3 Ways To Solve The Obscurity Of Net-Zero Emissions Targets
Net-zero emissions targets are all the rage, and typically this is a good thing, but in many cases, they are … [continued]
NDCs
How Do Countries’ New Emissions-Reduction Plans Stack Up?
Originally published on WRI’s Resource Institute Blog. By Taryn Fransen and David Waskow A new UN report finds that countries’ emissions-reduction commitments under the … [continued]
The First 4 Nations To Submit Stronger Climate Plans (NDCs) Are …
Countries pledged as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement to update their national climate plans (NDCs) every five years. This year is the first test of their intent to strengthen their commitments and reduce emissions enough to limit global temperature rise to 1.5–2 degrees C.
Global Investors Worth $32 Trillion Call For COP24 Leaders To Address Climate Change “Ambition Gap”
A total of 415 global investors with $32 trillion in assets under management have this week called on leaders at the United Nation’s COP24 global climate change conference currently underway in Katowice, Poland, to address the climate change “ambition gap” by strengthening their Nationally Determined Contributions to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement.
Countries Can “Significantly” Increase Renewable Energy Ambition Within NDCs, Concludes IRENA
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has concluded that there is significant untapped potential for countries to “significantly” increase their renewable energy ambition within Nationally Determined Contributions when they are revised in 2020, helping to accelerate deployment in line with the goals and needs of the Paris Climate Agreement.
