As the new year gets going, the EU is facing much higher energy prices than it has had to contend with in the recent past, …
Category: NDC

Article 6: The importance of the corresponding adjustment
With COP26 behind us and the Article 6 rule book complete, attention should turn to operationalising Article 6 and particularly the transfer process that is …
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The lesser told story of COP26
The much anticipated but delayed COP26 has come and gone, with many articles and commentary focussing on whether 1.5°C is still alive. I commented on …

The last chance COP? Some more carbon budget maths!
With world leaders and thousands of delegates and observers meeting in Glasgow for COP26, there is much talk of this being the last chance to …
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Article 6 at COP26
My home country, Australia, seems to reside permanently in the international climate doghouse, but a closer look reveals that they have made steady progress on …

Double counting or dual accounting?
With growing demand from investors, customers and other stakeholders for companies to become net-zero and/or sell net-zero emission goods and services, there is increasing interest …

An ambitious step-up on transport
Last week the German government announced a step-up in their ambition to reduce emissions, with a new target date for net-zero emissions of 2045. This …

A ten year reduction challenge for the USA
In April, at the opening of the White House Climate Summit, President Biden announced the United States Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for the period up …

A very different pathway forwards for India
As COP 26 approaches, the UK government (as President of the COP) and the UNFCCC are encouraging as many countries as possible, in accordance with …

A new goal for China
China has set the goal of being carbon neutral by 2060. What might the transition look like and what has to happen in the 2020s …