ENHANCING NDCS BY 2020: ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT

The document argues that the window to close the gap between current greenhouse gas emissions trajectories and the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement is narrowing. It proposes a framework of options for Parties to update their NDCs by 2020, focusing on increasing mitigation ambition, strengthening adaptation plans, improving implementation, and enhancing the clarity and transparency of their commitments.

• There is a narrowing window of opportunity to bridge the gap between the greenhouse gas emissions trajectory required to meet the 2015 Paris Agreement goals and the trajectory suggested by current nationally determined contributions (NDCs).
• Parties can update or communicate new NDCs by 2020, utilizing the results of a 2018 facilitative dialogue and incorporating policy, technological, and sectoral advancements made since 2015.
• The paper offers a non-exclusive menu of options for enhancing NDCs, which includes improving mitigation ambition, adaptation plans, implementation strategies, and the overall clarity, transparency, and understanding of the contributions.

APA

FRANSEN, T., NORTHROP, E., MOGELGAARD, K., & LEVIN, K. (2017). ENHANCING NDCS BY 2020: ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT. World Resources Institute. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/enhancing-ndcs-2020-achieving-goals-paris-agreement_0.pdf

Chicago

FRANSEN, TARYN, ELIZA NORTHROP, KATHLEEN MOGELGAARD, and KELLY LEVIN. ENHANCING NDCS BY 2020: ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT. World Resources Institute, 2017. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/enhancing-ndcs-2020-achieving-goals-paris-agreement_0.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fransen2017enhancing, author = {FRANSEN, TARYN and NORTHROP, ELIZA and MOGELGAARD, KATHLEEN and LEVIN, KELLY}, title = {{ENHANCING NDCS BY 2020: ACHIEVING THE GOALS OF THE PARIS AGREEMENT}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2017}, month = nov, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/enhancing-ndcs-2020-achieving-goals-paris-agreement_0.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }