The climate transparency report 2020
The Climate Transparency Report (previously known as „Brown to Green Report”) is the world’s most comprehensive annual review of G20 countries’ climate action and their transition to a net-zero emissions
Climate Mitigation
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Resource efficiency and climate change: material efficiency strategies for a low-carbon future
This report conducts a rigorous assessment of the contribution of material efficiency to GHG abatement strategies. More concretely, it assesses the reduction potential of GHG emissions from material efficiency
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Strengthening synergies: How action to achieve post-2020 global biodiversity conservation targets can contribute to mitigating climate change
A report, Strengthening Synergies: How action to achieve post-2020 global biodiversity conservation targets can contribute to mitigating climate change, by the United Nations Environment Programme World
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A common framework for agriculture and land use in the nationally determined contributions
This paper presents a sector-specific methodology for assessing the role of the AFOLU sector within the NDCs. It identifies five core pillars of NDCs and sub-components specific to the AFOLU sector based
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A review of the sustainable development goals through a climate lens
This policy brief effectively reviews the policy consequences of the unprecedented set of commitments made by the international community from 2015 onwards to pursuing a sustainable future through climate
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Indicators for the promotion of sustainable development in carbon market mechanisms
This report assesses options for the effective implementation of sustainable development impact assessment, in the context of climate change mitigation mechanisms such as those of Article 6 of the Paris
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Future role for voluntary carbon markets in the Paris era: executive summary
The end of 2020 marks a fundamental change in the global governance of greenhouse gas emissions with the shift from the Kyoto Protocol era to that of the Paris Agreement. This also has implications for
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How to anticipate a Green Swan event: Preparing Chinese financial markets for climate transition risk
A new report, How to anticipate a Green Swan event, outlines climate transition risk and its importance to Chinese financial institutions. The report also presents an in-depth review of current methodologies
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Potential for climate change adaptation and mitigation in crop production in East Africa
Agricultural production in East Africa is mainly rain-fed, making it highly sensitive and vulnerable to increased climate variability arising from climate change (EAC 2017a). Climate vulnerability is also
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Overview of recently adopted mitigation policies and climate-relevant policy responses to COVID-19
This report is divided in three sections showcasing recent mitigation policy developments, climate-relevant responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and an overview of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)