The Global Stocktake reviews global progress towards the goals of the Paris Agreement every five years. On behalf of the German Environment Agency, experts analyse the inputs for the Global Stocktake 2023, assess the collective progress made so far and identify courses of action for increasing mitigation efforts at national level. read more
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Emission trajectories
As a signatory to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Germany is required to elaborate annual emission inventories, including for fluorinated greenhouse gases. read more
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Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) design
A research project for the German Environment Agency developed a method for the systematic analysis of the design of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) of Parties to the Paris Agreement. As part of this project, the design of 20 NDCs were analysed with this method. read more
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Climate commitments need to be more ambitious and tangible
Parties to the Paris Agreement are updating their plans for climate action. Less than half of the countries analysed as part of a project funded by the German Environment Agency are increasing their ambition. Many are lacking a clear plan for implementation. This is the result of a new methodology, which analyses 20 recently submitted Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). read more
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Climate action: how to reduce emissions even before 2020
The international community resolved to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees Celsius. The mitigation activities proposed by the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will not be enough to achieve that goal. An UBA report shows how the gap can be narrowed even before 2020, for example with more efficient electrical appliances and through renewable energy support. read more