How do we track progress on climate action?

This year, countries must submit their first-ever Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs), assessing progress made under the Paris Agreement.

But what exactly are BTRs & why are they critical to global #ClimateAction ?

#ClimateLingo

Simon Stiell UN climate chief calls for quantum leap in climate finance from World Bank as world has two years to tackle climate crisis at Chatham house in London today #CHevents #climateaction #Cop29 theguardian.com/environment/20…

What an honor to be quoted by the The Guardian
In their story on the potentially unchartered territory of accelerated warming!
theguardian.com/global/2024/ap…

This report by Climate Strategies investigates how international trade policy can be amended to better support global climate targets – with a focus on Border Carbon Adjustment (BCA) and plurilateral agreements to increase climate-trade policy efficacy. See tinyurl.com/BCAClimateTrade

“A massive win for all generations”

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a group of Swiss women, concluding that weak government #climate policies have violated fundamental human rights.

theguardian.com/environment/20… ajit kumar niranjan The Guardian #ClimateJustice

Our SNAPFI project unpacks international #climate finance.🪙

Brand-new research addresses challenges for financing transitions in the energy, industry, and infrastructure sectors in:

🇧🇷Brazil
🇮🇩Indonesia
🇮🇳India
🇿🇦South Africa

Read the report now: climatestrategies.org/publication/ne…

This week, Suruchi Bhadwal - CS member and Earth Science and #Climate Change Director at TERI - discusses the gendered burden of labour and #climate threats in 101Reporters.

📰 Read the full story by varsha singh here: 101reporters.com/article/enviro…

❌The UN's regional #climate weeks have been cancelled❌

What does this mean for communities on the front lines of #ClimateChange ? And how will this affect our global battle against the #ClimateCrisis ?

Find out here: climatechangenews.com/2024/03/28/can… WaterAid Global Climate Home News

The World Bank anticipates becoming the fund's financial intermediary by mid-April, with plans for final operating agreements by July. Yet, the board grapples with allocating limited resources amidst growing demand. buff.ly/3PyXgZW

Are you curious about the role of #biochar in tackling the #climatecrisis ? 🌲

Do you want to know more about the challenges impeding its widespread adoption? 🌎

Find out more by reading about the C-SINK consortium's 2nd research seminar here: c-sinkproject.eu/event/seminar-…

#VillarsSummit Day 1!

Drawing on a remarkable career including former Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations (United Nations ) and Administrator of United NationsDP, Mark Malloch-Brown delivered a powerful and inspiring message for the 3rd Villars Institute Distinguished Lecture
Open Society Foundations

📣NEW REPORT📣

All countries require significant investments for sectoral transformations.🌍

However, existing policies don't always align with financial instruments, posing barriers to #JustTransitions . 📜

Read SNAPFI’s latest report to find out more:
climatestrategies.org/publication/ne…

The final SNAPFI report is available now 📣

Dive into the financial instruments and policies supporting sectoral transitions in #Brazil , #India , #Indonesia , and #SouthAfrica .🪙

climatestrategies.org/publication/ne…

My colleagues and I at Sustainable Futures Collaborative look forward to seeing you at our launch event tomorrow. We plan to launch four Perspective briefs. Do join us at 6pm (tea at 530pn; reception at 730pm) Tuesday 19th at IIC if you are in Delhi. Details below.

Why is the 2025 update of national climate action plans ( #NDCs 3.0) so important? And what is the role of climate finance?

Listen to Pablo Vieira, Global Director of the NDC Partnership explain 👇

This Friday, discover brand-new research on the determinants of ambition in #climate pledges 👇

Tune in to the European Consortium for Political Research's online seminar to hear from:
- Climate Strategies member Kacper Szulecki, NUPI
- Lauri Peterson, Uppsala universitet

Register here: ecpr.eu/Events/Event/P…

🌎ExIm is slated to vote today whether to finance a 100$ M fossil fuel project in Bahrain. Should the US government really be allocating public funds to support oil drilling in the Middle East?

Read the Op Ed co-authoredby our Head of Climate Finance➡ lnkd.in/er54RX3v

📣Our senior founding partner discussed ghg emissions from conflicts and operations of armies in the Green Pulse Podcast by The Straits Times.

Listen now ➡ lnkd.in/e5xjH2jb
Read Perspectives’ publication on Military and Conflict-Related Emissions ➡ lnkd.in/dzaD49ta

⏰ REMINDER to fill in our survey on the responsible deployment of #Carbon Dioxide Removal technologies ✅ ❎

Find it here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI… #climate #climate action #climate change #climate crisis

#Climate finance will be centre-stage during #COP29 . With 8 months to go until this crucial conference in #Azerbaijan , calls for more accessible finance are already intensifying 👇

Read more from TOI India: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-ca… United Nations United NationsEP United NationsFCCC