Climate Change

Unpacking the finance sector’s climate related investment commitments

Financial institution’s climate-related investment targets have rapidly grown in recent years. In this report, we provide insights into the magnitude and ambition of these targets, and investigate their relationship with GHG emissions in the real economy.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2020
Katharina Lütkehermöller, Silke Mooldijk, Mark Roelfsema, & et al
NewClimate Institute
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Climate Change, Finance, Green House Gases
Climate Change

The impact of good practice policies on regional and global greenhouse gas emissions

The report "The impact of good practice policies on regional and global greenhouse gas emissions" by NewClimate Institute, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis looks at the impact of “good practice” emission reduction policies in nine different areas globally and across six

Publication Date: 
29/07/2015
Hanna Fekete, Mark Roelfsema, Niklas Höhne, Michel den Elzen, Nicklas Forsell, Sara Becerra
NewClimate Institute
Tags:
Green House Gases, Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, India, China, Brazil, United States Of America (US), Russia, Japan, Electricity, Emission Targets, Fossil Fuels, Industry, Buildings, Transport, LULUCF
Climate Change

Analysing the emission gap between pledged emission reductions under the Cancún Agreements and the 2 °C climate target

Following the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, in 2011, international climate policy has taken a

Publication Date: 
26/04/2012
Michel den Elzen, Mark Roelfsema, Andries Hof, & et al
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Tags:
Emission Targets, Green House Gases, Climate Change, India, Global, COP 16 (Cancun Summit), Global Warming, Carbon Dioxide, LULUCF, UNFCCC, REDD, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), Climate Mitigation, Kyoto Protocol
Climate Change

The emissions gap between the Copenhagen pledges and the 2 degree C climate goal: Options for closing and risks that could widen the gap

As part of the Copenhagen Accord, Annex I Parties (industrialised countries) and non-Annex I Parties (developing countries) have submitted reduction proposals (pledges) and mitigation actions to the UNFCCC secretariat. Our calculations show that if the current reduction offers of Annex I and non-Annex I countries are fully implemented, global greenhouse gas emissions could amount to 48.6–49.7 GtCO2eq by 2020. Recent literature suggests that the emission level should be between 42 and 46 GtCO2eq by 2020 to maintain a “medium” chance (50–66%) of meeting the 2 °C target.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2011
Michel G.J. den Elzen, Andries F. Hof, Mark Roelfsema
Global Environmental Change
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Tags:
Copenhagen Accord, Climate Mitigation, Emission Targets, UNFCCC, Carbon Dioxide, China, India, Emissions Trading, Land Use, Statistics, Green House Gases, Forests, Kyoto Protocol, LULUCF, Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)