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However, the growth of active initiatives has flattened since 2019, potentially due to the expiration of initiatives from the 2015 Paris conference and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000301#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The productivity and overall performance of ICIs are declining, with an increasing share of initiatives failing to produce tangible outputs. This gap between commitment and implementation may be caused by the initial targeting of 'low-hanging fruit' and the disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000301#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a persistent and growing underrepresentation of the Global South within ICIs. Non-OECD countries are underrepresented as funders, leaders, and participants, and the proportion of outputs generated in the Global North has increased since 2015.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000301#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Twelve 'Glasgow initiatives' from COP26 have a theoretical potential to cover approximately 75% of the 14 GtCO2e ambition gap between current NDCs and 1.5C pathways for 2030. 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