The Policy Practice, in partnership with the Thinking and Working Politically Community of Practice (TWP-CoP) and other partners is running a series of workshops looking at different aspects of the energy transition from a political economy perspective. 

The first webinar was on The Political Economy of Country Platforms. It was held on 15 January and was led and hosted by ODI. The slides from the webinar can be found here.  A write up with the key takeaway message of the webinar can be found here.

This Working Paper, written by TPP Principal Wilfred Mwamba, calls for a major shift in how international actors support governance. It shows reforms only endure when domestic reformers lead, urging partners to drop “performance theatre” and back genuine, locally led, politically grounded change.

This Working Paper by TPP Principal Niki Palmer explores why environmental defenders in Brazil’s Amazon face persistent violence. It shows how powerful economic interests and competing ideas about the Amazon fuel conflict and impunity. It outlines three realistic pathways to strengthen protections, shift incentives toward conservation and reduce violence.