11 December, 2019

Inconsistencies when applying novel metrics for emissions accounting to the Paris agreement

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Carl-Friedrich Schleussner, Alexander Nauels, Michiel Schaeffer, William Hare, Joeri Rogelj

First published

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What has the Paris Agreement done for us?

Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working, but not nearly fast enough. Since 2015 it has become the essential organising framework for global climate action: uniting countries behind the 1.5°C temperature limit and net-zero goals, reshaping science and policy, helping mobilise climate finance and clean-technology investment, and driving national reforms that otherwise would not have happened. This briefing lays out 22 ways it is changing the 21st century for the better.

Clearing the air on methane: a global review of emissions, ambition and the policy landscape

This report assesses emissions, targets, and policies for 72 countries that collectively account for over 90% of global methane emissions, providing a robust foundation for understanding progress and gaps in global methane mitigation efforts.

The responsibility of investor-owned carbon majors to contribute to direct air carbon capture and storage investment

New study finds world’s largest fossil fuel and cement companies should shoulder a major share of the investment needed to develop carbon removal technologies.

State of Climate Action 2025

This report card on climate action shows that global efforts fall far short of what’s needed to limit warming to 1.5°C. While most indicators are heading in the right direction, not a single one of the 45 indicators is on track for 2030.

Hard to abate: a justification for delay?

Claims from both the iron and steel - and cement - sectors that their emissions are "hard to abate" is slowing down real progress these sectors could be making on cutting emissions. This report unpacks the reality.

The global climate risks of Asia’s expansive carbon capture and storage plans

This report looks at the climate and economic implications of Asia’s promotion of
carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce fossil fuel emissions.

Why stronger 2030 targets along with 1.5°C-aligned 2035 targets are essential

Both stronger 2030 targets and 1.5°C-aligned 2035 NDCs are needed to keep 1.5°C alive, argues this briefing. Without both, we risk overshooting the 1.5°C limit higher and longer, crossing dangerous tipping points, and losing sight of the Paris Agreement goals.

Production Gap Report 2025

Governments plan to produce more than double the fossil fuels than is consistent with 1.5°C - this 'production gap' has widened since they committed to transitioning away from fossil fuels at COP28 in 2023

Submission to the Australian Climate Change Authority

Climate Analytics Australia's submisson to Australia's CCA on its 2025 annual progress report on climate change.

Effect of discontinuous fair-share emissions allocations immediately based on equity

This study provides an equity-based approach to allocating national emissions trajectories. It finds that emissions targets of G7 countries, Russia and China are responsible for most of the global 2030 ambition gap, while only some countries align with their 1.5 °C allocation.

Projections of climate change vulnerability along the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways 2020–2100

As climate change continues to accelerate, its multifaceted impacts will affect societies across the globe in increasingly complex and uneven ways. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of how socioeconomic factors interact with climate vulnerability up to the year 2100.

A blueprint for climate leadership: 1.5-aligned targets for Australia

This report answers the question: what would science-based, 1.5˚C-compatible 2030 and 2035 targets, and a net zero roadmap, look like for Australia?

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