1.5°C national pathway explorer

Explore 1.5°C national pathways for countries and sector-specific decarbonisation benchmarks derived from global IPCC pathways compatible with the Paris Agreement.

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Climate impact explorer

This tool shows how the severity of climate change impacts will increase over time in regions, countries and provinces at different levels of warming, starting with 1.5°C, the limit in the Paris Agreement. It also allows access to the underlying data.

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Closing the gap: the impact of G20 climate commitments on limiting temperature rise to 1.5°C

New paper presents a set of scenarios that simulate different mitigation commitments made by G20 countries for 2030 and mid-century and the resulting impacts on global temperature rise.

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The wrong promise of 1.5 degrees

The wrong promise of 1.5 degrees

Andrzej Ancygier, senior energy and climate policy analyst at CA comments on the set targets by German CDU/CSU and SPD and how the data provided by the 1.5°C national pathway explorer and Climate Action Tracker reveal that they might not be enough to reach the 1.5 target
02 September 2021

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Coal Phase Out

Coal is the most carbon intensive fossil fuel and phasing it out is a key step to achieve the emissions reductions needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C, as enshrined in the Paris Agreement. Most emissions from coal are in the electricity sector and, as we already have the technologies that can replace coal, phase out is a relatively cheap and easy option to reduce emissions. Our research shows coal needs to be phased out globally by 2040 to meet the commitments made in Paris.

1.5°C - key facts

Since 2009 over a hundred Small Island Developing States, Least Developed Countries and many others have been calling for limiting global temperature rise to below 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Placing the 1.5°C limit alongside the legally binding goal to hold global temperatures “well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels” in the Paris Agreement was a major victory for vulnerable countries. This page is an information pool for material around the 1.5°C temperature limit.

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Climate Analytics 2019 Annual Report

Our Annual Report 2019 looks back at how our work reflected and fed into the global priorities in areas of advancing climate science to support climate action.

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29/09/2021
Rumbo a los 1,5°C: rutas y políticas para una transición justa en América Latina

Este seminario web, co-organizado por Climate Analytics e Iniciativa Climática de México, explorará las nuevas rutas y políticas nacionales para Argentina, Colombia, México y Perú, centrándose en la nueva herramienta web desarrollada por Climate Analytics; el Explorador de Trayectorias Nacionales (National Pathway Explorer) hacia los 1,5°C, y cómo estas convergen con las comunidades locales y el desarrollo económico de la región.  

Wednesday, 29 of September 2021

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Climate change is here now – we need to talk about adaptation

So far, 2021 has seen a summer of climate extremes in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing even the most developed and seemingly well-prepared nations to their knees. It has been clear for years that science underestimates the scope of increasing extremes, as climate models perform better for the mean. An immediate question follows: how can we prepare?  
16 August 2021

Ocean thermal energy conversion – what is it and what role could it play for Small Island States in the Caribbean?

In a recent paper for the first time, we have used Geographical Information Systems (GIS) tools to determine where water depth and proximity to shore could provide a site for ocean thermal energy conversion installation for all islands in the Caribbean. But this technology is still the poor cousin in the renewables family, leading many to ask – what is ocean thermal energy conversion and what can it bring to the table to support a 100% renewable electricity system?  
21 June 2021

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Afghan officials, some in hiding, hope to attend COP

Afghan officials, some in hiding, hope to attend COP

Fahad Saeed, regional lead for South Asia and the Middle East at Climate Analytics comments on the international and financial support Afghanistan needs in order to address its climate challenges and how important their attendance at the COP is for the country's development.

26 August 2021

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National ‘fair shares’ in reducing greenhouse gas emissions within the principled framework of international environmental lawPeer reviewed

This article tests fairness justifications offered in 168 nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the 2015 Paris Agreement against the touchstone of principles of international environmental law. It finds that while many NDCs refer to elements and indicators that are backed by principles of international law in determining fair shares (sustainable development, special circumstances, common but differentiated responsibilities and equity), some NDCs justify their contributions on the basis of indicators not backed by such principles.  
2021, September