Are these targets sufficiently ambitious, and can they be delivered at speed? Our analysis shows: the way India has formulated its 2035 targets make their scope and ambition difficult to assess. bit.ly/CAT_IND
According to the @theguardian.com, India has some way to catch up but is on a good trajectory. In March, it produced a new plan on greenhouse gas emissions, which sets a target of generating 60% of electricity from low-carbon sources by 2035. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
The impact of the Iran war has shown how reliant economies still are on #fossilfuels. The @theguardian.com has examined 10 countries most responsible for greenhouse gas emissions. They are splitting into 2 camps:
🔹doubling down on fossil fuels
🔹accelerating toward low-carbon futures
To improve this commitment to climate action, Kenya could:
🔹 Commit to phasing out #FossilFuels
🔹 Strengthen its 2035 NDC
🔹 Develop a plan for reducing methane emissions in the agricultural sector
With its power sector nearly decarbonised, 73% of Kenya’s total emissions in 2022 came from the agriculture, land use change, and forestry sector. These emissions have grown over the past 20 years, putting Kenya’s 2030 target at risk.
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Developing countries can often make significant progress in reducing emissions by decarbonising their power sectors, but in Kenya, much of this progress has already been achieved.
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Kenya is a bold leader in East Africa on #climateaction. 90% of its electricity is generated from #renewables, and it continues to implement green policies across the economy. However, its success has been something of a double-edged sword.
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The newly-announced climate target “will allow emissions to continue rising and remain far from the level of ambition that India could achieve in practice,” Climate Action Tracker said in an initial analysis to @bloomberg.com.
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🇮🇳 India’s updated green strategy through 2035 adopts a cautious stance on pollution reduction and #fossilfuel dependence, raising concerns about limited progress in the decade ahead.
PRESS RELEASE: India is likely to be able to achieve its newly-announced 2035 target - to increase its non-fossil capacity to 60% - by, or even before, 2030 under the policies it already has in place. Emissions will continue rising.
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Germany has both the opportunity and the obligation to reverse recent climate policy rollbacks in its Climate Action Plan next week.
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We are concerned about recent policy decisions which entail growing support for fossil gas. If Germany is to remain credible on #ClimateLeadership and aligned with its long-term goals, it must urgently course-correct and accelerate the transition.
The 2030 goal (a 65% reduction in emissions below 1990 levels) is now more out of reach than it was a year ago, and the emissions gap has widened significantly, putting #Germany ’s 2045 climate neutrality target at risk.
Germany’s latest emissions projections, presented on March 12, raise serious concerns about the country’s climate trajectory. The findings suggest that the #EnergyTransition is slowing down, with Germany moving further away from its legally binding targets.
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We also have serious concerns about the use of carbon dioxide removal, which should complement deep emissions cuts rather than replacing them - and the planned use of #CCS, which could extend the life of fossil fuels.
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We see gaps when it comes to clarity and ambition around the land use sector and the trajectory after 2030.
The new law would allow up to 5% of the target to be met by buying intl carbon credits, weakening the pressure for cutting emissions within the EU. This could delay real emission reductions, and allow the EU to emit 1.5 times more emissions domestically in 2040 than it would without credits.
If the EU wants a chance of reaching net zero emissions by 2050 and staying on track with the 1.5°C limit, it needs to ramp up ambition: it needs to at least ensure its 2040 target of 90% net reductions is reached domestically and ideally increase it to 95%
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White text on blue background with CAT logo. Text is a quote saying "China's 15th five year plan is a missed opportunity. While it continues to strongly emphasise clean energy development, it could have gone further. A 17% reduction in carbon-intensity target would actually allow China's emission to increase by 3% under a conservative GDP growth.”
China released its 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP). The plan reinforces the rapid expansion of clean energy, but it does not translate this momentum into stronger binding emissions targets.
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* Exclude fossil gas from clean energy classification
* work towards just transition to renewable energy and away from fossil fuels
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Mexico could:
* Back up new 2035 climate targets w/ sectoral policies
* Back its new 2050 net zero target by updating its Long-Term Strategy (LTS) to align with new commitment, and enshrine target into law
Emissions are set to rise sharply through to 2035, driven mainly by the energy & transport sectors. Mexico cld harness its vast renewable energy potential & phase out fossil fuels. Policy decisions critical in either shaping an energy transition - or risking carbon lock-in.
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS: Mexico's new President, climate scientist Claudia Sheinbaum, while adopting a 2035 target that cld see emissions peak & decline, has thrown her weight behind increasing fossil fuel production, with a limited focus on renewable energy.
Rating: Highly Insufficient.
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2035 TARGET: #SouthAfrica ’s 2035 NDC continues declining emissions trend and is below 2030 range — but ambition hasn’t increased. The 2035 target is less 1.5°C-aligned than the 2030 NDC. Coal phase-out delays and slow progress in buildings, transport & industry remain key gaps.
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While our rating system doesn't consider exported emissions, there's a fundamental imbalance between Norway’s domestic climate leadership + fossil fuel expansion. For a country w Norway’s wealth and capacity, its rating points to the need for greater ambition to align with global climate goals.
Norway's #EV sales are at 100% new passenger cars; its intl climate finance is at relatively high levels.
But this major producer of oil & gas hasn't committed to phase out fossil fuels. Emissions frm oil/gas exports 10x higher than domestic, not covered by climate targets.
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COUNTRY ANALYSIS: #Norway combines strong climate policies at home with a fossil fuel export model that shifts much of its climate impact abroad: its new 2035 NDC is 1.5°C aligned – domestically, but the country still relies heavily on oil & gas.
CAT rating: "Almost sufficient"
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While more is needed, this sets a pathway towards transitioning to clean energy systems that deliver emissions reductions and socioeconomic benefits, including job creation and reduced reliance on fossil fuel imports.
Chile's new climate pledge contains several positive elements:
* it maintains its commitment to peak emissions by 2025,
* re-commits to a coal phase-out by 2040
* sets out an absolute national 2031-35 emissions budget enshrined into law...
2035 TARGET ANALYSIS: #Chile's new 2035 climate target is not 1.5˚C aligned according to its fair share, and the gap between its target and 1.5˚C pathways has grown compared to 2030. The 2035 emissions level would require additional action to meet.
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