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AI Tailwinds, Energy Headwinds

This benchmark series examines economic growth and development across the East Asia and Pacific region. It explores the impact of artificial intelligence on industrial sectors and supply chains, alongside the challenges posed by energy costs and environmental factors for small states and emerging market economies.
Benchmark/series
1 October 2026

Climate Shift Index: Ocean

Climate Central
The Climate Shift Index: Ocean is an interactive global map by Climate Central that quantifies the influence of climate change on daily sea surface temperatures, assisting in the assessment of marine-related physical risks.
Online tool/database
14 August 2024

Adaptation Inventory

Climate Impact Lab
The Adaptation Inventory is a global repository of evidence-based climate resilience policies and programmes developed by the Climate Impact Lab to support scalable adaptation solutions.
Online tool/database
18 December 2025

INDRA: A New AI Tool for Exploring Tobacco, Fossil Fuel, and Chemical Industry Archives

INDRA is an AI-powered platform for searching and analysing extensive archives of internal tobacco, fossil fuel, and chemical industry documents to trace corporate influence and liability.
Online tool/database
14 September 2026

Who pays for climate breakdown? Banks, financed emissions, and the road to climate accountability

London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
This research examines the legal principles for holding banks accountable for climate breakdown. It evaluates shifting causation standards from 'but-for' to 'material contribution', explores quantification methodologies like PCAF, and analyses strategic litigation. The report highlights banks' transition from passive intermediaries to active contributors responsible for financing global emissions.
Research
15 June 2026

Renewables, electrification and flexibility: For a competitive EU energy system transformation by 2030

European Environment Agency (EEA)
This European Environment Agency report outlines the transformation required to achieve a sustainable EU energy system by 2030. It prioritises renewables-based electrification, flexibility, and energy efficiency across electricity, heating, and transport subsystems to enhance competitiveness, security, and progress towards 2050 climate neutrality goals.
Research
27 May 2025

Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework is a historic international agreement featuring 23 targets for 2030 to halt biodiversity loss. It provides the global benchmark for nature-related goals, risk assessment, and financial resource mobilisation essential for finance professionals.
Resource hub
19 December 2022

India’s critical mineral imports in 2025 and a shift towards supply diversification

Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
This report examines India’s dependence on critical mineral imports for its clean energy transition. It analyses trade dynamics for cobalt, copper, graphite, lithium, and nickel, highlighting a strategic shift towards supply diversification. Significant risks arise from geographical concentration, prompting India to seek resilient partnerships with various global suppliers.
Research
30 April 2026

Governing decentralized social media in a centralized policy world

Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI)
This report examines the challenges of regulating decentralised social media like Mastodon and Bluesky within centralised policy frameworks. It highlights how community-governed moderation offers alternatives to corporate control and recommends that Canada adopts proportionate, tiered regulations to support digital sovereignty and public-interest infrastructure.
Research
15 April 2026

Climate Change Indicators Dashboard

Climate Central
A real-time global dashboard from Climate Central providing data visualisations on key climate indicators, attribution science, and extreme weather impacts to help professionals assess environmental risks and infrastructure vulnerability.
Online tool/database
22 October 2026

Still Banking on Coal

Urgewald
Still Banking on Coal is a dataset by Urgewald that tracks global bank financing for the thermal coal industry. It provides transparency on loans and underwriting from over 740 banks, highlighting the gap between climate commitments and actual financial flows.
Online tool/database
30 September 2026

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory: Agriculture Sector Emissions

A US EPA resource providing detailed data on greenhouse gas emissions from the agricultural sector, including livestock, manure, and soil management trends since 1990.
Online tool/database
11 April 2024

SBTN Corporate Case Studies Library

Science Based Targets Network (SBTN)
A collection of practical case studies detailing how leading companies apply the Science Based Targets Network framework to set science-based targets for nature, land, and freshwater.
Resource hub
15 September 2024

MIT AI Risk Repository

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
The MIT AI Risk Repository is a comprehensive database of over 1,600 AI risks and real-world incidents. It provides frameworks and data to help finance professionals and organisations identify, prioritise, and manage technical, social, and regulatory risks associated with artificial intelligence.
Online tool/database
23 April 2025

Yale Climate Opinion Maps

An interactive mapping tool providing high-resolution data on climate change beliefs and policy support across the United States. It helps professionals assess regional sentiment and social license for climate-related investments.
Online tool/database
5 May 2025

Who Controls the Defence Industry?

European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
A leximetric dataset and index assessing state control versus ownership in 107 global defence firms, featuring the novel State Influence Index.
Online tool/database
24 March 2026
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