{"query_echo":{"q":"","filters":{"organization":["NewClimate Institute"]},"warnings":[]},"total":{"value":334,"relation":"eq"},"page":5,"page_size":20,"self":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=newclimate-institute&page=5","next":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/api/v1/search?organization=newclimate-institute&page=6","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-000013","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000013","title":"Pulling the plug on fossils in power","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09-19","source_url":"https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-action-tracker-briefing-pulling-the-plug-on-fossils-in-power","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The briefing evaluates 16 countries against 1.5°C-aligned power sector benchmarks, finding that no assessed country is fully on track. It argues for a global phase-out of coal and fossil gas by 2040, noting that while some countries are making progress on coal, there is a critical lack of explicit fossil gas phase-out plans and insufficient renewable energy acceleration globally.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000013#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"To limit warming to 1.5°C, developed countries must phase out coal by 2030 and unabated gas by 2035, while developing countries must phase out both by 2040. This transition requires renewables to provide over 80% of electricity by 2035 and 90-100% by 2050.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000013#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"None of the 16 assessed countries are fully on track for the necessary power sector shift. While the UK is on track to phase out coal by 2024, and the US and UK have 2035 decarbonisation targets aligned with unabated gas phase-out, further action is required to achieve these goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000013#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"There is a systemic lack of explicit fossil gas phase-out plans across the analysed countries, with the fossil gas pipeline currently exceeding that of coal. Additionally, China's continued permitting of coal plants is identified as a significant concern for global emissions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000013#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is deemed to have no role in coal generation and only a marginal role in fossil gas power. Consequently, the document argues that the UAE, as COP President, should secure a global agreement to phase out fossil gas by 2040.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000013#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"International climate finance and Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) are essential for the 2040 global phase-out, particularly for coal-reliant countries with high renewable potential like Morocco.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000013#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Grid decarbonization","Coal phase-out","carbon capture and storage","climate finance","Just Energy Transition Partnership"],"geography_discussed":["Australia","Brazil","Chile"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["benchmark assessment","policy analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000067","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000067","title":"From Rhetoric to Reality: Investigating Financial Institutions' Net Zero","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09-18","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/from-rhetoric-to-reality-investigating-financial-institutions-net-zero","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The analysis finds that most net-zero portfolio commitments by large asset managers are unlikely to achieve global net-zero emissions by mid-century and often do not signal a shift toward serious climate action. The report highlights that intensity-based sectoral targets and absolute targets without re-baselining are ineffective for driving a low-carbon transition, while short-term investor focus hinders collective action. It recommends that financial institutions, particularly universal owners, shift focus toward systematically supporting the transition of economic actors to sustainable business models and calls for more stringent oversight to prevent greenwashing.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000067#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"A significant number of the world's largest financial institutions have committed to net zero portfolio targets as of July 2023, including 37 of the 50 largest asset managers, 24 of the 50 largest asset owners, and 33 of the 50 largest banks.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000067#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Most analyzed net zero portfolio commitments are insufficient to achieve global net-zero real-world emissions by mid-century and generally do not indicate a transition to serious climate action by the financial institutions.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000067#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Intensity-based sectoral targets and absolute targets lacking comprehensive re-baselining are ineffective in supporting financial decision-making for a low-carbon transition, while short-termism acts as a barrier to collective action.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000067#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","decarbonization","greenwashing"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["assessment","comparative analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000244","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000244","title":"Transformative mitigation actions as an outcome of the Global Stocktake","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09-18","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/transformative-mitigation-actions-as-an-outcome-of-the-global-stocktake","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The briefing asserts that current Nationally Determined Contributions are collectively insufficient to meet Paris Agreement temperature goals, necessitating that the Global Stocktake provide clear, sector-specific mitigation actions and targets. It proposes a comprehensive list of actions—including phasing out fossil fuels and subsidies, boosting renewables, and decarbonizing industry—to inform the 2030 and 2035 time horizons. The author suggests these outputs be integrated into the CMA cover decision or technical annexes and provide a structured guidance framework for Parties to update their NDCs with achievable targets aligned with IPCC emission reduction goals.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000244#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Current mitigation actions implemented and proposed in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are collectively inadequate to maintain the Paris Agreement's temperature goal.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000244#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Global Stocktake should include a specific set of mitigation actions, including the phase-out of fossil fuels and their subsidies, increasing wind and solar supply, enhancing energy efficiency, electrifying transport, decarbonizing industry, promoting circular material flows, reducing methane emissions, stopping deforestation, and establishing sustainable food systems.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000244#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Mitigation messages must address the 2030 and 2035 time horizons, aligning with IPCC findings that greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced by 43% and 60% respectively compared to 2019 levels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000244#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The Global Stocktake should offer a guidance process for Parties to update NDCs, involving the assessment of action feasibility, the setting of achievable targets, and the alignment of actions with long-term strategies and finance flows.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000244#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["Global stocktake","Paris Agreement","Nationally Determined Contributions","climate change mitigation","wind power","solar energy","energy efficiency","fossil-fuel phase-out","fossil fuel subsidy","just transition","electric vehicle","transportation","Industrial decarbonization","circular economy","methane emissions","deforestation","food system","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy recommendation"]},{"id":"newclim-000298","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000298","title":"From Drumbeating to Marching: Assessing Non-State and Subnational Climate Action","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2023-09-16","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/from-drumbeating-to-marching-assessing-non-state-and-subnational-climate","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The document assesses the role of non-state actors (NSAs) in climate action, highlighting the risk of greenwashing and the need for improved accountability. 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The paper introduces nine exploratory principles to scale ambition and facilitate just transitions, recommending a bottom-up approach to articulating finance needs rooted in national priorities and the development of shared goals for international climate finance.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000190#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"National financial frameworks and public budgets are insufficient to meet the scale of finance required for the energy transition, particularly in developing and emerging economies where high-debt distress restricts domestic resources and access to global debt markets.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000190#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Based on the UNFCCC principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR), developed nations are responsible for leading global action and providing support to developing countries through finance, policy support, and the transfer of technology and knowledge.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000190#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To better inform international climate finance needs, the paper suggests several actions: articulating high ambition pathways, rooting climate objectives in national priorities to ensure domestic buy-in, adopting a bottom-up approach to finance needs, developing shared criteria for finance at the bilateral or UNFCCC level, and increasing finance pledges from developed countries to reflect equity and CBDR.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000190#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","carbon neutrality","common but differentiated responsibility","just transition","technology transfer","Nationally Determined Contributions","climate change mitigation","Sustainable Development Goals"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy analysis","framework proposal"]},{"id":"newclim-000157","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000157","title":"State of EU Progress to Climate Neutrality","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-06-26","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/ecno-state-of-eu-progress-to-climate-neutrality","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO) finds that while the EU is generally moving in the right direction toward its 2050 climate neutrality goal, the pace of change is too slow across most sectors. Governance is the only building block currently assessed as 'on track', while finance and carbon dioxide removals are moving in the 'wrong direction'. Significant gaps exist in the agricultural sector, where policies have supported intensive animal agriculture, and in external action, where the EU's 'climate bank' continues to finance fossil fuels abroad.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000157#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The EU's overall progress toward climate neutrality is moving in the right direction, but the pace is insufficient to meet the 2050 goal. Of 13 building blocks, only governance is 'on track', three are 'too slow' (electricity, just transition, clean tech), and seven are 'far too slow' (agrifood, mobility, industry, buildings, lifestyles, adaptation, external action).","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000157#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Finance and carbon dioxide removals (CDR) are the only two areas where developments are moving in the 'wrong direction'.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000157#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In the electricity sector, emission reductions have been achieved through a shift from coal to gas and renewable uptake, but to sustain this, renewable generation uptake must increase from 1.5% to 3.2% per annum.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000157#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"EU agricultural policies are deemed insufficient for climate neutrality because payment structures have favored intensive animal agriculture and large farms, resulting in rising livestock emissions and fertiliser consumption.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000157#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Regarding external action, the EU remains a leading climate finance donor but fails to meet its 'fair share', and its 'climate bank' continues to provide financing for fossil fuels in other countries.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000157#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate finance","carbon dioxide removal","renewable energy","wind power","electrical grid","electric vehicle","climate diplomacy","fossil-fuel phase-out","climate change adaptation"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["progress assessment","indicator-based analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000275","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000275","title":"Net Zero Stocktake 2023","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-06-12","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/net-zero-stocktake-2023","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Net Zero Stocktake 2023 analyzes net zero pledges across over 4,000 entities, finding that while the number of corporate targets is growing rapidly and national targets are increasingly underpinned by policy, many subnational and corporate entities still lack emission reduction targets or robust strategies, and no major producer has committed to a fossil fuel phase-out.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000275#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The momentum for net zero target setting varies by entity type: while growth has slowed for national and subnational governments, it continues rapidly for companies. 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Furthermore, there are limited signs of improvement in the robustness of these strategies, and no major producer countries or companies have committed to phasing out fossil fuels despite their net zero pledges.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000275#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"An increasing number of entities are specifying their intent to utilize carbon dioxide removals (CDR) within their value chains.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000275#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate target","carbon dioxide removal","fossil-fuel phase-out","climate policy"],"geography_discussed":["G7"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["trend analysis","integrity assessment"]},{"id":"newclim-000205","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000205","title":"Expanding climate policy adoption improves national mitigation efforts","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"en","date_published":"2023-06-09","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/expanding-climate-policy-adoption-improves-national-mitigation-efforts","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The research finds that a higher number of climate policies is associated with lower projected emission change rates up to 2030, a result that remains robust when controlling for GDP, historical emissions, and the rule of law. The study identifies specific policy gaps based on emission trends: countries with fast-increasing emissions lack policies in energy-demand sectors like buildings and transport, while those with stalling emissions lack cross-sectoral climate strategies. Across all groups failing to reduce emissions, there is a notable deficiency in policies targeting the reduction of energy and material demand.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000205#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"There is a correlation between a higher total density of climate policies and lower average projected emission change rates for the period between 2021 and 2030. This association holds true across all analyzed clusters and remains robust even when controlling for GDP, historical emissions per capita, the rule of law, and the number of high-impact policies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000205#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Countries experiencing fast-increasing emissions exhibit a significant overall lack of policies, with a particular deficiency in energy-demand sectors, specifically transport and buildings.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000205#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Countries with stalling emissions are characterized by a lack of cross-sectoral policies and climate strategies, indicating a requirement for improved coordination of mitigation efforts across different sectors.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000205#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"A commonality among all country groups that are unable to reduce emissions is a substantial lack of policies aimed at reducing material and energy demand.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000205#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["greenhouse gas emissions","climate policy","building","transportation","energy demand"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["comparative analysis","statistical analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000177","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000177","title":"COP28 must focus on oil and gas phase-out","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"briefing","language":"en","date_published":"2023-06-08","source_url":"https://newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-action-tracker-briefing-cop28-must-focus-on-oil-and-gas-phase-out","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The Climate Action Tracker finds that the world's largest fossil fuel producers have not committed to ending new investments in oil and gas, and many governments continue to provide fossil fuel subsidies. The briefing argues that COP28 must prioritize a phase-out of oil and gas production and set an ambitious global renewable energy target exceeding 1 TW of added capacity per year, while avoiding distractions such as carbon capture and storage (CCS) and co-firing technologies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000177#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The world's largest fossil fuel producers are increasing investments in oil and gas production rather than committing to end them, while most governments have failed to eliminate fossil fuel subsidies.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000177#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"G7 members are continuing to provide international public finance for fossil gas, contradicting their 2022 pledge to end such financing for fossil fuels.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000177#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Major oil and gas producers, specifically the UAE, are promoting technologies like carbon capture and storage (CCS) and co-firing with renewable resources to prolong fossil fuel production rather than phasing it out.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000177#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To achieve a full phase-out of fossil fuels in the electricity sector, a global renewable energy target should be established with an average added capacity of more than 1 TW per year.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000177#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"In 2022, dividends and share repurchases by big western oil companies totaled USD 110bn, exceeding the Paris Agreement's global climate finance target of USD 100bn by 2020.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000177#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["fossil fuel industry","renewable energy","carbon capture and storage","fossil fuel subsidy","Cofiring","climate finance","Paris Agreement"],"geography_discussed":["United Arab Emirates"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment"]},{"id":"newclim-000204","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000204","title":"Climate Audit of the EU's Foreign Policy","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"executive summary","language":"en","date_published":"2023-04-28","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-audit-of-the-eus-foreign-policy","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The EU aims to mainstream climate into all foreign policy channels via the European Green Deal, but faces challenges in translating announcements into action. The report recommends that the EU solidify its credibility by avoiding misaligned gas infrastructure investments, institutionalising climate mainstreaming across all foreign policy decision-making, shifting from a technical to a geopolitical approach to climate diplomacy, and strengthening the 'Team Europe' approach to improve coordination between EU institutions and Member States.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000204#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The EU risks losing its diplomatic soft power and credibility as a global climate leader due to perceived hypocrisy, specifically regarding the 'dash for gas' and public funding for future stranded gas infrastructure following the Russian invasion of Ukraine.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000204#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"To effectively mainstream climate into foreign policy, the EU must move beyond treating it as an afterthought by creating institutional structures, securing adequate resources, and anchoring climate in high-level leadership priorities.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000204#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The EU's current climate diplomacy is primarily technical and focused on UNFCCC negotiations; it needs to transition to a holistic geopolitical approach that integrates climate into trade, finance, investment, industrial policy, and foreign security.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000204#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Improving the 'Team Europe' approach is essential for coordinating foreign climate policy between EU institutions and Member States, requiring a shared long-term vision and the pooling of resources.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000204#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["climate diplomacy","decarbonization","international trade","industrial policy","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":["Ukraine"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy assessment","recommendations"]},{"id":"newclim-000179","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000179","title":"Klimaschutzpolitik im deutschen Verkehrssektor entspricht etwa 3°C","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"research paper","language":"de","date_published":"2023-04-27","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/klimaschutzpolitik-im-deutschen-verkehrssektor-entspricht-etwa-3degc","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The study finds that current climate policy in the German transport sector is consistent with a global temperature increase of approximately 3°C, significantly exceeding the 1.5°C target. Using a CO2 budget approach, the analysis reveals that the transport sector is the worst-performing sector in Germany, projected to consume nearly double its allocated 1.5°C budget between 2016 and 2030, with an excess of 840 to 1000 MtCO2eq.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000179#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Current climate policy implemented in the German transport sector up to 2030 is equivalent to a global warming of approximately 3°C. If all countries and sectors delayed emission reductions to the same extent as the German transport sector, a 3°C global temperature increase would be expected.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000179#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The German transport sector is projected to exceed its 1.5°C budget significantly between 2016 and 2030, consuming nearly twice the amount allowed. Depending on the probability of compliance (50% or 67%), the budget would be exceeded by 840 MtCO2eq or 1000 MtCO2eq, respectively.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000179#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The transport sector is the worst-performing sector in Germany regarding climate targets. No other German sector is currently on a 1.5°C trajectory, with other sectors ranging between 1.9°C and 3.1°C, and a total average of 2.3°C.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000179#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["transport industry","carbon budget","Paris Agreement","climate policy","greenhouse gas emissions"],"geography_discussed":["World"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["sectoral assessment","budgetary analysis"]},{"id":"newclim-000258","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000258","title":"What is a fair emissions budget for Belgium","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"en","date_published":"2023-03-31","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/what-is-a-fair-emissions-budget-for-belgium","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The report evaluates three approaches to determining Belgium's fair share of the global carbon budget. Under a 'grandfathering' approach based on 2020 emissions, Belgium would need a 61.0% reduction by 2030. A population-based distribution would require an 81.5% reduction by 2030. However, the report concludes that when accounting for historical responsibility and capability, Belgium has already used its fair share of carbon space and would need to reach emissions below zero by 2030 to be unambiguously fair.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000258#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"Depending on the allocation method, Belgium's 2030 emissions reduction targets vary: a 'grandfathering' approach based on 2020 emissions requires a 61.0% reduction below 1990 levels, while a population-based distribution requires an 81.5% reduction.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000258#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Belgium has already exhausted its fair share of the global carbon space; to provide an unambiguously fair contribution considering its capabilities and historical responsibility, it would need to achieve negative emissions by 2030.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000258#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The carbon budget approaches suggest Belgium would reach zero CO2 emissions by 2040 (grandfathering) or 2032 (population-based), both of which are significantly earlier than Belgium's current 2050 target for climate neutrality.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000258#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["carbon budget","greenhouse gas emissions","climate finance"],"geography_discussed":[],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["quantitative assessment"]},{"id":"newclim-000173","url":"https://climateinsightsdirectory.org/document/newclim-000173","title":"Deutsche LNG-Ausbaupläne führen zu Überkapazität und gefährden","publisher":{"name":"NewClimate Institute","organization":"newclimate-institute"},"document_type":"report","language":"de","date_published":"2023-03-17","source_url":"http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/deutsche-lng-ausbauplane-fuhren-zu-uberkapazitat-und-gefahrden","generator":"Climate Insights Directory","generated_fields":["summary","key_insights","climate_tags","geography_discussed","analysis_type"],"summary":{"text":"The NewClimate Institute argues that Germany's planned LNG terminal expansion exceeds necessary reserve buffers and threatens the country's climate targets. The report suggests that current floating terminals are sufficient for energy security, while further onshore expansion risks creating stranded assets and fossil fuel lock-ins. It criticizes the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Energy Economics Institute (EWI) for underestimating technical capacities in their analyses and for assumptions that conflict with the legally binding Climate Action Act.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000173#summary","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},"key_insights":[{"text":"The planned expansion of LNG import capacities is oversized and exceeds what would be considered a reserve buffer, partly because the BMWK and EWI use lower estimates for terminal lifespans and capacities than are technically possible.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000173#insight-1","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"The LNG Acceleration Act allows terminals to operate until the end of 2043; if these plants operate at high capacity, Germany will fail to meet its climate goals. The BMWK's natural gas consumption assumptions are deemed difficult to reconcile with the sector targets of the legally binding Climate Action Act.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000173#insight-2","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Low utilization of terminals, which is expected if gas consumption aligns with the Climate Action Act, creates economic risks and stranded assets. The BMWK report assumes utilization of less than 50% for most years, specifically only 23% in 2030, while charter costs for currently unused floating terminals total 1.2 billion euros until the end of the contracts.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000173#insight-3","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Hydrogen-readiness does not justify overcapacity because the projected demand for hydrogen imports via sea in Germany is relatively small. The report notes that the planned onshore terminal in Wilhelmshaven is labeled as a green gas terminal despite being a standard LNG terminal for natural gas.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000173#insight-4","date_modified":"2026-10-23"},{"text":"Existing floating terminals are sufficient to cover supply bottlenecks even in extreme infrastructure failure scenarios, meaning onshore terminals are not necessary at any point. Overcapacity leads to fossil fuel lock-ins and hinders the energy transition.","ai_generated":true,"unit":"newclim-000173#insight-5","date_modified":"2026-10-23"}],"climate_tags":["liquefied natural gas","energy security","climate target","stranded asset","green hydrogen","energy transition","renewable energy"],"geography_discussed":["Wilhelmshaven"],"frame_perspective":[],"analysis_type":["policy review","climate impact assessment"]}]}