Search Climate Insights Directory

This research paper by the World Resources Institute analyzes the adaptation components of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) from the 2020-2021 submission cycle across 86 countries. It compares these updated submissions to the first round of NDCs using a qualitative assessment framework to evaluate adaptation ambition, ownership, and implementation readiness.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute argues that reducing short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) is critical for meeting the Paris Agreement and Sustainable Development Goals, noting that such actions were underrepresented in initial Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

This report outlines the general process for implementing and improving Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to meet the Paris Agreement's temperature goals, emphasizing the role of implementation plans, financing, and monitoring.

This research paper examines the governance and institutional arrangements necessary to support long-term, low-emissions development strategies (LTSs) to bridge the gap between current decisions and long-term climate goals.

This expert note examines the factors that make Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) credible and explores how biennial transparency reports (BTRs) under the Paris Agreement's enhanced transparency framework (ETF) provide the necessary information to assess and inform the credibility of these national climate plans.

This working paper by the World Resources Institute analyzes how the 20 highest-emitting countries incorporate behavior change strategies within their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), focusing on nine 'Priority Practices' across the food, mobility, and energy sectors.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute, written for the Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF), identifies mitigation and adaptation options for CVF member countries to enhance their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by 2020 to encourage larger emitters to increase their own ambitions.

This research paper by the World Resources Institute (WRI) provides recommendations for developing accounting guidance for the mitigation components of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement, intended to fill the gap in comprehensive guidance from the UNFCCC.

This World Resources Institute working paper aims to inform the identification of information requirements for intended nationally determined contributions (INDCs) to ensure clarity, transparency, and understanding for the post-2020 international agreement being negotiated by UNFCCC Parties.

This guide by the World Resources Institute provides technical and process-related instructions for countries preparing their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) for the post-2020 period, following requests from countries during Regional Technical Dialogues convened by the UNDP and UNFCCC in 2014-2015.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute explains the purpose and function of the Paris Rulebook, which consists of implementation guidelines designed to operationalize the Paris Agreement. It details how the Rulebook establishes a cycle of planning, implementing, and reviewing national climate actions to achieve global temperature and resilience goals.

This briefing by the World Resources Institute explains the purpose and function of the 'Paris Rulebook,' the implementation guidelines for the Paris Agreement on climate change. It details how the Rulebook transforms the high-level goals of the Agreement into a functional system for national planning, implementation, and international review, with a focus on the negotiations taking place at COP24 in Katowice, Poland.

The Zero Carbon Building Accelerator, led by the World Resources Institute (WRI), is a program designed to help national and subnational governments eliminate building sector CO2 emissions to achieve a zero-carbon global building stock by 2050.