By March 2026, 104 Parties communicated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs, mitigation ambitions) for 2035. This policy brief evaluates the impact of these NDCs on global emissions and assess…
Promising climate progress from net-zero ambitions to the Paris Agreement goal
The Paris Agreement requires strong commitments from countries worldwide. Multiple studies have shown that the short-term contributions of countries, as communicated in the NDCs, fall short of…
New Global Climate Scenarios: Highest Emissions Scenario Revised
In a paper published in Geoscientific Model Development, a group of climate scientists led by Detlef van Vuuren describes a new set of global emissions scenarios that will form the basis for much…
Industry energy support and its interaction with EU ETS
European governments aim to help energy-intensive industries remain competitive while meeting climate targets. New research by the Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis (CPB) and the…
Staying on track: a bottom-up Paris-aligned pathway driven by COP initiatives
Voluntary climate initiatives have the potential to increase emission reductions and guide deeper, sustained reductions under the UNFCCC, but significant gaps remain in thematic coverage, ambition…
Quantifying the Costs and Benefits of Grid Investments to Decarbonize the European Energy Supply
Europe aims to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 through the electrification of fossil fuel-based energy demand and the large-scale deployment of renewable generation. Realizing these goals requires…
The Ministry of KGG (Climate and Green Growth) of the Dutch national government has asked the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency PBL to give advice on the maximum tender amount to be used in…
Electric vehicles (EVs) eliminate tailpipe emissions, but their lower marginal costs may stimulate additional car travel and a shift away from active and public transport.
The ELEVATE Annual Net-Zero Reports aim to provide policymakers with a clear, evidence-based understanding of where global efforts currently stand regarding achieving these goals, and how national and…
Progress of major emitters towards climate targets
This report by NewClimate Institute, PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), provides an overview of projected greenhouse…
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