Dr. Leonardo Nascimento leads projects that track climate action and evaluate greenhouse gas emissions. Leonardo participates in multiple research projects that prepare and analyse future climate-change mitigation pathways. He uses his research to provide analytical support to policymakers through policy briefs, scientific publications and direct support to line ministries. At NewClimate Institute, he contributes to the annual updates of the Climate Action Tracker and Climate Change Performance Index projects, which evaluate national climate change commitments and policies. Leonardo holds a degree in physics from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Brazil and a MSc in Sustainable Energy Technology from the University of Twente in the Netherlands. Leonardo is also a guest researcher at Wageningen University and Research, where he obtained his PhD degree focusing on enabling future climate policy.

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...

The Emissions Gap Report 2023
Publication date 20 Nov 2023

This is the 2023 edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report series, which tracks our progress in...

Emissions scenarios for major economies: 2023 update
Publication date 15 Nov 2023

The 2023 update report presents an overview of projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions up to 2030 based on existing climate and energy...

Sequencing Climate Change Mitigation Targets and Policies
Publication date 01 Nov 2023

The Paris Agreement relies on sequences of NDC ambition raising and adoption of national climate policies. Evaluating NDC ambition...

Expanding climate policy adoption improves national mitigation efforts
Publication date 09 Jun 2023

Climate change results in unprecedented and rapid changes in the Earth’s systems. These changes are expected to reach devastating...

Horizon 2020 ELEVATE

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

Supporting collective progress assessment under the Global Stocktake

Differentiated analysis of collective progress and national c ourses of action following the Global Stocktak e Together with Öko...

Tracking national mitigation efforts post-2020

Together with International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) , and FTSE Russell , NewClimate Institute analysed climate...

Horizon 2020 ENGAGE

The EU-funded ENGAGE project will invite key stakeholders to co-produce a new generation of global and national decarbonisation...

Climate Policy Database

The Climate Policy Database (CDPB) is an open, collaborative tool to advance the data collection of the implementation status of...

Performance Distribution Tool

The Performance Distribution Tool is an web-based application that was developed to support the first Global Stocktake (GST), which is...

Climate Opportunity Dashboard

The Opportunity 2030 dashboard provides an interface to interactively compare scenarios for different benefits and regions assessed in...

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: Limiting warming to 1.5°C: Systems transformation in the energy sector
Venue EU pavilion [online only]
Date 06 Dec 2023
Start time 04:30 pm

Framed by the current climate crisis, exemplified by the record-breaking events of this summer, the event highlighed the growing role...

Press conference: UNEP’s 2023 Emissions Gap Report
Venue Online
Date 20 Nov 2023
Start time 03:00 pm

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will officially launch the 2023 edition of the Emissions Gap Report at a virtual press...

COP27: Climate Change Performance Index 2023 launch
Venue COP27, room Luxor
Date 14 Nov 2022
Start time 12:00 pm

This event launched the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2023. The Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) is a tool 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...

The important health benefits of preventing coal lock-in in Mongolia
Publication date 16 Mar 2020

Recent analysis by NewClimate Institute has estimated the direct impacts of growing coal capacity in Mongolia on human health...

Moving beyond climate finance towards Paris-aligned investing – How do MDBs climate finance eligibility criteria compare to Paris-aligned investing criteria?
Publication date 07 Dec 2018

Under the Copenhagen Accord, developed country governments agreed to mobilize 100 billion USD of climate finance each year as of 2020...

Climate Opportunity: More Jobs, Better Health, Liveable Cities
Publication date 09 Sep 2018

Quantifying the benefits of climate change mitigation measures in buildings, transport and energy supply Full Report, Summary &...

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