COP28 initiatives will only reduce emissions if followed through

Few of the sectoral initiatives announced during COP28 will meaningfully contribute to closing the emissions gap. Many of them lack either the ambition, clarity, coverage or accountability needed to really make a difference.We estimate that of the total emissions savings that could be achieved by the pledges, around a quarter read more...

No change to warming as fossil fuel endgame brings focus onto false solutions

Despite government promises, warming projections have not improved since Glasgow two years ago, amid worsening climate impacts. In a year where every continent experienced record-breaking heat, wildfires, tropical cyclones or some other extreme events, there has been no discernable shift in action.Governments' 2030 targets will lead to 2.5°C of warming read more...

State of Climate Action 2023

Published ahead of the final phase of the Global Stocktake, the State of Climate Action 2023 offers a roadmap that the world can follow to avoid increasingly dangerous and irreversible climate impacts, while minimizing harms to biodiversity and food security. It translates the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C temperature limit into 2030 read more...

Pulling the plug on fossils in power

Decarbonising the power sector is a key step on the road to net zero as it will cut both power sector emissions and help push fossil fuels out of the buildings, transport and industrial sectors as these sectors electrify.To help track global and country level progress, the Climate Action Tracker read more...

Paris-aligned benchmarks for the power sector

As the world moves to address the climate crisis and journey towards a zero-carbon future, roadmaps which demonstrate the pathway to cut emissions fast, fairly and effectively are essential.The broad strokes of a Paris-aligned roadmap are clear – we need to roughly halve emissions by 2030, achieve net zero CO2 read more...

Countdown to COP28: time for world to focus on oil and gas phase-out, renewables target, not distractions like CCS

COP28 in the UAE needs to send a clear signal towards ambitious climate action. It requires a phase-out of oil and gas production, new global targets on renewables and fewer distractions from topics like CCS or co-firing old combustion technology with synthetic fuels from renewable sources. This briefing assesses recent read more...

Climate Governance in Colombia

The CAT Climate Governance series seeks to produce a practical framework for assessing a government’s readiness - both from an institutional and governance point of view - to ratchet up climate policy and implement adequate transformational policies on the ground, to enable the required economy-wide transformation towards a zero emissions read more...

Massive gas expansion risks overtaking positive climate policies

The goldrush for gas continues and is counterproductive to the Paris Agreement. The energy crisis caused by Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine has sent governments scrambling to shore up energy security. However, in many cases governments are doubling down on fossil fuels – the very cause of the climate crisis read more...

State of Climate Action 2022

Limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires transforming almost all systems, from how we power our economy and build our cities to how we feed a growing population and manage our land.But these transformations are not occurring nearly fast enough. This report provides an overview of how we are collectively doing read more...

Gouvernance Climatique au Sénégal

This analysis is also available in English. La Série Gouvernance Climatique du CAT vise à produire un cadre pratique pour évaluer l'état de préparation d'un gouvernement - tant du point de vue institutionnel que de la gouvernance - pour accélérer la politique climatique et mettre en œuvre des politiques de read more...

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