Tag Archives: Paris Agreement

The Global Stocktake: a focal point for assessing all efforts to limit global warming

The Global Stocktake assesses the world’s collective progress towards achieving the purpose of the Paris [...]

COP26 in Glasgow delivered rules for international carbon markets – how good or bad are they?

From COP26 in Glasgow, the adoption of comprehensive accounting rules for the international transfer of [...]

Near-term warming and our chances of staying within 1.5°C

There are uncertainties how emission cuts will affect chances of staying with in 1.5°C warming [...]

Maximising the Potential Impact of the Global Stocktake under the Paris Climate Agreement

In the Paris Climate Agreement, the five-yearly Global Stocktake (GST) plays an essential role. GST [...]

A Research and Innovation Agenda for Zero- Emission European Cities

The Paris Agreement requires a global decrease in Green House Gas emissions by 2050 which [...]

Implications of stakeholder preferences on mitigation scenarios

The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has presented scenarios based on observation of impacts [...]

Are EU decarbonisation scenarios optimistic?

This post discusses the decarbonisation of the European Union (EU) from a biophysical perspective when [...]

Framework for qualitative assessment of side-effects of low-emission transition pathways in livestock farming in the Netherlands

Many European countries has committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 80-95% in 2050, relative [...]

EU climate leadership after Paris: rising to the challenge?

Climate change governance requires the involvement from many actors and institutions on various levels, the [...]

Improving coherence in post-Paris climate governance

The Paris Agreement forms the basis for new international cooperation on climate change mitigation. However, [...]