Publications

Switzerland is the first government to formally submit an INDC to the UNFCCC. It aims at halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 compared to 1990 levels, with at least a 30% reduction by 2030 domestically.

This Climate Action Tracker Update describes a new method to assess “comparable efforts” and the “fair share” of governments’ national greenhouse gas reduction proposals.

In this briefing, we outline the implications of different effort-sharing criteria and metrics on emission reduction efforts for South Africa in the post-2015 climate agreement.

Produced in collaboration with the African Climate Finance Hub, the report says deep global emissions reductions are the best way to head off Africa’s crippling adaptation costs.

Confusion remains about concepts like carbon neutrality, climate neutrality, full decarbonisation, and net zero carbon or net zero greenhouse gas emissions. Here we clarify these concepts.