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    Technical Perspectives
    March 23, 2026

    What Do Ambitious Climate Commitments Look Like for the World’s Top Emitters? It’s Complicated

    • NDC
    • climate policy
    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • National Climate Action
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Workers install solar panel frames in Hebei Province, China
    • NDC
    • climate policy
    • net-zero emissions
    • greenhouse gases
    • National Climate Action
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Ocean
    Insights
    February 25, 2026

    New Climate Plans Put Unprecedented Focus on Ocean, but Miss Biggest Opportunities to Fight Warming

    • Ocean
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    A worker climbing the ladder on the side of a floating wind turbine.
    • Ocean
    • NDC
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
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    November 12, 2025

    Despite Some Progress, Countries’ New Climate Plans Largely Fall Short

    • NDC
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Two workers install solar panels on the corrugated metal roof of a shop.
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    • National Climate Action
    • COP30
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
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    November 6, 2025

    5 Ways COP30 Can Make Progress Where Countries’ Climate Plans Fall Short

    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    Solar panels with smoke from a smokestack in the background.
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • net-zero emissions
    • climate policy
    Cities
    Asia Africa Latin America
    Insights
    November 6, 2025

    World’s Informal Housing Crisis Demands a Climate Response

    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Informal settlement in Nairobi, Kenya
    • COP30
    • NDC
    • climate impacts
    • human rights
    • Cities
    • Urban Development
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    Finance
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    October 30, 2025

    What Is the Paris Agreement’s Article 2.1(c) on Climate Finance, and Why Does it Matter? Key Questions, Answered

    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    • Paying for Paris
    • COP28
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP29
    • NDC
    • COP30
    Man replanting mangroves for coastal protection
    • climate finance
    • Paris Agreement
    • Paying for Paris
    • COP28
    • Climate
    • International Climate Action
    • COP29
    • NDC
    • COP30
    Climate
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    August 28, 2025

    What Are Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Why Do They Matter?

    • NDC
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • adaptation
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP30
    People walk on a bridge over wetlands with windmills in the distance.
    • NDC
    • Climate
    • National Climate Action
    • GHG emissions
    • adaptation
    • climate finance
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP30
    Climate
    Insights
    June 11, 2025

    On the Path to Net Zero, How Do We Address ‘Leftover' Emissions?

    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    Large industrial machines used to suck carbon dioxide out of the air.
    • GHG emissions
    • net-zero emissions
    • carbon removal
    • climate change
    • climate policy
    Cities
    Insights
    November 13, 2024

    Countries Have Been Overlooking Their Biggest Climate Allies: Local and Regional Governments

    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • COP30
    Families sit and play on a grassy hill at a park overlooking a city.
    • Cities
    • National Climate Action
    • NDC
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • COP30
    Climate
    Insights
    November 11, 2024

    Global Climate Pledges: A Progress Report

    • NDC
    • COP29
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • National Climate Action
    • transportation
    • pollution
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Workers repair a damaged wind turbine blade
    • NDC
    • COP29
    • Energy
    • Forests
    • Finance
    • climate finance
    • National Climate Action
    • transportation
    • pollution
    • Cities
    • Urban Efficiency & Climate
    • Urban Mobility
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
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    November 4, 2024

    By the Numbers: The Climate Action We Need This Decade

    • Climate
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • industry
    • transportation
    • Forests
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • carbon removal
    • COP29
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    People cycling on bike lanes in São Paulo, Brazil.
    • Climate
    • climate change
    • NDC
    • Buildings
    • net-zero emissions
    • industry
    • transportation
    • Forests
    • Food
    • agriculture
    • carbon removal
    • COP29
    • data visualization
    • climatewatch-pinned
    Climate
    Technical Perspectives
    October 3, 2024

    How Are Countries Reporting Progress Toward Net-Zero Commitments?

    • net-zero emissions
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • long-term strategies
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • National Climate Action
    Horses graze in front of power lines and wind turbines.
    • net-zero emissions
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • long-term strategies
    • greenhouse gas accounting
    • National Climate Action
    Climate
    Insights
    October 2, 2024

    How Countries Can Use Behavior Change to Further Reduce Emissions

    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    People shop for produce at a market.
    • Tracking Climate Action
    • NDC
    • climate change
    • International Climate Action
    Climate
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    April 25, 2024

    Next-Generation Climate Targets: A 5-Point Plan for NDCs

    • NDC
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Boy washing rooftop solar panel.
    • NDC
    • net-zero emissions
    • GHG emissions
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP29
    Climate
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    December 7, 2023

    9 Things to Know About National Climate Plans (NDCs)

    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • Paying for Paris
    • National Climate Action
    • COP29
    People walk across in-ground solar panels on a seaside plaza on a sunny day.
    • Climate
    • greenhouse gases
    • NDC
    • International Climate Action
    • international climate policy
    • Paris Agreement
    • climatewatch-pinned
    • COP28
    • Paying for Paris
    • National Climate Action
    • COP29