Jamie Wong works on issues related to climate and development policy, co-benefits of climate action, just transitions, and tracking international climate action. He is part of the Climate Action Tracker team, evaluating national climate change efforts and assessing the impact potential of accelerated sectoral climate action. Prior to joining NewClimate Institute, he worked with Sustainability and Resilience (su-re.co) in Indonesia to transition rural farming communities from wood to biogas cookstoves. Jamie holds a B.Eng in Chemical Engineering with Management from the University of Edinburgh and an MSc in Sustainable Energy Technology from Delft University of Technology.  For his Master thesis, he combined insights from justice literature and sustainability transitions research to investigate the development of renewables in Indonesia.   

Climate Change Performance Index 2025
Publication date 20 Nov 2024

No fossil fuel phase-out yet despite rapid renewables growth Each year, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), co-authored by...

Progress of major emitters towards climate targets | 2024 update
Publication date 16 Oct 2024

To guide efforts in ensuring that countries are on track to achieve the climate goal of the Paris Agreement, we annually evaluate the...

Kein Fortschritt: Klimaschutzpolitik im deutschen Verkehrssektor entspricht weiterhin etwa 3°C globaler Erwärmung​
Publication date 23 Aug 2023

Der globale Klimawandel ist existenzbedrohend. Um die gravierendsten Schäden zu vermeiden, hat sich die Staatengemeinschaft im Jahr...

Powers and capacities of state and regional governments
Publication date 11 Jul 2023

The mitigation potential of states and regions is extremely big: The sum of all regions in the world almost add up to the global level...

Klimaschutzpolitik im deutschen Verkehrssektor entspricht etwa 3°C globaler Erwärmung
Publication date 27 Apr 2023

Aktualisierung auf Basis des Projektionsberichts 2023 Der globale Klimawandel ist existenzbedrohend. Um die gravierendsten Schäden zu...

Climate Action Tracker

The Climate Action Tracker is a science-based assessment that provides regularly updated information on countries’ emission reduction...

Press release: Climate Change Performance Index 2025
Publication date 20 Nov 2024

No fossil fuel phase-out yet despite rapid renewables growth Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish 20th...

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