IGES joins partnership of Climate Transparency
Climate Transparency is pleased to welcome a new partner from Japan – The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). The Institute has been established...
G7 countries’ transition towards a low-carbon economy
The G7 plays a crucial role in the raising of ambition of climate action this year. The group’s agreements lay the path for the...
The G7 Summit, climate action & the US
5 reasons why Trump’s “Paris Agreement is very unfair” argument does not hold.
At the end of this week, the G7 countries meet in Chalevoix,...
Briefing paper: Climate action under Argentina’s G20 Presidency
Argentina took over the G20 Presidency on 1 December 2017 with three agenda priorities:
1) the future of work; 2) infrastructure for development; and 3)...
Climate Transparency receives IKI’s support
Climate Transparency receives funding through the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU), between...
Paper release: Financing the transition from brown to green
On the occasion of President Macron’s One Planet Summit on 12 December, Climate Transparency and its partner the Overseas Development Institute release the paper...
Climate Transparency G20 Report 2016 – Brown to Green
Greenhouse gas emissions are not declining
The effects of climate change, which we are already witnessing, are the consequence of rising concentrations of greenhouse gases...
Emissions in G20 countries – Still not declining
The G20 states are responsible for 74.9% of global greenhouse gas emissions. From 1990 to 2013, their absolute energy-related CO2 emissions have increased by 56%....
G20 Climate Policy – More action needed
Climate Policy Framework
G20 countries have increasingly introduced climate policies, showing growing awareness around the need for climate action and its benefits.
Important policy instruments are...
G20 Financing the transition – Glimpses of green
Investment Attractiveness
The transition from a brown to a green, low-carbon economy crucially depends on how attractive it is to invest. The investment attractiveness for...
Climate Transparency
Paper: A Low-Carbon Transport Future for South Africa
The South African transport sector, which accounts for 14% of total emissions, is set to potentially become the largest greenhouse gas emitter by 2050...
