Abstract
Foreword
2025 marked a year in which political priorities became more clearly defined, even as the challenge of delivery intensified. Across the UN climate negotiations at COP30 in Belém, governments reiterated the urgency of implementation, scaled-up climate finance, and a Just Transition that works for people in all regions.
At the same time, the IUCN World Conservation Congress in Abu Dhabi brought a parallel message from a different, but inseparable, perspective: the energy transition must accelerate without eroding ecosystems, and it must strengthen, rather than undermine the rights and well-being of communities. That is the space GINGR exists to serve. The Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables was created to move beyond good intentions and towards decision-ready practice: common metrics, credible monitoring, and reporting approaches that make Nature-Positive and People-Positive outcomes measurable, comparable, and investable. The ministerial dialogue we convened at the IUCN Congress underlined why this matters now. Ministers called for clearer standards and stronger safeguards so that renewable energy expansion can support biodiversity recovery and community resilience, not trade one crisis for another.
GINGR’s Advisory Board helps to turn this ambition into a practical programme. By bringing together global perspectives from conservation, grids and renewables, finance, and civil society, the Board provides strategic direction and accountability - and ensures that our technical work remains grounded in real-world decisions and delivery constraints. In 2026, we will build on the foundations laid in 2025 to support partners who want to pilot and scale approaches that deliver climate action with measurable benefits for nature and people.
Thank you to our partners, Working Group members, and supporters for the expertise and commitment that shaped GINGR’s progress in 2025. In 2026, we will focus on piloting and practical uptake so that Nature-Positive and People-Positive outcomes become standard practice, not exceptional efforts.