Publications & Tools

The 49th session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-49) has released an update to its methodology that governments use to estimate their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals. The Panel adopted the Overview Chapter…

Capacity building is essential to drive climate transparency. The 2015 Paris Agreement outlines an "enhanced transparency framework" including greater requirements for developing countries. Some developing countries have struggled to…

This input aims to inform the debate on how to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement through a successful implementation of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). The analysis of good mitigation, adaptation and cross…

Are we doing enough to address climate change? Are countries living up to their promises? Are some doing better than they pledged? Transparency is key for answering these questions. This ecbi Pocket Guide traces the evolution of…

Este relatório é uma resposta ao convite ao Painel Intergovernamental sobre Mudanças Climáticas (doravante referido neste texto por sua sigla em inglês: IPCC) "... para apresentar um Relatório Especial, em 2018, sobre os impactos do…

Most adaptation actions are local and closely related to development needs, so it is important to develop and use local monitoring and evaluation (M&E) systems to capture what is happening on the ground and integrate lessons from this into…

The discussion paper "NDC Implementation Futures" summarises the key insights and main recommendations gained from the NDC Support Cluster workshop series for national and subnational governments and for the expert community supporting NDC…

This report sets out the policy and investment priorities for growth that is strong, sustainable, balanced, and inclusive, and will result in efficient, liveable cities; low-carbon, smart and resilient infrastructure; and the restoration of…

The IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5 °C, released in October 2018, is unequivocal on a few key fronts: first, human activities have used up nearly all of the global carbon budget, and second, current national climate action…