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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...
Climate Governance in Senegal
Cette analyse est également disponible en français. 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 read more...
Climate Governance in Rwanda
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...
Global reaction to energy crisis risks zero carbon transition
The world is going through a major energy crisis as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the same time, the next few years are critical for climate action—a last chance to keep the 1.5°C temperature limit within reach.So far, governments have largely failed to seize their chance to read more...
Despite Glasgow Climate Pact 2030 climate target updates have stalled
Despite the clear warning on the extreme dangers of exceeding 1.5°C warming from the IPCC, progress on new, more ambitious 2030 climate targets and participation in sectoral initiatives have stalled since COP26 in Glasgow. This goes against the clear agreement of the Glasgow Pact to update national 2030 climate targets read more...
Natural gas in India: A pathway towards reducing India’s dependency on gas
In this report, we have analysed India’s potential savings on gas imports and an improved trade balance in a 1.5°C compatible low gas scenario. Our analysis shows that if India aligns with a 1.5°C compatible pathway, it would lead to gas import savings of USD 9-24 bn in 2030 under read more...
Natural gas in Africa: Why fossil fuels cannot sustainably meet the continent’s growing energy demand
Fossil fuel use is on the rise, with 70% of the increase in fossil CO2 emissions projected to come from natural gas by 2030 if current policies are not strengthened to align with the Paris Agreement goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C.To meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement:No read more...
Climate Governance in Egypt
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...
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