservation Alliance (BCA), and authored by BCA policy director Connor Tomlinson outlines a market centric approach to tackling environmental...

This report from UK think tank Green Alliance looks at how jobs in recycling, repair and reuse can help deliver on levelling up the country. Jobs in remanufacture, repair, recycling and reuse can help the UK government deliver on its promise to level up the country. This report shows that, with a more ambitious approach...

This report from UK think tank Chatham House looks at de-risking investments for circular business models and the SDGs. The circular economy is a key part of global efforts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. Circular economy activities aim to reduce overconsumption, design-out waste and restore and regenerate ecosystems and natural capital. However,...