Expanding climate policy adoption improves national mitigation efforts

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute analyzes the relationship between the number of climate policies in force and projected greenhouse gas emission change rates between 2021 and 2030, identifying specific policy gaps in countries with high or stalling emissions.

• There is a correlation between a higher density of climate policies and lower projected emission change rates from 2021 to 2030. This relationship remains robust even when accounting for GDP, historical emissions per capita, the rule of law, and the number of high-impact policies.
• Countries experiencing fast-increasing emissions exhibit a significant overall lack of policies, with a particular deficiency in energy-demand sectors, specifically transport and buildings.
• 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.
• Across all country groups that are failing to reduce emissions, there is a substantial shortage of policies aimed at reducing material and energy demand.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2023). Expanding climate policy adoption improves national mitigation efforts. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/expanding-climate-policy-adoption-improves-national-mitigation-efforts

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Expanding climate policy adoption improves national mitigation efforts. 2023. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/expanding-climate-policy-adoption-improves-national-mitigation-efforts.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2023expanding, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Expanding climate policy adoption improves national mitigation efforts}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/expanding-climate-policy-adoption-improves-national-mitigation-efforts}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }