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Why using 20-year Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) for emission targets are a very bad idea for climate policy

Briefings

November 2017

Why using 20-year Global Warming Potentials (GWPs) for emission targets are a very bad idea for climate policy

There have been proposals for the UNFCCC to adopt a dual-term greenhouse gas accounting standard: 20-year GWPs alongside the presently accepted 100-year GWPs. It is argued that the advantage of such a change would be to more rapidly reduce short term warming and buy time for CO2 reductions. This briefing shows why these changes would be counterproductive and the benefits overstated.
Facilitating global transition: the role of Nationally Determined Contributions in meeting the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement

Briefings

June 2017

Facilitating global transition: the role of Nationally Determined Contributions in meeting the long-term temperature goal of the Paris Agreement

This analysis, prepared for the NDC Partnership, looks into the recent developments in terms of NDCs submission and renewables deployment. It outlines the instruments that can be utilised to decrease the gap between current emissions trends and the Paris Agreement compatible emissions pathways.
Action by China and India slows emissions growth, President Trump’s policies likely to cause US emissions to flatten

Briefings

May 2017

Action by China and India slows emissions growth, President Trump’s policies likely to cause US emissions to flatten

Global leadership on climate is changing, with positive developments on coal use in China and India likely to reduce projected global carbon emissions by roughly two to three billion tonnes by 2030 compared to our estimate last year. The recent, highly adverse rollbacks by President Trump are unlikely to have a major impact on global emissions by 2030.