Publications

Fifty-three countries have signed up to the Global Methane Pledge, committing to cut methane emissions by 30% in 2030 from 2020 levels. This analysis quantifies the potential impacts of the pledge if all countries were to adopt it.

This briefing provides an overview of the non-CO2 greenhouse gas reductions needed, relevant definitions under the Paris Agreement and issues with the “climate neutrality” concept, as well as the implications of different metrics to relate these gases to CO2.

This briefing analyses approved Green Climate Fund projects from 2015 to 2021, with a view to understanding how Small Island Developing States have accessed the fund to date.

In this brief, we explore the direct employment impacts of a coal-to-renewable transition in South Korea in line with a Paris compatible coal phase-out before 2030. We compare this with the projected outcomes under current policies.

While the Swiss government has reiterated its commitment to 50% overall reductions by 2030, implementation now relies on the Federal Council’s 2016 recommendation to achieve a 30% reduction in domestic emissions by 2030, with the remainder to be attained through emissions reductions achieved overseas. Is this enough to save the country's glaciers?

All of the G7 governments, covering roughly half of global GDP and over a fifth of greenhouse gas emissions, have enhanced their targets in the last year. But are these countries and other major economies pulling their weight?