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COP29: Press conference - Climate Change Performance Index 2025
Venue COP29 / online
Date 20 Nov 2024
Start time 09:00

At this press conference we will release the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) 2025.

COP29: What we need from the next NDCs
Venue Nasimi Amphitheatre (SPE 5), COP29
Date 18 Nov 2024
Start time 13:00

This joint UNFCCC and UNEP event features high-level opening remarks from the UNEP Executive Director and the UNFCCC Executive Secretary and a presentation of the key findings of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2024. This will be followed by a panel discussion on what we need from the next round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs), and how we can speed up climate action and implementation this decade.

COP29: What we need now and from the next NDCs – Insights from the UNEP Emissions Gap Report
Venue UN Azerbaijan Pavilion, COP29
Date 15 Nov 2024
Start time 12:00

This side event, organised by UNEP and UNEP-CCC, features technical presentations on the key findings of the Emissions Gap Report 2024, followed by a panel discussion focusing on the following three critical questions:

COP29: NDC ambition and transitioning away from fossil fuels in a just, orderly and equitable manner
Venue Side event room 3, COP29
Date 14 Nov 2024
Start time 16:45

This side event will show through storytelling and expert discussion how to operationalise commitments to transition away from fossil fuel exploration and production in a just and orderly manner via third generation NDCs.

COP29: Seizing the moment to ratchet net zero ambition
Venue Side event room 6, COP29
Date 13 Nov 2024
Start time 18:30

This side event will discuss the global net zero status, reflecting on the UNSG’s Net Zero Progress report, with a focus on subnational governments.

COP29: Just Transition in NDCs and other strategic documents: a catalyst for climate action
Venue NDCP Pavilion, COP29
Date 13 Nov 2024
Start time 15:30

The event will bring the voices of different stakeholders shedding light on the importance of including just transition aspects in NDCs and other strategic documents, in line with the Paris Agreement, in order to showcase how such integration of concepts can catalyze climate ambition.

COP29: Moving from Pledges to Progress
Venue Climate Hub
Date 13 Nov 2024
Start time 17:30

At the start of COP29, many of us are wondering how we continue to implement the ambitious goals set out under the Paris Agreement at the speed and scale needed to halve emissions by 2030. As the world’s largest coalition of non-State Actors – learn how the Race to Zero continues to mobilize net zero leaders across society to not only set ambitious targets, but move from pledges, to plans and ultimately – emission reductions. This side event is organised by We Don't Have Time and RaceToZero. Speakers: Jane Eisenhardt, Engagement & Acceleration Manager, Race to Zero Camila Fernandez, Expert...

By the Numbers: The Climate Action We Need This Decade
Publication date 05 Nov 2024

Keeping the 1.5-degree C temperature goal within reach will require these next NDCs to achieve a “quantum leap in ambition” and deliver immediate action across all sectors of the economy. So what exactly does that look like in terms of how we power our homes, grow our food, move people and goods, and more? Here, we break down the transformational changes needed in every sector of the economy to slash GHG emissions over the next decade.

Virtual Event: Cities and Buildings in Transition: Systems Change for a Resilient Future
Venue Online
Date 31 Oct 2024
Start time 15:00

High-level voices in these fields will come together to discuss the major shifts needed for sustainable cities and buildings, where we are falling behind, and where we are finding signals of hope. Join us to discover the role of cities and buildings in systems change.

Virtual Launch: Emissions Gap Report 2024
Venue Online
Date 24 Oct 2024
Start time 16:00

This is the virtual launch event of the 2024 edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report series, which tracks our progress in limiting global warming well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement. Since 2010, it has provided an annual science-based assessment of the gap between estimated future global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if countries implement their climate mitigation pledges, and where they should be to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. NewClimate Institute has been contributing to the reports each year since 2014...

The Emissions Gap Report 2024
Publication date 24 Oct 2024

This is the 2024 edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report series, which tracks our progress in limiting global warming well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

Methodology Underpinning the State of Climate Action Series: 2024 Update
Publication date 21 Oct 2024

This technical note describes the State of Climate Action series’ methodology for identifying sectors that must transform, translating these transformations into global mitigation targets primarily for 2030, 2035 and 2050 and selecting indicators with datasets to monitor annual change.

Progress of major emitters towards climate targets | 2024 update
Publication date 16 Oct 2024

In our 2024 update report, we modelled greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions towards 2030 based on countries’ policies as of July 2024 and compared these emissions to countries’ current NDC targets to evaluate whether countries are on track to meet them.

Navigating regenerative agriculture in corporate climate strategies
Publication date 26 Sep 2024

This report takes a deeper look at regenerative agriculture use by 30 multinational food and agriculture companies, especially with regards to its role in reaching corporate GHG emission reduction targets.

Press release: CAT rates COP29 host Azerbaijan's climate action " Critically insufficient"
Publication date 25 Sep 2024

After weakening its updated NDC, removing its 2030 target altogether, and with its pledge to markedly increase fossil fuel production and consequentially increase methane emissions, COP29 host Azerbaijan has earned a "Critically Insufficient" rating from the Climate Action Tracker, in an analysis released today.

Setting 1.5°C compatible wind and solar targets: Guidance for key countries
Publication date 23 Sep 2024

This report and its accompanying series of country briefings provides a roadmap for a 1.5°C-aligned rollout of wind and solar energy for 11 countries

Net Zero Stocktake 2024
Publication date 23 Sep 2024

Assessing the status and trends of net zero target setting across countries, sub-national governments and companies.

Impact of delayed climate action on Germany's transport sector

The German transport sector is lagging in climate action. Delayed reductions in emissions will require drastic measures to achieve climate neutrality by 2045.

From offsetting push to new NDCs: What to watch out for at Climate Week NYC 2024
Publication date 16 Sep 2024

With this summer marking the hottest on record and following a year where the global annual temperature exceeded 1.5˚C, the urgency for accelerated and more effective climate action has never been clearer. As we approach COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, critical discussions around the most pressing climate topics – from climate finance, corporate accountability in climate action to national climate targets for 2035 – are laying the groundwork for the UN’s main climate conference. As the countdown to COP29 continues, Climate Week NYC, the largest annual climate event of its kind, will take place from...

Wie ausbleibender Klimaschutz im Verkehr künftige Generationen belastet
Publication date 12 Sep 2024

Deutschland und der Verkehrssektor in Deutschland insbesondere hinken beim Klimaschutz hinterher. Je länger Reduktionen verzögert werden, desto dringender und disruptiver werden die Maßnahmen, wenn gesetzte Ziele immer noch erreicht werden sollen.

Launch Event: ECNO Annual Flagship Report 2024 - Insights on progress to EU climate neutrality for the incoming EU cycle
Venue Townhall Europe, Brussels | Online
Date 02 Jul 2024
Start time 10:00

At the launch event in Brussels, ECNO will present their newest findings and engage with relevant high-profile stakeholders from the European Parliament and the economy.

ECNO: 2024 State of EU progress to climate neutrality
Publication date 02 Jul 2024

The second annual progress report of ECNO shows positive movement in most sectors and cross-cutting areas, but the pace is still too slow to achieve climate neutrality by 2050.

Press release: CAT guide to a good 2035 NDC target
Publication date 10 Jun 2024

The CAT released its "Guide to a good 2035 target" at the climate talks in Bonn, Germany today, setting out a detailed, four-point recipe of key elements governments need to include in their next round of climate targets (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs), to be submitted to the UNFCCC from November this year.

The Climate Action Tracker's guide to a good 2035 climate target
Publication date 10 Jun 2024

The CAT released its "Guide to a good 2035 target" at the climate talks in Bonn, Germany today, setting out a detailed, four-point recipe of key elements governments need to include in their next round of climate targets (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs), to be submitted to the UNFCCC from November this year.

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