Climate Watch NDC Tracker: Estimating global and national GHG emissions based on emissions reduction targets in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions

The document outlines the technical approach for estimating economy-wide GHG emissions for countries and the global aggregate, assuming full achievement of NDC targets. It explains the use of supplemental data for sectors or gases not covered by NDCs and the inclusion of emissions like international bunkers to determine global trajectories. These estimates are used by the Climate Watch NDC Tracker to track progress and identify gaps in global emissions pathways.

• Climate Watch estimates future economy-wide GHG emissions for countries by assuming that the targets communicated in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are fully achieved, utilizing supplemental data for any sectors or GHGs not explicitly covered by those NDCs.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Climate Watch NDC Tracker: Estimating global and national GHG emissions based on emissions reduction targets in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions. https://www.wri.org/research/climate-watch-ndc-tracker-estimating-global-and-national-ghg-emissions-based-emissions

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Climate Watch NDC Tracker: Estimating global and national GHG emissions based on emissions reduction targets in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/climate-watch-ndc-tracker-estimating-global-and-national-ghg-emissions-based-emissions.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendclimate, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Climate Watch NDC Tracker: Estimating global and national GHG emissions based on emissions reduction targets in countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/climate-watch-ndc-tracker-estimating-global-and-national-ghg-emissions-based-emissions}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }