Climate Transparency

Energy and Carbon Intensity For the G20 as a whole, the energy intensity of the economy (TPES/GDP) and the carbon intensity of the economy (CO2/GDP)...

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 countries represent two thirds of the world population, and four fifths of global economic output, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP). Collectively,...

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...

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...

Climate Transparency is pleased to welcome a new partner from Japan – The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). The Institute has been established...

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...

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,...

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 Policy Performance The CCPI policy evaluations show a growing sensibility among G20 governments of the need for and benefits from climate action. Many countries...