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CAT comment on China's 14th Five Year Plan
There is no significant change in China’s narrative of dirty (coal) vs clean energy: the plan includes a high promotion of both.China has re-committed to peaking CO2 emissions before 2030 and states there will be a plan to implement it. But the question is whether its continued focus on boosting read more...
Briefing note: comparing CAT and UNEP Emissions Gap Report temperature estimates
The two temperature estimates of the CAT and the UNEP Emissions Gap report, resulting from the new net zero targets, are aligned when considering the methodological differences. They only seem different at first sight.
What the studies do:The Climate Action Tracker provides a temperature estimate based on bottom-up, detailed and read more...
Japan's net-zero by 2050 announcement a step forward, but 2030 target revision now crucial
On 26 October, Prime Minister (PM) Yoshihide Suga declared that Japan will aim for net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.[1]PM Suga laid out specific plans to:fundamentally revise Japan’s policy on coal-fired power plants,promote R&D on second-generation solar photovoltaic technology and carbon recycling technologies (including negative emission technologies such read more...
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