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This report examines the alignment of the food and agriculture sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) with the Paris Agreement, highlighting the need to redirect investment from conventional agribusiness toward innovative, low-emission alternatives such as biochar and alternative proteins.

The NewClimate Institute report defines 'high-hanging fruit' as decarbonisation technologies and measures that are currently inaccessible to host governments due to extraordinary costs or insurmountable barriers. The report argues that targeting these projects is essential to ensure climate mitigation ambition is enhanced rather than compromised, and proposes several interventions to develop a project pipeline and redirect voluntary climate finance toward these high-cost or first-of-a-kind technologies.

This research paper examines the 'power to act' of state and regional governments regarding climate mitigation, identifying that while these entities possess significant financial and regulatory hard powers—particularly in decentralized countries and within the agriculture, buildings, and transport sectors—their progress is primarily hindered by limitations in human capacity, financing, and information.

The NewClimate Institute's guide introduces the 'climate contribution' approach, which encourages companies to provide financial support for climate action outside their own value chains as a complement to, rather than a replacement for, direct emission reductions.

This research paper argues that national budgets in developing and emerging economies are insufficient to meet the high-ambition mitigation pathways required by the Paris Agreement, necessitating increased international climate finance based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities (CBDR).

The 'State of EU Progress to Climate Neutrality' report by the European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO) evaluates the European Union's trajectory toward its 2050 climate neutrality goal using over 100 indicators. While the report finds the EU is generally moving in the right direction, it concludes that the pace of change is insufficient across most sectors, with specific areas like finance and carbon dioxide removals moving in the wrong direction.

The Net Zero Stocktake 2023 report analyzes the intent and integrity of net zero targets across over 4,000 entities, including national governments, subnational governments, and the largest publicly-listed companies, noting a shift from pledge-making to a focus on delivery.

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.

This briefing from the NewClimate Institute and Climate Action Tracker (CAT) argues that COP28 must prioritize the phase-out of oil and gas production and the establishment of ambitious global renewable energy targets over distractions like carbon capture and storage (CCS).

The NewClimate Institute's audit finds that while the EU aims to be a global climate leader, it must move beyond technical UNFCCC negotiations toward a geopolitical approach. The report highlights a loss of credibility due to gas infrastructure investments following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and recommends institutionalising climate mainstreaming and strengthening the 'Team Europe' collaboration between EU institutions and Member States.

A study by the NewClimate Institute finds that current climate policy in the German transport sector is consistent with a global temperature increase of approximately 3°C, significantly exceeding the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement.

This report evaluates fair greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions budgets for Belgium using different distribution models, concluding that Belgium has likely already exhausted its fair share of the global carbon space.

This report by the NewClimate Institute reviews the current state of planned liquefied natural gas (LNG) import capacities in Germany, comparing assessments from the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK) and the Energy Economics Institute at the University of Cologne (EWI). The author argues that planned expansions are oversized, pose climate risks, and create economic dangers through potential stranded assets.

The NewClimate Institute analyzed sectoral greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions per capita across 180 countries from 2000 to 2019 to inform the Global Stocktake (GST). The analysis reveals divergent trends across sectors, with energy supply, buildings, and agriculture showing declines in per capita emissions for most countries, while transport and industry emissions per capita increased in over half of the studied nations.

This report by the NewClimate Institute examines the role of hydrogen in achieving 1.5 degrees of global warming and identifies four primary investment opportunities for Latin America, specifically Argentina, Brazil, and Peru, to integrate into the global hydrogen economy.

The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2023 evaluates the climate pledges and strategies of 24 major multinational companies, finding that the majority lack integrity and fall short of the ambition required to limit global warming to 1.5°C.

The NewClimate Institute reports that Germany's plans for eleven LNG terminals with a 73 bcm annual capacity are massively oversized and conflict with national and international climate targets. The report suggests that energy efficiency and existing pipeline imports could eliminate the need for new terminals, and that current plans risk creating stranded assets and diverting resources from renewable energy expansion.

An executive summary by the NewClimate Institute arguing that planned LNG import terminals in Germany are significantly oversized and conflict with national and international climate goals.

This report by the NewClimate Institute evaluates the role of Development Finance Institutions (DFIs) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) in transitioning the land sector toward Paris Agreement goals. It argues that current frameworks and strategies are insufficient, often prioritizing economic development and efficiency over transformative climate action, and identifies significant gaps in climate safeguards for projects in specific countries.

An executive summary by the NewClimate Institute analyzing the progress of the global steel sector's decarbonization efforts, focusing on the GHG reduction targets of the top 60 steel producers and the gap between current targets and 1.5°C compatible benchmarks.