Global Climate Action from Cities, Regions, and Businesses 2019

The 2019 report by the NewClimate Institute analyzes the impact of climate mitigation commitments from cities, regions, and businesses, specifically focusing on ten major emitting economies and 17 international cooperative initiatives (ICIs). It finds that while individual actor commitments provide modest reductions, ICIs offer the most significant potential to close the global emissions gap to 2°C by 2030.

• Climate action from cities, regions, and businesses is essential for meeting national and global goals, potentially putting the world on track to limit warming to 2°C if stated goals are delivered. This action allows national governments to increase their commitments and helps maintain global temperature limits.
• In the ten major emitting economies, the full implementation of quantified commitments from individual cities, regions, and companies could reduce 2030 global GHG emissions by 1.2 to 2.0 GtCO2e compared to current national policies. If NDCs are also fully implemented, these actors could provide an additional reduction of 0.4 to 0.7 GtCO2e in 2030.
• International cooperative initiatives (ICIs) represent the most significant lever for emissions reduction. The 17 analyzed ICIs could reduce 2030 global emissions by 18 to 21 GtCO2e relative to current national policies. When combined with unconditional NDCs, these initiatives could have an additional aggregated global impact of 15 to 18 GtCO2e per year in 2030.
• Climate action by non-state actors can support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. While there is more potential for positive effects than negative ones, the report notes that initiatives must address potential trade-offs to avoid unintended consequences.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2019). Global Climate Action from Cities, Regions, and Businesses 2019. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/global-climate-action-from-cities-regions-and-businesses-2019

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Global Climate Action from Cities, Regions, and Businesses 2019. 2019. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/global-climate-action-from-cities-regions-and-businesses-2019.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2019global, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Global Climate Action from Cities, Regions, and Businesses 2019}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2019}, month = sep, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/global-climate-action-from-cities-regions-and-businesses-2019}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }