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Event: How can South Africa move toward a 1.5 C pathway?
Venue COP24
Date 06 Dec 2018

Niklas Höhne and Frederic Hans presented on "How can South Africa move toward a 1.5 C pathway? Scaling up climate action and benefits in electricity, housing, and urban transport" at COP24 in December 2018.

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. This target focuses on increasing financial flows to mitigation and adaptation activities in developing countries. The Paris Agreement sets a new challenge for domestic and international finance flows: Article 2.1 names “making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development” as one part of the global response to the threat of climate change. This compares to the target to mobilize climate finance...

Four Ways Development Banks Can Support the Paris Agreement
Publication date 06 Dec 2018

Multilateral development banks (MDBs) can play a critical role in limiting climate change and helping communities adapt to its impacts. Since 2011, they have provided nearly $200 billion in finance for climate change mitigation and adaptation (so-called “climate finance”). The World Bank Group’s recent announcement that it will increase its climate-related investments means this number is likely to grow. But while climate finance is important, it makes up less than a quarter of all finance provided by the MDBs. The rest goes to activities that may (or may not) undermine climate goals. If we...

Toward Paris Alignment: How the Multilateral Development Banks Can Better Support the Paris Agreement
Publication date 06 Dec 2018

The Paris Agreement aims to hold the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and to pursue efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5°C. To contribute to the fight against climate change, the MDBs have operated under what this report refers to as a Climate Finance Paradigm. Yet, given the urgency of the challenge and the rate at which the world must reduce emissions, this current paradigm is not enough and a new paradigm is needed. This report describes this new paradigm, called the Paris Alignment Paradigm, and provides recommendations on...

Event: The action plan for 1.5°C
Venue COP24
Date 05 Dec 2018

Hanna Fekete presented on "The action plan for 1.5°C" at the side event " A new understanding of Paris-compatible climate action: Translating 1.5°C into technological, social, and political examples of transitional change around the world." at COP24 in December 2018.

Greenhouse gas mitigation scenarios for major emitting countries – Analysis of current climate policies and mitigation commitments: 2018 update
Publication date 05 Dec 2018

This report by NewClimate Institute, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) provides an overview of projected greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 25 major emitting countries/regions up to 2030, taking into account the emission trajectories based on current policies and the implementation of nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The report concludes that 16 out of the 25 countries and regions analysed are not on track to achieve the NDC targets they have set for themselves. This report updates the 2017 report...

Event: Brown to green presentation for COP24
Venue COP24
Date 04 Dec 2018

Niklas Höhne presented on "Brown to Green Report 2018", at the "The Emissions Gap and the Brown to Green report – How do we enhance ambition and accelerate action?" side event at COP24 in December 2018.

Event: Preparation of first NDCs kick-started national mitigation policy process, but momentum needs to be maintained
Venue COP24
Date 04 Dec 2018

Frauke Röser, Niklas Höhne and Thomas Day presented on "Preparation of first NDCs kick-started national mitigation policy process, but momentum needs to be maintained", at the "Making climate action more transparent and ambitious" side event at COP24 in December 2018.

Presentation: Emissions Gap Report 2018
Venue COP24
Date 04 Dec 2018

Niklas Höhne presented the Emissions Gap Report 2018 at COP24 in December 2018.

Event: Toward more ambitious NDCs - Short term mitigation actions and their benefits across countries
Venue COP24
Date 03 Dec 2018

Lisa Luna (alumni) presented on "Toward more ambitious NDCs", at the "Increasing mitigation action for 1.5°C" side event at COP24 in December 2018.

Implications of the Paris Agreement on national climate change mitigation efforts

Investigated medium and long-term targets for large emitters of GHGs and provided inputs on how the PA translates to national emissions reductions.

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions: Peru Country Report
Publication date 30 Nov 2018

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Peru under the UNFCCC . A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of renewable energy in the electricity generation mix, the transport sector – especially the increase the share of electric vehicles by 2030, and tackling deforestation. All reports in this series: Colombia – Ethiopia – Georgia – Indonesia – Islamic Republic of Iran – Kenya – Morocco – Peru – Republic of Marshall Islands –...

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions: Morocco Country Report
Publication date 30 Nov 2018

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Morocco under the UNFCCC . A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of urban environment, the mineral sector and the transport sector. A chapter is dedicated to the relevance and perspectives of coal use. All reports in this series: Colombia – Ethiopia – Georgia – Indonesia – Islamic Republic of Iran – Kenya – Morocco – Peru – Republic of Marshall Islands – Viet Nam

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions: Islamic Republic of Iran Country Report
Publication date 30 Nov 2018

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran under the UNFCCC . A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of demand-side efficiency through energy-price reform, upstream oil and gas efficiency (with an emphasis on gas flaring) and a sustainable energy mix (with an emphasis on renewable energies). All reports in this series: Colombia – Ethiopia – Georgia – Indonesia – Islamic Republic of Iran – Kenya –...

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions: Georgia Country Report
Publication date 30 Nov 2018

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Georgia under the UNFCCC . A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of transport, energy efficiency opportunities across high-emitting industry sub-sectors and waste management. All reports in this series: Colombia – Ethiopia – Georgia – Indonesia – Islamic Republic of Iran – Kenya – Morocco – Peru – Republic of Marshall Islands – Viet Nam

Implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions: Ethiopia Country Report
Publication date 30 Nov 2018

The study analyses the country background, emissions trends, ongoing activities and barriers relating to the implementation of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) of Ethiopia under the UNFCCC . A special emphasis is laid on further mitigation potentials in the fields of agriculture, forestry and low-emission transport. All reports in this series: Colombia – Ethiopia – Georgia – Indonesia – Islamic Republic of Iran – Kenya – Morocco – Peru – Republic of Marshall Islands – Viet Nam

Technical advisory services “Global Carbon Market”

Support in strengthening Germany’s cooperation on carbon markets and its position on international emissions trade instruments of the PA.

Multilateral Development Banks and the Paris Agreement

This project provides recommendations on how development banks could strengthen existing tools to align their portfolios with the transitions required by the Paris Agreement.

Investment Gap Tool

This tool calculates historical investments and future investment needs in electricity generation capacity on a country basis.

Policy impact assessment tool (RE)

This tool quantifies the future share of variable renewables in electricity generation in a given country based on the status of policy implementation.

PROSPECTS+

PROSPECTS is a sector-level, bottom-up tool which uses decarbonisation activity and intensity indicators to track and project GHG emissions trends.

AIRPOLIM-ES (Air Pollution Impact Model for Electricity Supply)

This tool estimates the health impacts of air pollution caused by electricity generation from fossil fuel plants and can be applied in multiple countries.

EIM-ES (Economic Impact Model for Electricity Supply)

This tool estimates the domestic employment impacts of investments in the electricity supply sector within a country to aid policy decision makers.

SCAN tool

The SCAN tool provides high-level guidance on how climate actions can impact achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Climate Opportunity Dashboard

This dashboard interactively compares scenarios for different benefits and regions assessed in the Opportunity 2030 report.

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