The Climate Change Performance Index is an instrument to enhance transparency in international climate politics. Read More
The Climate Change Performance Index 2022
Paris alignment of gas?
A survey of climate risks related to gas investments, outlining the need for much tighter restrictions on lending for all parts of the gas value chain. Read More
Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries – Analysis of current climate policies and mitigation commitments: 2021 Update
Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries Read More
Publication in Nature Climate Change: Wave of net zero emission targets opens window to meeting the Paris Agreement
This article published in “Nature Climate Change” analyses the recent wave of national net zero targets showing that there is significant momentum which could bring the temperature limit of the Paris Agreement within reach. Read More
National ‘fair shares’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the principled framework of international environmental law
This Climate Policy journal article introduces a conceptual framework to assess the progress, implementation, and impact of climate action by sub- and non-state actors. Read More
Greenhouse gas emission scenarios in nine key non-G20 countries: An assessment of progress toward 2030 climate targets
This study compares greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions projections in 2030 under current policies and those under 2030 mitigation targets for nine key non-G20 countries, that collectively account for about 5 % of global total emissions today. These include the four largest non-G20 fossil CO2 emitting Parties to the UN climate convention pre-Paris Agreement (Iran, Kazakhstan, Thailand and Ukraine) and one of the largest land-use GHG emitters in the world (Democratic Republic of the Congo). Read More
Implications of Paris Agreement on the national emissions reduction efforts
This report discusses inputs for countries to set their mitigation targets under the Paris Agreement, so that those targets are in line with long-term temperature limit. Read More
Climate, COVID-19, and the Developing Country Debt Crisis
Debt for climate swaps may represent part of a larger approach to address the COVID-19, economic, climate triple crisis. This working paper explores potential criteria for prioritising potential partner countries to pursue such approaches. Read More
A review of successful climate change mitigation policies in major emitting economies and the potential of global replication
This journal article in ‘Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews’ looks at climate change mitigation policies in five major emitting economies and the potential of global replication of sectors’ progress. Read More
Renovation in Poland
In the coming years, Poland will gain access to unprecedented funds for thermal modernization of buildings. Limited monitoring of financial flows in the area of buildings renovation creates a risk of only partial and inefficient use of this opportunity. Read More
Subnational and non-state action in the EU
This working paper describes the landscape, (additional) GHG emission reduction potential, and progress towards target realisation of subnational and non-state actors in the EU. Read More
The Climate Change Performance Index 2021
Developed by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN, the index rates 57 greenhouse emitters globally since 2005. Read More
Navigating the nuances of net-zero targets
We seek to unravel net-zero targets to better enable the identification of truly ambitious actors and enhance support towards them. Read More
Sub- and non-state climate action: A framework to assess progress, implementation and impact
This Climate Policy journal article introduces a conceptual framework to assess the progress, implementation, and impact of climate action by sub- and non-state actors. Read More
Overview of recently adopted mitigation policies and climate-relevant policy responses to COVID-19 – 2020 Update
This report presents an overview of recent climate mitigation policies, climate-relevant responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and a state of play of NDC and LTS submissions in 25 countries and regions. Read More
Unpacking the finance sector’s climate related investment commitments
This report provides insights into the magnitude and ambition of financial institution’s climate-related investment targets, and investigates their relationship with GHG emissions in the real economy. Read More
Accelerating Net Zero: Exploring Cities, Regions, and Companies’ Pledges
to Decarbonise
A growing number of subnational and corporate actors set net-zero emissions targets. This paper provides an summary of the momentum of target setting among these subnational and corporate actors. Read More
A radical transformation of mobility in Europe: Exploring the decarbonisation of the transport sector by 2040
This report presents a pathway and required policy packages to decarbonise the European transport sector by 2040. Read More
Exploring the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on global emission projections
This report assesses the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic and associated recovery measures on emissions out to 2030 and provide a framework for analysing the ‘greenness’ of recovery packages. Read More
Zwei neue Klimaschutzziele für Deutschland
Diese Kurzstudie beschäftigt sich mit den aktuellen Klimaschutzzielen der deutschen Bundesregierung und deren Kompatibilität mit dem deutschen CO2 Budget. Dafür hat NewClimate Institute die Entstehungsgeschichte der deutschen Klimaschutzziele zusammengetragen und ein Budget von Treibhausgasemissionen ausgerechnet, das einem fairen Beitrag für Deutschland entspräche. Read More