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The loss of tropical forests in Indonesia can feel completely unrelated to the urban jungle that is Tokyo. Yet, less than a week into joining SFOC's Forests and Land Use team, the Japan-Indonesia Forest Conservation Symposium made it clear to me that tropical deforestation thousands of miles away is heavily governed by a Japanese market of supply and demand.

Support SFOC in creating winning climate movements! We conduct in-depth analysis of climate, energy, industrial, and economic policies to propose viable policy alternatives and help bring about real policy change. We hold corporations and governments accountable when they delay climate action, utilizing a range of legal strategies, including litigation, to drive policy improvement. We believe that the power to change the world lies with people.

Support SFOC in creating winning climate movements! We conduct in-depth analysis of climate, energy, industrial, and economic policies to propose viable policy alternatives and help bring about real policy change. We hold corporations and governments accountable when they delay climate action, utilizing a range of legal strategies, including litigation, to drive policy improvement. We believe that the power to change the world lies with people.

On July 21, 2026, South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment (MCEE) officially abolished separation regulations along roadways for solar power. The long-awaited rule change was introduced under the revised Enforcement Decree of the Renewable Energy Act.

Support SFOC in creating winning climate movements! We conduct in-depth analysis of climate, energy, industrial, and economic policies to propose viable policy alternatives and help bring about real policy change. We hold corporations and governments accountable when they delay climate action, utilizing a range of legal strategies, including litigation, to drive policy improvement. We believe that the power to change the world lies with people.

Support SFOC in creating winning climate movements! We conduct in-depth analysis of climate, energy, industrial, and economic policies to propose viable policy alternatives and help bring about real policy change. We hold corporations and governments accountable when they delay climate action, utilizing a range of legal strategies, including litigation, to drive policy improvement. We believe that the power to change the world lies with people.

That was the question I took with me to London Climate Action Week 2026 in June. The city-wide gathering, held from June 20-28 provided a platform where governments, financial institutions, businesses, researchers, and civil society came together across hundreds of events to exchange ideas and challenges with one another – this year at a moment shaped by both extreme heat and geopolitical uncertainty.

Support SFOC in creating winning climate movements! We conduct in-depth analysis of climate, energy, industrial, and economic policies to propose viable policy alternatives and help bring about real policy change. We hold corporations and governments accountable when they delay climate action, utilizing a range of legal strategies, including litigation, to drive policy improvement. We believe that the power to change the world lies with people.

Support SFOC in creating winning climate movements! We conduct in-depth analysis of climate, energy, industrial, and economic policies to propose viable policy alternatives and help bring about real policy change. We hold corporations and governments accountable when they delay climate action, utilizing a range of legal strategies, including litigation, to drive policy improvement. We believe that the power to change the world lies with people.

insights 2026-07-07 Renewable Energy - Solar Energy Markets & Policy Commentary Renewable Energy Regional accountability strengthens the plan, but the separation distance decree could undermine it. Regional accountability strengthens the Climate Ministry’s first renewable energy plan, but the proposed separation distance decree marks a retreat from earlier reform efforts and risks undermining the plan’s broader objectives.