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This report by the NewClimate Institute examines the role of asset managers and owners in aligning financial flows with climate goals. It argues that while net zero portfolio targets are becoming common, they are insufficient for achieving a 1.5°C pathway. The document highlights the underutilised leverage of 'universal owners'—the largest asset managers and owners—who can influence the real economy through exclusion, divestment, and engagement, but currently fail to pressure high-emitting companies to decarbonise.

The Climate Change Performance Index 2023 executive summary evaluates the climate mitigation efforts of the 60 largest emitters. It highlights that no country is currently on a 1.5°C pathway, leaving the top three ranks unoccupied. While Denmark leads in most categories, major emitters like China and the US are ranked in the 'very low' category. The report notes a wide disparity in performance among EU member states and identifies Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan as the worst overall performers.

This report by the NewClimate Institute analyzes the impact of the global energy crisis on Southeast Asia, specifically focusing on Indonesia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Viet Nam. It argues that while these nations have implemented short-term measures to secure fossil fuel supplies and protect consumers, they have yet to address underlying vulnerabilities through structural shifts toward clean energy and energy efficiency.

The executive summary of 'Global Climate Action 2022' by the NewClimate Institute analyzes International Climate Initiatives (ICIs), noting a downward trend in productivity and performance since 2019. It highlights a significant underrepresentation of the Global South and evaluates the potential of 'Glasgow Initiatives' from COP26 to bridge the 2030 emission ambition gap, provided more large-emitting countries join and implement them.

The NewClimate Institute reports that global expansion of liquefied natural gas (LNG) and fossil gas is undermining the Paris Agreement and the 1.5°C warming limit. Despite some policy progress in the US, China, and the EU, current 2030 targets put the world on a path toward 2.4°C of warming, while the pipeline of new LNG capacity threatens to significantly increase emissions by 2030.

This report by the NewClimate Institute analyzes historical and ongoing coal transitions in Europe to provide lessons for countries currently planning a phase-out, specifically highlighting the opportunities for China to proactively manage its transition.

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute examines the alignment of 'policy-based operations' (PBOs)—unearmarked loans provided by public development banks in exchange for institutional reforms—with the Paris Agreement. The authors argue that current lending practices may undermine just transitions to carbon neutrality and propose a framework based on the 'do no significant harm' principle to ensure PBOs do not increase climate risk exposure and instead promote macro-fiscal resilience.

The State of Climate Action 2022 report assesses progress across 40 indicators of systemwide transformation required to limit global warming to 1.5°C, finding that none of these indicators are currently on track to meet their 2030 targets.

The NewClimate Institute criticizes the German 'Ampel' coalition for a lack of coherence in its climate foreign policy, citing contradictions between the Foreign Office's goals and the actions of the Chancellery and Finance Ministry. The statement calls for a comprehensive, cross-departmental foreign policy strategy in 2023 to align trade, finance, and development with climate targets.

This research paper examines decarbonisation options for the heating sector in Ulaanbaatar, comparing full electrification with the use of solar assisted ground source heat pumps (SAGSHP) to reduce electricity demand and total costs.

The NewClimate Institute's 2022 update analyzes emissions projections for major economies, finding that current policies are insufficient to meet Paris Agreement goals and that per capita emissions trends vary significantly by country.

This report identifies three priority mitigation measures for cattle farm manure management in Georgia: storage covers, composting, and using manure as fertilizer. These measures could reduce sector emissions by 300–320 GgCO2e (nearly 10%), significantly higher than the ~1% reduction projected under CSAP measures for 2030. Other options were sidelined due to the prevalence of small-scale farming and unmanaged manure on pastures.

This report by the NewClimate Institute examines how the Global Stocktake (GST) can be used to assess progress on climate mitigation and adaptation across five countries, with a specific focus on aligning finance flows and international cooperation to meet Paris Agreement goals.

This research paper by the NewClimate Institute compares 2021 greenhouse gas emission projections for G20 countries up to 2030 against projections made in 2015. While absolute projected emissions have decreased and growth rates have slowed, the G20 collectively remains off track to meet the Paris Agreement temperature goals, with emissions still expected to increase slightly by 2030.

An assessment of 29 Dutch companies and financial institutions finds that none achieved high or reasonable integrity ratings for their climate targets. The 21 businesses assessed commit to an average emission reduction of 19%, falling short of the 50% reduction by 2030 needed for a 1.5°C pathway. None of the companies have publicly accessible, Paris-compatible decarbonisation plans, and the eight financial institutions reviewed continue to finance fossil fuel value chains and unsustainable agriculture.

A report by the NewClimate Institute analyzing the collective impact of updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) submitted by 156 countries by January 2022, finding that while ambition has increased, reductions remain insufficient to meet Paris Agreement temperature goals.

The Net Zero Stocktake 2022 executive summary analyzes the status of net zero target setting across 4,000+ entities, including national governments, sub-national governments, and companies. While the report notes a surge in the quantity of targets and an increase in domestic legislation, it highlights a widespread lack of credibility and robustness in these pledges, particularly regarding the use of external offsets and the inclusion of Scope 3 emissions.

The NewClimate Institute proposes using performance distributions to visualize country progress for the first Global Stocktake (GST) of the Paris Agreement, allowing for the assessment of collective progress and national benchmarking without singling out individual countries.

A briefing by the NewClimate Institute analyzing how government responses to the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine may jeopardize the 1.5°C temperature limit of the Paris Agreement.

A June 2022 briefing by the Climate Action Tracker reporting that progress on updating 2030 climate targets has stalled following the Glasgow Climate Pact. The document warns that current targets and policies are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C, projecting end-of-century warming of 2.4°C based on 2030 targets and 2.7°C under current policies.