The analysis the field relies on.
14 research institutes and think tanks producing the data, outlooks and policy analysis the field runs on, including IPIS and Levin Sources on the extractives niche. The hub points to each institution rather than reproducing its work.
World Resources Institute
ExternalA global research organisation behind Global Forest Watch, Climate Watch and much of the field’s open data and analysis.
RMI
ExternalAn independent institute accelerating the clean-energy transition through market-focused research and deployment programmes.
International Energy Agency
ExternalThe intergovernmental authority on energy data, outlooks and net-zero pathways, with growing coverage of emerging economies.
International Renewable Energy Agency
ExternalThe intergovernmental agency for renewables, with global capacity statistics, cost data and energy-transition analysis.
Stockholm Environment Institute
ExternalAn international research institute bridging science and policy on climate, water, air and equitable development.
ODI Global
ExternalA global affairs think tank with deep work on climate finance, adaptation and development across the Global South.
International Institute for Sustainable Development
ExternalAn independent think tank on sustainable development, with strong programmes on energy subsidies and responsible mining.
Climate Policy Initiative
ExternalThe reference analyst of global climate finance flows, publishing the annual Landscape of Climate Finance.
IPIS
ExternalAn independent research institute mapping mineral supply chains, armed actors and traceability systems, especially in Central Africa.
Levin Sources
ExternalA specialist advisory on responsible mineral supply chains, co-author of comparative reviews of digital traceability systems.
E3G
ExternalAn independent climate-change think tank focused on the diplomacy and finance of the transition, including the development banks.
Carbon Brief
ExternalA specialist climate-science and policy analysis publisher whose explainers, Q&As and data work the field relies on. Also runs the Global South Climate Database (in Experts) and Project Cosmos (in Datasets).
Energy Transitions Commission
ExternalA global coalition of energy, industry, finance and NGO leaders producing net-zero transition roadmaps; its 2025 Power Systems Transformation work covers high-renewable grids in developing and developed economies alike.
Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
ExternalA Rotterdam-based international institute advancing climate adaptation. Its Africa Adaptation Acceleration Program, launched in 2021, aims to mobilise finance toward resilience for millions across the continent, alongside its flagship adaptation research.