NewClimate Institute supported a training on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in the Maldives organised by GIZ. The training gave the participants an understanding of the concept of NAMAs in the international and the domestic context. It highlighted specific aspects to be considered for the development of NAMAs, for example, financing and MRV. During the three-day workshop, the participants developed various NAMA ideas in the energy, waste, transport and fishery sectors, with the support of Hanna Fekete from NewClimate Institute and GIZ trainers. Maldives is a Small Island...

Thomas Day analyses carbon market mechanisms, corporate climate commitments and national level climate policy at NewClimate Institute. Thomas has more than 10 years of experience in the climate policy field. Thomas’ recent work on corporate net-zero targets and carbon neutrality claims – including his co-authorship of the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor – has demonstrated the need for greater guidance and scrutiny in corporate climate planning and offsetting claims. Thomas’ extensive research on Kyoto-era market mechanisms contributed towards a significant global knowledge gap on the...

Hanna oversees and supports projects that track and evaluate climate action of governments. She has over a decade of expertise in the quantification of the impact of policies on emissions, methods to identify Paris-compatible investments and supporting countries in developing and implementing mitigation action. She has led and contributed to numerous projects related to international climate policy for governments, non-governmental organizations, foundations, and international organizations. Hanna also follows the international climate negotiations under the UN Framework Convention on Climate...

Markus Hagemann has 15 years of experience in climate policy and energy sector analysis. An industrial engineer by training, Markus has expertise on a broad spectrum of issues related to quantitative and qualitative analysis with a focus on low carbon development and climate mitigation. He focuses on tracking and analyzing climate action as well as supporting countries in their climate compatible development agenda. Building on his in-depth knowledge of all energy sectors he has worked to advance policy agendas in a broad set of settings. Exemplary work includes analysis and assessment of...

Carsten Warnecke has deep long-standing expertise in international carbon markets and co-founded NewClimate Institute. With over fifteen years of on-the-ground experience he has led many research and consultancy projects for a variety of public and private sector clients. His recent research activities focus on the climate impact of ICAO’s CORSIA scheme, the implementation of Article 6 in line with the ambition of the Paris Agreement and the urgency of IPCC 1.5°C report as well as the piloting of Article 6 and ITMO transfers and offset credit supply potentials from CDM, VCS, Gold Standard and...

Frauke Roeser has two decades of experience in climate policy, sustainability and international development. Her work focuses on advancing the climate policy and sustainable development agenda as well as climate finance in developing countries. This spans the development of conceptual policy frameworks and strategies, designing sector specific policy responses and measures, building capacities along with institutional and governance structures on the ground. She has extensive experience directing and supporting projects in many parts of the world, collaborating with government and non...

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.

Niklas Höhne from NewClimate Institute presented good practices for the preparation of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), compatible with global emission pathways towards the 2°C target.

Within the Climate Action Tracker project, NewClimate Institute, Climate Analytics, PIK and Ecofys prepared an initial assessment of the recent announcements by the United States and China’s new pledges and proposals on emissions reductions for 2025 and 2030, in the context of the present international negotiations for a new climate agreement to be adopted at the end of 2015. The announcement of increased ambition by the biggest emitters China and the United States one year ahead of the Paris Climate Summit in 2015 is a very important political development. It begins to close the gap between...

NewClimate Institute presented the means of assessing ambition of INDCs. Presented by Markus Hagemann . See related Blog on Assessing Ambition of INDCs

Niklas Höhne from NewClimate Institute presented the role of non-CO2 greenhouse gases in ambitious emissions reductions for climate change mitigation at the Seventh International Symposium on Non-CO2 Greenhouse Gases (NCGG7).

Contribute to all annual editions of the UNEP emissions gap report. The CAT and the PBL climate policy modelling projects serve as key data sources.

In preparation of the new international climate agreement to be adopted in Paris in 2015, all countries are asked to put offers on the table on how and how much they are willing to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions after 2020, so called “intended nationally determined contributions” (INDCs). In order to achieve an ambitious and equitable agreement, INDCs of countries with similar circumstances will have to be judged by others to be equally ambitious. Illustrating that this is the case will be fundamental to the success of the new climate agreement, because countries will want to be sure...

Provide analyses on the progress of major emitting countries towards their mitigation targets and on enhanced action scenarios to fill the emissions gap.

Focussed on addressing governance challenges of NAMAs. Explored facilitation of international coordination and national diversity.

Provided recommendations on the design of a future transparent, and comparable accounting framework for all Parties.

Developed potential propositions for what the climate agreement at COP21 could look like which was presented in a series of workshops.

Assessed opportunities provided by bilateral agreements for piloting market-based approaches at sectoral levels.

Evaluation of the state of CDM projects to form conclusions and the required level and means of international support.

Analysed options for mitigation commitments under the climate agreement to determine ambitious emission reduction commitments.

An up-to-date assessment of individual country emission reduction pledges and policies, and compares to what is necessary to limit warming.

Supported the Peruvian government to develop a NAMA proposal in RE and climate change strategy to obtain international support.