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June 2025 is shaping up to be a milestone month for global climate ambition. As momentum builds towards COP30, a series of major climate events will bring together governments, businesses, researchers and civil society to accelerate progress on climate commitments, energy transition, finance, innovation and corporate accountability. NewClimate Institute will be actively engaged throughout the month – sharing the latest insights, contributing to key discussions and launching new research to support evidence-based climate action. We’ve put together an overview of our most relevant work and...

We still don’t know exactly what caused the recent widespread power outage across the Iberian Peninsula on April 28th. Investigations are ongoing, and the root cause will likely involve a combination of factors. While we await a full assessment from system operators, the Iberian blackout offers a valuable opportunity for reflection: we must move beyond a fossil-fuel mindset and fundamentally rethink how we understand and manage modern electricity systems, which are undeniably and rapidly changing, driven by renewables and emerging technologies. Concerns around grid stability in systems with...

As global leaders gather for the IEA’s Summit on the Future of Energy Security, this blog calls for a redefinition of energy security that puts the clean energy transition at its centre. Fossil-based systems are proving too volatile, while renewables and electrification offer a more resilient and affordable path forward.

The new German coalition government emphasises the importance of strategic partnerships - but its actual plans tell a different story. Rather than fostering equal and mutually beneficial alliances, the focus lies squarely on Germany’s own interests, ranging from curbing migration at its source to securing access to raw materials. In doing so, Germany risks squandering both its credibility and its own long-term strategic advantages, as Lukas Kahlen and Ines Paiva from NewClimate Institute warn.

For the fourth year in a row, we are accounting for our emissions using an approach that focuses on directly reducing our climate impact and channelling resources to initiatives that deliver real positive impact.

Strategic partnerships will be key to making the clean transition a global opportunity, not just an EU ambition.

In the quickly evolving landscape of climate action, this decade represents a critical period for meaningful progress, as the window to keep warming within the 1.5°C limit is closing. Corporations around the globe are setting climate targets, but it has become clear that the methods and metrics behind these targets are not leading to real progress where it matters. This signals the urgent need for a rethink of target-setting frameworks. We must recognise the limitations of GHG inventories, which are often susceptible to creative accounting, and focus more on transparent, actionable commitments...

Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute, and CAN International publish 20th edition of the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI 2025).

The combined global effect of government action on climate change has flat-lined over the last three years, underscoring a critical disconnect between the reality of climate change and the lack of urgency on policies to cut emissions, the Climate Action Tracker said in its global update, released today at COP29 in Baku, along with 2035 target recommendations for big emitters and the "COP Presidencies Troika".

COP29 will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan from 11 - 22 November 2024. Our NewClimate Institute expert will be on the ground in Baku, hosting and participating in multiple events. Additionally, we will release several related publications before and during COP29.

Keeping the 1.5-degree C temperature goal within reach will require these next NDCs to achieve a “quantum leap in ambition” and deliver immediate action across all sectors of the economy. So what exactly does that look like in terms of how we power our homes, grow our food, move people and goods, and more? Here, we break down the transformational changes needed in every sector of the economy to slash GHG emissions over the next decade.

This week , EU Parliamentarians will have the opportunity to grill the Commissioner candidates on their ambitions and competences for the upcoming term. It is a crucial time to ensure that climate ranks up high on the EU’s external action agenda, especially in its international partnerships offer. The current agenda of the Commissioners-designate appears to lack clarity on how they will integrate the EU’s climate ambitions into their foreign policy priorities. The European Parliament plays a key oversight role ensuring that Commissioner nominees are scrutinised on their qualifications, values...

Carbon offsetting creates false expectations for the Global South, as it may not provide the climate and financial benefits it claims. Instead, it enables companies to continue polluting by paying to "offset" their emissions, leaving the Global South to bear the brunt of delayed climate action. A more promising approach to channelling funds to the Global South could focus on directly addressing scope 3 emissions in supply chains. Dubbed as the "finance COP,” the upcoming UN climate summit in Azerbaijan will centre on raising climate finance. Developed countries are expected to reach a new...

This page is a Q&A briefing on the importance of 24/7 renewable electricity matching and the technical issues of the competing Emissions First Partnership proposals.

After weakening its updated NDC, removing its 2030 target altogether, and with its pledge to markedly increase fossil fuel production and consequentially increase methane emissions, COP29 host Azerbaijan has earned a "Critically Insufficient" rating from the Climate Action Tracker, in an analysis released today.