DEVELOPING IDEAS, IMPLEMENTING ACTION

NewClimate Institute for Climate Policy and Global Sustainability generates ideas on climate change and drives their implementation. We raise ambition for action against climate change and support sustainable development through research, policy design and knowledge sharing.

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From offsetting push to new NDCs: What to watch out for at Climate Week NYC 2024

With this summer marking the hottest on record and following a year where the global annual temperature exceeded 1.5˚C, the urgency for accelerated and more effective climate action has never been clearer. As we approach COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, critical discussions around the most pressing...

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VCMI’s revised Scope 3 proposal could distract from and delay immediate climate action, undermining front-runners' efforts

Amid growing controversy over potentially loosening rules for offsetting corporate emissions, the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative (VCMI) has released a second proposal for its contentious Scope 3 Claim.

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Reforming EU Institutions: Pathways to Stronger Climate Leadership and Foreign Policy

Despite the rise of far-right parties in the European Parliament, climate action is here to stay. A strong climate foreign policy is crucial to maintain European competitiveness and global leadership in climate action. The new EU political cycle is the right moment for the EU to carry out essential...

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SBTi’s plans for its net zero standard revision may offer a promising way past the disruptive offsetting dispute

Following months of polarised wrangling over the potential role of offsetting to meet corporate climate targets, the SBTi has published two papers which shed light on the future trajectory of the initiative’s standards.

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NewClimate Institute is an independent non-profit organisation. We are financed only through individual projects and do not receive base funding. Project funders include government institutions from for example Germany, Netherlands, Norway, France, international organisations, foundations like the European Climate Foundation, ClimateWorks Foundation and IKEA Foundation, as well as non-governmental organisations and business associations. The six co-founders are the formal shareholders, but they have distributed the responsibilities for governing the organisation among the whole team of employees.

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