Ahead of the first meeting of this group of signatories expected today, a group of 57 civil society organizations from every continent sent a letter to the UK government with recommendations for how to ensure the commitment is effective.
New report updates analysis of public financing for energy projects ahead of expected joint announcement to end these flows at COP26. New report updates analysis of public financing for energy projects ahead of expected joint announcement to end these flows at COP26.
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Realizing the Promise of Paris: Three Ways of Strengthening Non-State and Subnational Climate Action
By Harro van Asselt, Sander Chan, Idil Boran, Thomas Hale, Lukas Hermwille and Charles Roger - 11 December 2020
Harro van Asselt, Sander Chan, Idil Boran, Thomas Hale, Lukas Hermwille and Charles Roger examine opportunities to strengthen climate action by non-state and subnational actors.
Five years ago, governments from across the world came together in Paris to chart a new course for global climate policy. The Paris Agreement put in place a ‘ratchet mechanism’ through which countries submit national climate plans in the form of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), which should be reviewed and strengthened periodically.