{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["NewClimate Institute"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":334,"relation":"eq"},"page":4,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=newclimate-institute&page=4","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=newclimate-institute&page=5","stability":"beta","ai_marking":{"digital_source_type":{"uri":"http://cv.iptc.org/newscodes/digitalsourcetype/trainedAlgorithmicMedia","name":"Created using Generative AI"},"notice":"Summary and key insights are generated using artificial intelligence."},"results":[{"id":"newclim-000334","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000334","title":"The Climate Action Tracker Guide to a good 2035 climate target","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2024-06","source_url":"https://climateactiontracker.org/documents/1220/CAT_2024-06-10_Briefing_GuideToGoodNDCs.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that current 2030 climate targets and policies are insufficient, projecting end-of-century warming of 2.5°C to 2.7°C. To maintain the 1.5°C goal, the document asserts that governments must enter 'emergency mode,' peaking global emissions before 2025 and halving them by 2030. It outlines four essential elements for 2035 NDCs: ambition based on sectoral benchmarks, scaled-up climate finance for developing nations, credibility through the elimination of fossil fuel subsidies and exploration, and transparency via absolute economy-wide targets that separate land-use sinks and carbon removals from domestic reductions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000334#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Current global climate targets and policies are inadequate to meet the Paris Agreement goals. 2030 targets are projected to lead to a temperature increase of 2.5°C, while current policies and action are projected to result in 2.7°C warming by the end of the century.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000334#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To limit warming to 1.5°C, global emissions must peak before 2025 and be reduced by 50% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, following a steep downward trend to reach net-zero CO2 emissions by approximately mid-century.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000334#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The document identifies specific global sectoral requirements for 2030 to align with 1.5°C: fossil fuel production must decrease by at least 40% from 2022 levels, energy-related methane emissions must drop by 66% from 2020 levels, and annual deforestation rates must decline by 70% from 2018 levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000334#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Developed countries are urged to set domestic mitigation targets aligned with 1.5°C using their own resources and to significantly increase international climate finance. 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Of the total estimated emissions savings from these pledges, roughly 25% are already in government NDCs, 25% are additional and achievable, and 50% are unlikely to be realised without further improvements to the initiatives.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000289#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Pledge is identified as a positive development that, if fully implemented, could reduce the gap between current policies and the 1.5ºC target by approximately one third by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000289#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Oil and Gas Decarbonisation Accelerator is described as a greenwashing effort because it targets only upstream emissions from production, whereas emissions from the use of fossil fuels are at least five times higher.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000289#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["renewable energy","energy efficiency","fossil-fuel phase-out","Nationally Determined Contributions","greenwashing","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment"]},{"id":"newclim-000111","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000111","title":"Climate Action Tracker briefing: No change to warming as fossil fuel endgame","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-12-05","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-action-tracker-briefing-no-change-to-warming-as-fossil-fuel-endgame","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Climate Action Tracker finds that warming projections have not improved since 2021, with current government 2030 targets leading to 2.5°C of warming. The briefing argues that 'abated' fossil fuel strategies and techno-fixes like CCS are insufficient, calling instead for a full fossil fuel phase-out and specific 'must haves' for 2035 NDCs, including tripling renewables and cutting fossil fuel production by 40% by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000111#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Current government 2030 targets are projected to result in 2.5°C of warming by the end of the century, which is 0.1°C higher than the previous year's estimate. This increase is attributed to weak existing targets rather than changes in new Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) updates.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000111#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Warming projections under different scenarios remain high: binding net zero targets (Pledges and targets) suggest 2.1°C, the 'Optimistic scenario' suggests 1.8°C, and the 'Policies and action' scenario suggests 2.7°C, the latter being unchanged since 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000111#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil-fuel phase-out","climate target","Nationally Determined Contributions","carbon capture and storage","carbon credit","carbon dioxide removal","renewable energy","energy efficiency","climate finance","Global stocktake"],"geography_discussed":["Kazakhstan"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["projection","policy assessment"]},{"id":"newclim-000333","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000333","title":"Warming Projections Global Update","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-12","source_url":"https://climateactiontracker.org/documents/1187/CAT_2023-12-05_GlobalUpdate_COP28.pdf","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The December 2023 update finds that global warming projections have stalled, with current policies leading to 2.7°C of warming by 2100. Even the most optimistic scenario, including all announced targets, results in 1.8°C, exceeding the 1.5°C Paris Agreement goal. The report highlights a growing implementation gap and warns that reliance on carbon capture and storage (CCS), e-fuels, and carbon offsets are 'false solutions' that delay necessary deep emission cuts. It urges governments to submit 1.5°C-aligned 2035 targets by February 2025 and to commit to a complete phase-out of fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Current global policies and actions are projected to result in 2.7°C of warming by 2100, a figure that has remained unchanged since 2021.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Warming projections based solely on 2030 NDC targets have increased by 0.1°C since last year, now estimated at 2.5°C by the end of the century.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The 'Optimistic scenario', which assumes full implementation of all announced targets including net-zero targets, results in 1.8°C of warming, which is still above the 1.5°C limit.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report identifies several 'false solutions' promoted by the fossil fuel industry and some governments that prolong fossil fuel use, including carbon capture and storage (CCS), e-fuels for cars, hydrogen for gas boilers, and ammonia co-firing in coal plants.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a significant reliance on carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and land-use, land-use change and forestry (LULUCF) sinks to meet net-zero targets; for 28 countries covering 81% of 2019 emissions, remaining emissions in target years are estimated at 16–20% of 2019 levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The report argues that any agreement at COP28 must explicitly commit to a 'phase out' of all fossil fuels, rather than a 'phase down' or a phase-out of only 'unabated' fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#insight-6","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To keep the 1.5°C goal viable, the report states that global emissions must peak before 2025, be halved by 2030, and fossil fuel production must be cut by 40% by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000333#insight-7","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Nationally Determined Contributions","climate target","fossil-fuel phase-out","carbon capture and storage","carbon dioxide removal","Villevocance","Cofiring","heat pump","battery electric vehicle","climate finance","carbon credit","renewable energy","energy efficiency"],"geography_discussed":["Indonesia","Saudi Arabia","United Arab Emirates","United Kingdom","People's Republic of China","United States","European Union","Kazakhstan","Brazil","India","Canada","Australia","Japan","Russia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["temperature projection","policy assessment","target evaluation"]},{"id":"newclim-000128","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000128","title":"Five major shifts since the Paris Agreement that give hope in a just Paris","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-11-23","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/five-major-shifts-since-the-paris-agreement-that-give-hope-in-a-just-paris","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document identifies positive progress in international climate policy across awareness, governance, business, energy, and industry, arguing that these shifts—driven by new actors and strategies—show that rapid change is possible to maintain the 1.5°C target.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000128#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Positive shifts are occurring across five thematic areas: awareness and civil action, policy and governance, investors and business, and the energy and industry sectors. While some of these shifts are small and require scaling, others have already passed positive tipping points.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000128#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Rapid change in climate action is being driven by new actors, such as global youth, and the employment of new strategies, specifically climate litigation, to pressure companies and governments.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000128#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The observed progress suggests that the objective of the Paris Agreement to limit global temperature increases to 1.5°C is still achievable.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000128#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate change litigation","energy transition","climate governance","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["overview"]},{"id":"newclim-000283","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000283","title":"Emissions Scenarios for Major Economies 2023 Update","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-11-15","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/emissions-scenarios-for-major-economies-2023-update","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The 2023 update finds that while current policies for 25 major economies may result in 2030 emissions between -6% and +8% compared to 2019 levels, this falls short of the 43% reduction aligned with the Paris Agreement. While 13 countries are now on track to meet their NDC targets, 12 countries still face an implementation gap.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000283#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Current policies across the 25 analysed countries are projected to result in 2030 emissions that are between 6% lower and 8% higher than 2019 levels, which does not meet the 43% reduction required for alignment with the Paris Agreement.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000283#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Thirteen countries are currently on track or likely on track to meet their NDC targets. Those clearly on track include China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Iran, Mexico, Morocco, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Viet Nam, while Australia and the European Union are now considered likely on track.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000283#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Twelve of the analysed countries have an implementation gap, meaning they must adopt further policies or improve the execution of existing ones to reach their NDC targets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000283#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Recent policy developments have caused divergent emission projections: the United States and European Union have seen reductions due to the Inflation Reduction Act and Fit for 55/REpowerEU respectively, whereas projections for the United Kingdom have increased due to insufficient implementation and Indonesia's have risen due to increased coal use.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000283#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","Nationally Determined Contributions","Paris Agreement","climate policy","coal-fired power station","Inflation Reduction Act of 2022"],"geography_discussed":["United States","European Union","United Kingdom","Indonesia","Brazil","Thailand","Vietnam","Mexico","Turkey","Egypt","People's Republic of China","Ethiopia","India","Iran","Morocco","Russia","Australia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["emissions projections","policy gap analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000307","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000307","title":"State of Climate Action 2023","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-11-14","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2023","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The State of Climate Action 2023 finds that global efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C are failing, with 41 of 42 assessed indicators not on track for 2030 targets. 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Government subsidies for fossil fuels nearly doubled between 2020 and 2021, and worldwide deforestation increased slightly in 2022 to 5.8 million hectares.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000307#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Electric passenger car sales represent a rare success, growing at an average annual rate of 65% from 1.6% of sales in 2018 to 10% in 2022, making it the only indicator currently on track for 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000307#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To align with 2030 goals, the report specifies several urgent accelerations: solar and wind power growth must increase from 14% to 24% annually, coal phase-out must be seven times faster (retiring roughly 240 average-sized plants per year), and rapid transit infrastructure expansion must increase six-fold.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000307#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Dietary shifts in high-consuming regions—specifically the Americas, Europe, and Oceania—must accelerate eight times faster, reducing per capita consumption of meat from cows, goats, and sheep to approximately two servings per week or less by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000307#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Paris Agreement","greenhouse gas emissions","electric vehicle","fossil fuel subsidy","deforestation","carbon price","solar energy","wind power","Coal phase-out","public transport","carbon dioxide removal","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Croatia","New York City","Americas","Europe","Oceania"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["progress assessment","gap analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000234","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000234","title":"Sequencing climate change mitigation targets and policies","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2023-11-01","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/sequencing-climate-change-mitigation-targets-and-policies","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The analysis of 25 countries reveals a gap between international climate targets and national policy implementation, noting that many countries increase their NDC ambition without adopting the necessary policies to achieve them. 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Case studies of Namibia, India, and Colombia reveal inconsistent definitions of 'green' hydrogen, a tendency to target inefficient applications like road transport, and significant environmental risks such as water scarcity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000320#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"To ensure a just transition, renewable energy infrastructure for green hydrogen should be developed in a way that allows developing countries to participate in the technology supply chain rather than relying solely on imports and international expertise.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000320#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Integrating electrolysers and renewable energy capacities into national grids can support broader electrification and energy access, although this may reduce the return on investment compared to isolated systems, creating a gap that international finance could fill.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000320#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Green hydrogen should be prioritised for domestic industrial development in the Global South—particularly for hard-to-abate sectors like steel, fertiliser, and mining—to maintain international competitiveness against carbon border adjustment mechanisms before pursuing exports.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000320#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Analysis of Namibia, India, and Colombia shows that these countries have divergent and sometimes inefficient hydrogen strategies: India and Colombia target oil refining and transport sectors that could be more efficiently electrified, while India faces existing challenges with land availability and water scarcity.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000320#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a lack of standardized definitions for green hydrogen across countries; for example, India sets an emission limit of 2 kgCO2/kgH2 and includes biomass-based hydrogen, while Colombia plans to use blue hydrogen as a transition, and Namibia has not yet clarified its definition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000320#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["green hydrogen","renewable energy","decarbonization","energy transition","climate finance","sustainable development","blue hydrogen","Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism","Hard to abate sectors"],"geography_discussed":["India","Colombia","Namibia"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","case study"]},{"id":"newclim-000085","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000085","title":"The corporate climate accountability loop","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09-20","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/the-corporate-climate-accountability-loop","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The paper proposes a 'corporate climate accountability loop' to identify gaps in current corporate climate governance and suggests a transition from voluntary, conflicted systems toward mandatory, independent, and legally enforceable regulatory frameworks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000085#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The current corporate climate accountability system is flawed because the same voluntary actors and initiatives perform multiple functions without institutional independence, and it lacks a mechanism for ex-post verifications.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000085#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To reduce conflicts of interest, standards, guidance, and decarbonisation benchmarks should be developed independently of direct corporate influence, and voluntary initiatives should implement grievance and whistleblowing mechanisms.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000085#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Future improvements in corporate accountability require mandatory and enforceable regulations or international standards, which would allow for ex-ante validations and ex-post verifications by legally liable, accredited entities, thereby enhancing the impact of litigation and advocacy.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000085#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate governance","climate change litigation"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["conceptual framework","policy recommendation"]}]}