World Bank announces new carbon pricing coalition co-chair, high-level competitiveness forum
The Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC) on Thursday named a new co-chair, while the group’s managing body the World Bank announced a high-level forum on carbon pricing and competitiveness amid the release of a report on decarbonising the global power and chemicals sectors.
Read MoreWRI: What’s changing as countries turn INDCs into NDCs? Five early insights
Some countries aren’t waiting until 2020 to make changes to their national climate commitments. As countries ratify the Paris Agreement, some have decided to revise their INDCs and communicate the changes as part of their first NDCs. WRI provides a summary.
Read MoreIMO adopts deal to cut shipping emissions at least 50% by 2050
Governments at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on Friday adopted an initial strategy to address international shipping emissions, including setting a 2050 target to cut emissions by at least 50% under 2008 levels.
Read MoreIMO strikes provisional shipping emissions deal, awaits full sign-off
Governments at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreed to a provisional deal on Thursday for an initial strategy to address international shipping emissions, including a 50% long-term emission cut target, with the resolution due to be signed-off officially on Friday.
Read MoreEU lawmakers seek more on IMO emissions deal
EU lawmakers urged countries to agree to a more ambitious deal to curb global shipping emissions, warning on Tuesday that the bloc will otherwise go further on its own.
Read MoreUN’s IMO meets to craft initial climate effort for international shipping
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is grappling this week to secure an initial strategy to address shipping emissions, with countries edging towards agreeing a carbon-intensity goal initially and only later committing to absolute emission cuts and potentially using carbon markets.
Read MoreCanada’s current climate policies will yield Paris shortfall 4 times larger than govt estimates -report
Canada’s shortfall towards meeting its Paris Agreement emission reduction targets will be almost four times larger than government estimates, according to an analysis released Tuesday, which forecasts that Ottawa’s existing climate measures will ‘cost money and human lives’.
Read MoreEU leaders ask European Commission to review Paris Agreement commitments
EU leaders on Thursday called upon the European Commission to draft a new EU long-term climate strategy by early next year, setting the stage for an early review of the bloc’s climate goals before many of them have been made law.
Read MoreUN floats draft rulebook for international emissions trade, keeps CERs on the table
UN officials on Friday released a draft paper to help guide governments working on a year-end deadline to finalise rules on international emissions trade under the Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Read MoreUS Secretary of State Tillerson ousted by Trump in favour of climate sceptic Pompeo
President Trump on Tuesday fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and appointed CIA Director Mike Pompeo as his replacement, further obfuscating the US commitment to climate action moving forward.
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