Trend Alert: Regenerative Agriculture? 🚨 Today the Regenerative Agriculture Summit Series kicked off in Amsterdam, where the food and textile industries meet to discuss the transition to regenerative practices. In light of this event, we want to share insights from our upcoming research on regenerative agriculture practices in food and agriculture companies. Regenerative agriculture is gaining increasing interest from agri-food industry leaders, and is presented as a key component of their climate strategy. But what does the term mean? And can it help reduce emissions? Companies differ significantly in their approaches to regenerative agriculture, and even the most advanced regenerative agriculture programs are still in their initial stage. Key Issues: ❌ No universally agreed-upon definition ❌ Unclear or lacking communication on measures and implementation ❌ Unclear how regenerative agriculture will lead to significant emission reductions or removals We did not find any signs that companies are using regenerative agriculture to drastically transform our food production systems. Rather, they use the concept to continue business-as-usual. Stay tuned for the full report and individual company case studies! ⚡ #RAS2024 #RAS #RegenerativeAgriculture
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NewClimate Institute for Climate Policy and Global Sustainability brings action on climate change from ideas to implementation. We raise ambition for action against climate change and support sustainable and climate-resilient development through research, policy analysis and design and knowledge sharing. Meet the NewClimate Institute team: http://newclimate.org/about-newclimate/newclimate-experts/
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Amid growing controversy over potentially loosening rules for offsetting corporate emissions, the VCMI has launched a consultation for a second proposal of its contentious Scope 3 Claim. VCMI proposes that companies should be able to make extensive use of carbon credits up until 2038 to address the “emissions gap” between their target trajectories and their actual emissions. This would result in weakening the system of accountability for corporate climate action, as we show in our reaction blog ( 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eSiRaRvw), because: ⚠ Problem 1: Backsliding of ambition The VCMI proposal risks further undermining already insufficient levels of corporate climate ambition. ⚠ Problem 2: Distract from and delay short-term action The proposal could enable companies with ambitious-sounding targets to delay meaningful immediate emissions reductions, allowing them to continue increasing their emissions in the short term. ⚠ Problem 3: Undermining efforts of front-runners The proposal could disadvantage ambitious companies with genuine climate strategies by allowing laggard competitors to exaggerate their own efforts. We urge VCMI to abandon the proposal of flexibility mechanisms that are not aligned with — and may even undermine — the promising improvements expected in the Science Based Targets initiative’s Corporate Net Zero Standard. Carbon credits should not be used as a flexibility mechanism to suggest that companies are on track to meet their targets, nor as adequate compensation for falling short of those targets. Read our reactions 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eSiRaRvw #carboncredits #offsetting #voluntarymarkets #carbonmarkets #netzero
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🇨🇦 New country analysis: as its forests burn, #Canada’s pace of #climate action appears to be moving at a glacial pace: its EV sales mandate is the only major new policy from its 2022 climate plan to be implemented. Overall rating has improved to "Insufficient". While emissions are now firmly on downward trend, implementing the full 2022 climate plan is critical to closing the gap between current policies & the 2030 climate target. Emissions from oil & gas exports are now larger than domestic; coal exports reach record high Read the summary page https://bit.ly/CAT_CAN And all the detail on the policies page https://lnkd.in/gtpfz3dD
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We've taken a deep dive into the challenges facing #China, #India and the #US in decarbonising the "hard to abate" sector of iron and steel. Decarbonising this sector is fundamental to reaching net zero and meeting the Paris Agreement's #1o5C warming limit. Read it here ==> https://lnkd.in/g9N8v7Mx The specific challenges each country faces differ substantially according to the status of the steel industry and its likely future development. Determining the fastest possible speed of action therefore needs to take these challenges into account.
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New Blog 📢 Reforming EU Institutions: Pathways to Stronger Climate Leadership and Foreign Policy New blog by Inès Paiva dives deep into the essential reforms the EU needs to maintain its global leadership in climate diplomacy. Looking at President Ursula von der Leyen’s political guidelines, climate will stay firmly on the agenda for the next EU cycle, despite the increase of far-right parties in the EU elections. The next EU political cycle offers a unique opportunity to integrate climate action into every facet of EU foreign policy. But what exactly can the EU do to maintain its international climate leadership and boost competitiveness? From laying the groundwork for a long-term strategy to creating Green Diplomacy Hubs, we explore pathways for the EU to continue its leadership in climate action and the global clean economy. Read the full blogpost 🔗 https://lnkd.in/erJizQjS #EU #ClimateDiplomacy #ClimateAction #ForeignPolicy
Reforming EU Institutions: Pathways to Stronger Climate Leadership and Foreign Policy
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New data and insights from our #SystemsChangeLab partners and Climate Action Tracker on the 3 major shifts necessary to transform the buildings sector ⤵
New data alert from our Systems Change Lab partners and our Climate Action Tracker experts 🚨 This time, we explore the buildings sector and highlight the three major shifts necessary to reduce and eliminate building-related emissions: ● Construct zero-carbon buildings 🏗️ ● Optimise building energy efficiency 🏭 ● Decarbonise heating, cooling and appliances 🏡 Learn more about how to decarbonise the buildings sector and explore the data on #SystemsChangeLab 🔗 https://bit.ly/3SLmgz1
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New Climate Action Tracker update shows: Germany's climate action still "insufficient". All details ⤵
COUNTRY ANALYSIS: #Germany’s recent climate policies and weak economy have moved emissions projections significantly downwards, but the coalition government's divisions put its climate targets in danger. We rate Germany's climate action as "Insufficient". ( ➡ 🔗 https://bit.ly/CAT_GER) However, official projections are very optimistic, assuming that the 80% renewables target is met, CO2 prices remain high, and emissions-intensive industry activity remains low. None of these things are guaranteed. More details in our Policies & action section 🔗 https://lnkd.in/emnqQ-hP #ClimateAction varies drastically both within and across sectors. The government, in power until September 2025, needs to actively engage in climate action across all sectors to keep both its 2030 target and 2045 net zero target within reach. In May the government weakened its climate law, replacing binding sectoral targets with an ability for sectors to compensate for each other. The transport and the buildings sectors are both set to overshoot their target. Full analysis 🔗 https://bit.ly/CAT_GER __ ANALYSE: #Deutschland s aktuelle Klimapolitik und schwache Wirtschaft haben die Emissionsprognosen zwar deutlich nach unten verschoben, aber die Uneinigkeit der 🚦-Koalition gefährdet Klimaziele. Deutschlands Klimapolitik bleibt für uns "unzureichend". ( ➡ 🔗 https://bit.ly/CAT_GER) Offizielle Prognosen sind allerdings sehr optimistisch und gehen davon aus, dass 80%-Ziel für erneuerbarer Energien erreicht wird, CO2-Preise hoch bleiben & Industrietätigkeit niedrig bleibt. ❌ Nichts von alledem ist garantiert. Mehr Details in unserem "Policies & action" Tab 🔗 https://lnkd.in/emnqQ-hP Klimaschutzmaßnahmen variieren innerhalb und auch zwischen einzelnen Sektoren drastisch. Die Regierung - noch bis September 2025 an der Macht - muss sich in allen Sektoren aktiv für das #Klima einsetzen, um sowohl das 2030-Ziel als auch das 2045-Netto-Null-Ziel in Reichweite zu behalten. Im Mai schwächte die Regierung ihr Klimagesetz ab und ersetzte verbindliche #Sektorziele durch die Möglichkeit für die Sektoren, sich gegenseitig zu kompensieren. Sowohl der Verkehrs- als auch der Gebäudesektor werden die Zielvorgaben überschreiten. Zur gesamten Analyse ➡ https://bit.ly/CAT_GER
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Germany has just published its hydrogen import strategy aiming to secure a stable supply of green hydrogen, crucial for decarbonising its hard-to-abate sectors and achieving its climate targets. In our latest blogpost ( 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dJM7ezrk), we unpack Germany's strategy and identify three key considerations for Global South partners ⤵ ⚡ High competition: Most of Germany’s demand for hydrogen imports is likely to be met from neighbouring countries and regions via pipelines. Geographically distant partner countries will have to compete for a relatively small volume of import demand for hydrogen derivatives. Countries must develop domestic and regional markets to diversify exports. ⚠ Risk of stranded assets: Germany will purchase low-carbon hydrogen and its derivatives to fulfil short-term demand but has a clear long-term preference for green hydrogen. Countries now developing low-carbon hydrogen projects and targeting exports to Germany should consider investing in green hydrogen to avoid potential stranded assets. 🌍 Local interests: Germany aims for high social and environmental standards and local value creation opportunities in its hydrogen partnerships. But it is not clear how these objectives will be met, especially if conflicting with its primary goal of securing stable imports. Global South countries must be supported to ensure their development priorities are reflected in hydrogen cooperation agreements. Read the full blogpost here ➡ https://lnkd.in/dJM7ezrk Hyunju (Laeticia) Ock Chetna Hareesh Kumar Imogen Outlaw Hanna Fekete #hydrogen #greenhydrogen #sustainabledevelopment #h2
Unpacking Germany’s hydrogen import strategy: 3 considerations for Global South partners
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Reaction 🚨 SBTi’s plans for the net-zero standard revision may offer a promising way past the disruptive offsetting dispute After months of polarised wrangling over the potential role of offsetting for corporate climate targets, the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published two new papers which shed light on the future direction of its standards. Some positive developments we set out in our reaction blog: 1️⃣ The Scope 3 Discussion Paper sets out a framework to encourage and enable companies to focus more on critical emission sources through transition-specific alignment targets, ruling out the use of carbon credits towards emission targets or as compensation for target shortfalls. 2️⃣ The Carbon Credit Synthesis Report clearly points out the ineffectiveness of allowing carbon credits to meet corporate climate targets. Reasons for caution: ⚠ The details of implementation and communication will matter. We need watertight rules on how to identify the most critical emission sources and transitions to be covered by alignment targets. ⚠ The value of these initiatives will ultimately depend on the extent to which they are protected from undue influence and pressure. Read our full reaction 🔗 https://lnkd.in/ekhUT9Ug #carboncredits #netzero #offsetting
SBTi’s plans for its net zero standard revision may offer a promising way past the disruptive offsetting dispute
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With global demand for oil and natural gas on the decline, Senegal and other countries that invest heavily in developing their fossil fuel resources risk to sit on stranded assets. Our expert Mats Marquardt spoke to Deutsche Welle last week about the topic. Read the article ➡ https://lnkd.in/eXK2GCNG Or dive directly into our research - "Senegal as an LNG Exporter? Stranded asset risks in the transition" 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e_hKUuCQ #lng #justtransition #senegal #fossilfuels
Should African nations develop their fossil fuel resources? – DW – 07/18/2024
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