This guidance provides recommendations to policy makers on how to approach the development of a long-term low greenhouse gas emission development strategy (LTS) given the unique circumstances of individual countries in 2020, and future revisions thereof. Read More
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
The ICAT Assessment Guides provide governments and non-state actors with the means to assess the impacts of national policies and actions that reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Besides assessing impacts on emissions, the Guides help to assess impacts on countries’ sustainable development goals and the potential for transformational change. Read More
This discussion paper assesses options for improving the current Emissions Unit Eligibility Criteria (EUCs) used for the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) adopted by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). Read More
In continuation of the Good Practice Analysis (GPA) 1.0 and 2.0, this analysis of new case studies for the Good Practice Database (GPD) enhances and expands the existing repository of good practice examples with a focus on NDC implementation. Read More
This article quantifies the net aggregate impact in 2030 of commitments by individual non-state and subnational actors (e.g. regions, cities and businesses, collectively referred to as ‘NSAs’) to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Read More
Principles and recommendations for MDBs to align their lending with the Paris Agreement. Read More
Principles and recommendations for robust alignment of MDB lending activities from NewClimate, Germanwatch, and the World Resources Institute. Read More
Growing coal capacity in Mongolia has direct impacts on human health: Operations of coal-fired power plants could cause 1,600 premature deaths / 42,000 years of life lost between 2020 and 2050. Around 70% of these negative impacts would be caused by new power plants not yet in operation. Read More
Synthesis report on the impacts of electricity supply sector development in Mongolia on climate change targets and health impacts associted to air pollution from coal power plants. Read More
This comment published in “Nature” uses the last ten UNEP reports to show what a wasted decade means for the climate pact made in Paris. Read More
Dieser im “Nature”-Journal veröffentlichte Kommentar zeigt anhand der letzten zehn UNEP-“Gap”-Berichte, was ein versäumtes Jahrzehnt für den in Paris geschlossenen Klimapakt bedeutet. Read More
This is a growing list of truly ambitious climate actions and targets by countries, regions, cities, and businesses. It shows that in all areas, there are actors that aim for the ambition level needed to fully decarbonise our society. Read More
The Actor and Policy Mapping Tool enables users to map actors, policies, and policy planning processes in a structured and transparent manner. Read More
The “Ambition to Action” (A2A) project provided support to the Argentinian NDC process between March 2017 and December 2019. This report provides a synthesis of the results of three years of supporting governmental and non-governmental constituencies with analytical support for the energy supply sector. Read More
Synthesis report on the impacts of electricity sector development in Kenya on national sustainable development and climate change targets. Read More
This paper formulates six key lessons learnt for the assessment of sustainable development impacts and their integration into climate policy making. Read More
Ground source heat pumps in Mongolia – an ambitious option for an Article 6 ITMO transaction. Read More
Net-zero energy buildings in Colombia – an ambitious option for an ambitious Article 6 ITMO transaction. Read More
This paper discusses ways to identify investments that can be accounted as low-carbon activities and offers further recommendations regarding the solutions that help to reduce the gap between current financial structures and the objectives of the national low-emission transition. Read More