Dr. Takeshi Kuramochi leads projects that analyses greenhouse emission scenarios for major emitting economies as well as subnational and non-state actors. Takeshi has published more than thirty peer-reviewed articles and numerous other research reports. Since 2016, Takeshi contributes to the annual UNEP Emissions Gap Reports as a lead author on the chapter assessing G20 countries’ progress on emission reductions. Externally, Takeshi serves as a member of the UNFCCC Race to Zero campaign’s External Peer Review Group and Science Base Targets initiative’s Scientific Advisory Group.  Prior to joining NewClimate Institute, Takeshi worked at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES, Japan) and at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, where he is currently a visiting researcher.   

 

Net Zero Stocktake 2024
Publication date 23 Sep 2024

Regional governments key to next round of national carbon-cutting plans As the climate crisis accelerates, the Net Zero Tracker...

Supporting the Paris Agreement through international cooperation: Potential contributions, institutional robustness and progress of Glasgow climate initiatives
Publication date 29 Apr 2024

Many sector-level cooperative initiatives involving both national governments and non-state actors were launched around the 2021...

Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2024
Publication date 09 Apr 2024

The 2024 Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor (CCRM) analyses the climate strategies of 51 major global companies, critically...

Climate policy in 2023
Publication date 04 Apr 2024

This article is published in the Climate chronicles, which brings together Nature Reviews Earth & Environment's annual series of 'Year...

Climate targets by major steel companies: An assessment of collective ambition and planned emission reduction measures
Publication date 19 Jan 2024

This article, published in Energy and Climate Change journal, systematically assesses the status, robustness, and potential impact of...

Achieving High-Integrity Voluntary Climate Action (ACHIEVE)

This Horizon Europe research grant project will identify opportunities to strengthen and scale up voluntary climate action, with the...

Tracking the progress of subnational and non-state climate action

Page navigation About the project The consortium Relevant publications About the project CAMDA is a community of data and analytical...

Net Zero Tracker

The Net Zero Tracker is the world’s only open-source independent review of the quantity and quality of net zero targets across...

Horizon 2020 ELEVATE

ELEVATE aims to develop scientific insights to support the preparations of Nationally Determined Contributions and national climate...

Tracking national mitigation efforts post-2020

Together with International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), and FTSE Russell, NewClimate Institute analysed climate...

Climate Policy Database

The Climate Policy Database (CDPB) is an open, collaborative tool to advance the data collection of the implementation status of...

Net Zero Tracker and ChatNetZero

Net Zero Tracker The Net Zero Tracker is the world’s only open-source independent review of the quantity and quality of net zero...

Policy impact assessment tool (EV)

The EV policy impact assessment tool allows for the quantification of future share of new Electric Vehicles (EVs) and future share of...

Policy impact assessment tool (RE)

The RE policy impact assessment tool allows for the quantification of future share of variable renewables in electricity generation in...

Bonn sessions: ELEVATE International Stakeholder Workshop
Venue Bonn Marriott Hotel, Bonn, Germany
Date 05 Jun 2024
Start time 01:00 pm

The interaction between science and policymakers is essential in finding ways to reach the Paris Agreement's goals. The ELEVATE project...

COP28: Ratcheting integrity of net zero commitments to unlock ambition loops and regain climate momentum
Venue SE Room 3, Blue Zone, COP28
Date 08 Dec 2023
Start time 04:45 pm

National net zero targets and climate litigation have strengthened markedly in recent years, and UNFCCC’s new Recognition and...

COP28: Press conference - Net Zero Tracker
Venue Press Conference Room 2, Zone B6-Builiding 77, Blue Zone
Date 04 Dec 2023
Start time 10:00 am

The Net Zero Tracker consortium will release new work at press conference at COP28, Dubai. Panel: John Lang, Project Lead, Net Zero...

Press conference: UNEP’s 2023 Emissions Gap Report
Venue Online
Date 20 Nov 2023
Start time 03:00 pm

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will officially launch the 2023 edition of the Emissions Gap Report at a virtual press...

Bonn sessions: Net Zero Tracker press conference
Venue Nairobi 4 (press conference room), World Conference Center Bonn
Date 12 Jun 2023
Start time 09:30 am

The Net Zero Tracker team presented their latest analysis " The Net Zero Stocktake 2023" at a press conference in Bonn. If you missed...

Press Release – Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2024
Publication date 09 Apr 2024

Slow improvement in companies’ climate targets threatened by potential new offsetting loophole Berlin, 09 April 2024 – Despite...

Solid progress in a marathon: How do new city, region, and business announcements from the Global Climate Action Summit measure up?
Publication date 21 Nov 2018

Article by: Angel Hsu, Niklas Höhne, Mark Roelfsema, Takeshi Kuramochi, Amy Weinfurter, Katharina Lütkehermöller, Nomawethu Moyo, Yihao...

Whose international climate proposal is more ambitious?
Publication date 06 Apr 2017

When countries put forward their climate proposals for the Paris Agreement, they were asked also to explain why these are ambitious...

What the Paris Agreement means for global climate change mitigation
Publication date 14 Dec 2015

Written by Thomas Day, Frauke Röser, Takeshi Kuramochi, Carsten Warnecke, Markus Hagemann, Hanna Fekete, Marie Kurdziel, Sofia Gonzales...

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