The meat industry is a major, and growing, contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions. Aggregate emissions from animal-based foods are twice those of plant-based products, accounting for in the order of 60% of total food system emissions.

Berlin, 5 July 2022 – New analysis published today shows that major Dutch companies only commit to reduce their emissions by 19% by 2030 on average, falling far short of the requirement to halve emissions by 2030 according to this year’s IPCC’s Sixth Assessment report. This is the first comprehensive analysis of 29 Dutch companies and financial institutions based on a study commissioned by Milieudefensie. The research was conducted by NewClimate Institute and evaluates 21 companies operating in the real economy and 8 financial institutions to determine the transparency and integrity of their...

This briefing introduced a new Global Stocktake of net zero commitments; assessing the status and trends of net zero target-setting across countries, sub-national governments, and corporates - released for the first time since the original ‘ Taking Stock ’ report in 2021. Speakers : Takeshi Kuramochi (NewClimate Institute), Angel Hsu (Data-Driven EnviroLab), Richard Black (ECIU) and Thomas Hale (Oxford Net Zero)

This event was on the the status of the energy transition in various Southeast Asian countries and illustrates, how research-based evidence can positively shape the narrative around decarbonising the energy sector.

Differentiated analysis of collective progress and national courses of action following the Global Stocktake

The midyear UN climate conference “56th session of the Subsidiary Bodies” will take place from 6 to 16 June 2022, in Bonn. These sessions focus on means of implementation and policy requirements in preparation of the COP in November.

Mia Moisio, Niklas Höhne, Claire Stockwell and Deborah Ramalope presented the latest Climate Action Tracker briefing which looked at government responses to the global energy crisis, at a press conference at the Bonn Sessions (SB 56) on 8 June 2022.

An early phase out of coal plants around the world could help avoid over 14.5 million premature deaths from air pollution over the next three decades, delivering an economic benefit of $16.3 trillion. Our new analysis shows the enormous scale of public health benefits of urgently phasing out operating and planned coal plants in 24 countries, covering over 90% of the global fleet. The twin climate and health impacts are shown in an interactive online tool which pinpoints their source in different countries, and allows users to adjust the time horizon, consider different scenarios, and explore right down to the level of individual units.

Polina Korneeva creates the visual content for diverse projects and research topics. Prior to working at NewClimate Institute, Polina worked at a think tank in the area of sustainability where she supported the communications team by editing videos, visualizing data and creating graphics and took part in a project focusing on the valuation of externalities in eco-agri-food systems. She holds a bachelor's degree in Media Studies, Journalism and Environmental Studies from Masaryk University, Czech Republic and a master’s in Environmental Planning from the Technical University of Berlin.

Reena Skribbe's work focuses on analysing sustainable development impacts, the use of carbon credits and other carbon pricing instruments, and assessing the climate pledges of major companies. She has built up expertise in the energy sector with a focus on South-East Asian economies. Recent work includes: developing a tool to identify the finance needs to implement the objectives the just energy transition partnership (JETP) in Indonesia; and assessing the mitigation potential of international carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Reena is also part of the team working on the...

Milo started with NewClimate in 2020 and is based in Cologne. He supports the mental and physical health of the team through offering relaxing walks and cuddles.

Santiago Woollands focuses on projects related to the quantitative analysis of GHG emissions trajectories and the implementation of emissions reduction policies at the national and subnational level. He is also involved in projects in the area of climate finance, focusing on issues of Paris alignment of international and multilateral organizations. Santiago holds a Master’s degree in Public Policy Analysis from the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy at the University of Erfurt, where he specialised in the energy transition. His master thesis investigated the political economy of fiscal...