Prof. Dr. Niklas Höhne is an internationally renowned expert in climate policy with over 20 years of experience, participating in the international climate negotiations since 1995. He co-founded NewClimate Institute, where he oversees analysis on national and international climate policy and assumes various management roles. He also holds a professorship “mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions” at Wageningen University. He led and co-authored over 300 studies related to international and national climate policies, including three publications in Nature, contributions to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports of the IPCC since 2003 and all UNEP Emissions Gap Reports since 2010. He created the Climate Action Tracker that tracks commitments and actions of countries on climate change. He has advised many governments and organisations and participated as an expert in hearings of the European and German parliament. Prior to co-founding NewClimate Institute, Niklas worked at Ecofys, a climate and energy consultancy (2001 to 2014), and the UNFCCC secretariat (1998 to 2001).  


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Wie ausbleibender Klimaschutz im Verkehr künftige Generationen belastet
Publication date 12 Sep 2024

Diese Kurzstudie wurde in Auftrag gegeben von Greenpeace e.V. und Germanwatch e.V. Deutschland und der Verkehrssektor in Deutschland...

The Climate Action Tracker's guide to a good 2035 climate target
Publication date 10 Jun 2024

For a second year in a row, the world continues to break temperature records as greenhouse gas emissions rise, leading to more extreme...

Climate policy in 2023
Publication date 04 Apr 2024

This article is published in the Climate chronicles, which brings together Nature Reviews Earth & Environment's annual series of 'Year...

Climate Action Tracker Briefing: COP28 initiatives will only reduce emissions if followed through
Publication date 09 Dec 2023

We published an adjusted version of the briefing on 11 Dec 2023 to reflect the most recent status of the final oil and gas...

Climate Change Performance Index 2024
Publication date 08 Dec 2023

Despite boom in renewables: world no closer to Paris climate goals until fossil fuels decline drastically The Climate Change...

Impact of delayed climate action on Germany's transport sector

In May 2024, the German government weakened its climate change law by replacing binding sectoral targets with a flexible mechanism that...

Delivering the promise of Paris: Roadmap to a safer climate

In the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries agreed to collectively limit the average global temperature increase by the end of the century...

Tracking the progress of subnational and non-state climate action

Page navigation About the project The consortium Relevant publications About the project CAMDA is a community of data and analytical...

Horizon 2020 ELEVATE

ELEVATE aims to develop scientific insights to support the preparations of Nationally Determined Contributions and national climate...

The Netherlands’ fair contribution to climate change mitigation

In this project, NewClimate analysed the Netherland’ government’s proposed target pathway of reducing GHG emissions to 55% below 1990...

Bonn sessions: Promoting Climate Action around the World: Insights from Policy-Relevant Research
Venue German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS)
Date 07 Jun 2024
Start time 06:00 pm

The goal of this Science Policy Dialogue, organised by German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) and by the University...

COP28: Turning the Global Stocktake into Action on the Ground
Venue SE Room 1, Zone B6
Date 09 Dec 2023
Start time 04:45 pm

At COP28, negotiators must deliver a rapid response plan to the Global Stocktake that decarbonizes economies at a pace and depth scale...

COP28: Climate Change Performance Index 2024 launch
Venue Press Conference 2, Zone B6
Date 08 Dec 2023
Start time 01:00 pm

At this press conference we will release the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2024. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI)...

COP28: Towards Net-Zero: Sciences Perspective
Venue Meeting Room 36, Zone B2
Date 05 Dec 2023
Start time 03:00 pm

The event will explore pathways to support the implementation of climate policies for the post-2030 period, consistent with the Paris...

COP28: What we need from the Global Stocktake
Venue Action Arena 2 (Al Wakri), Blue Zone
Date 05 Dec 2023
Start time 10:00 am

Insights from the latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report and UNFCCC NDC Synthesis Report This joint UNFCCC and UNEP side event features high...

Press release: CAT rates COP29 host Azerbaijan's climate action " Critically insufficient"
Publication date 25 Sep 2024

After weakening its updated NDC, removing its 2030 target altogether, and with its pledge to markedly increase fossil fuel production...

From offsetting push to new NDCs: What to watch out for at Climate Week NYC 2024
Publication date 16 Sep 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...

Press release - CCPI 2024: Despite boom in renewables: World no closer to Paris climate goals until fossil fuels decline drastically
Publication date 08 Dec 2023

For the 19th time in a row, Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI...

Press release - CAT COP28 briefing
Publication date 05 Dec 2023

Projected warming almost unchanged for two years as governments push false solutions over climate action Despite their promises...

COP28 needs to switch mode from finding the smallest common denominator to achieving what was before unimaginable
Publication date 22 Nov 2023

The 28th Conference of Parties of the UNFCCC (COP) takes place from 30 November - 12 December 2023, at the end of another year of...

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