Lorenz Moosmann

Issues at stake in view of the COP29 UN Climate Change Conference in Baku-Scaling up climate action and support

This study provides an overview of the status of international climate negotiations and issues at stake at the COP29 climate change conference. It also addresses the current implementation of the Paris Agreement, the climate policies of key Parties and the stakeholders in the negotiations. The COP29

Part 6 of 7 studies on sectoral contributions to the 2040 target

EU 2040 Climate Target: Contributions of non-CO2 emissions

The EU is legally obliged to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and has an interim target for 2030 of reducing net GHG emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990. The European Climate Law also requires the EU to adopt an interim climate target for 2040. This paper is part of a group of sectoral pap

Working Paper 3/2024

Coverage of novel CDR and CCUS in GHG inventories – needs for IPCC guidance

Novel methods for carbon dioxide removal (CDR) and carbon capture and use or storage (CCUS) are widely being explored to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) neutrality. These novel approaches are linked to activities that are not yet sufficiently covered in available guidance for GHG inventories. This work

Support to the technical and political phase of the first Global Stocktake under the Paris Agreement

The Global Stocktake (GST) under the Paris Agreement periodically assesses the collective progress towards achieving the long-term goals of the Agreement. A project commissioned by the German Environment Agency accompanied all phases of the first GST with analysis focused on mitigating greenhouse ga

Discussion Paper

Reflecting the Global Stocktake mitigation efforts in NDCs

This discussion paper provides an overview how Parties could reflect explicitly in their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) their contribution to the global efforts on mitigation that they agreed to during the Global Stocktake (GST) at ⁠UNFCCC⁠ COP28. A table provides an overview of meas

Climate Action and Transparency under the Paris Agreement

This guidance note provides an overview of what countries need to do under the Paris Agreement in terms of preparing and regularly updating their climate targets (Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs), tracking progress in implementing and achieving them (transparency), and the role of Long