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Decoding Climate Action of Non-State Actors: A Call for a Digitally-Enabled Climate Accountability System
[Chapel Hill, NC, December 8, 2023] – A new report by the Data-Driven EnviroLab calls for a universal digital climate accountability system to enhance data quality from non-state actors (NSA) and halt greenwashing. Developed in response to increasing calls from...
Cities must double down on climate action to correct course; 2.5x effort needed to align with 1.5C goal.
Key Messages Subnational climate action is beginning to rebound following a brief slump post the COVID-19 pandemic. As of March 2023, more than 3,000 cities and 175 subnational states and regions, accounting for 26.5% of the global total population, have pledged to...
Heightened city, region and company climate ambition in recent years brings promising developments to the forefront of the UN’s Climate Ambition Summit
September 20, Utrecht, Netherlands and Chapel Hill, North Carolina — In response to the UN Climate Ambition Summit’s call for greater climate ambition and action, a new analysis from the Data-Driven EnviroLab at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and...
Net zero targets among world’s largest companies double, but credibility gaps undermine progress
A striking rise in targets enshrined in national legislation or policy in 2.5 years, from 7% to 75%, reinforces that net zero has moved from ambition to implementation. Four UNFCCC member states, 439 states & regions in the top 25 emitting countries, 766 major...
Large companies committing to net zero hits critical mass in Europe, but major credibility gaps remain in global national, regional, city and corporate targets
More than one-third (702) of world’s largest publicly traded companies now have net zero targets, up from one-fifth (417) in December 2020. But, 65% (456/702) of corporate targets do not yet meet minimum procedural reporting standards. National net zero targets set in...
Targets Are Improving, But Must be Strengthened to Deliver Net Zero, Post-COP26 Analysis Shows
The share of revenue from publicly-traded corporate net zero targets meeting minimum procedural standards has increased almost four-fold in a year, signalling momentum, but firms must urgently strengthen targets. The use of offsets is ill-defined across all entities,...
Declaration launched at COP-26 to accelerate collaboration on future climate action tracking
The need for improved accountability was a key theme at the COP-26 Glasgow climate summit, which concluded in mid-November. At the World Leaders Summit held during the first week, UN Secretary Antonio Guterres announced the initiation of an ‘accountability taskforce’...
Google and Data-Driven EnviroLab to partner on tracking cities’ climate performance
Data-Driven EnviroLab (DDL) and Google’s Environmental Insights Explorer (EIE) are teaming up to assess climate emissions for around 13,000 cities that have pledged voluntary climate targets, as recorded in DDL’s ClimActor database. The ClimActor database revealed...
Net zero targets are becoming mainstream in G20 governments and business, but more must follow to realise ‘ambition loops’ that can accelerate the transition
PRESS RELEASE: – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. Net zero targets are becoming mainstream in G20 governments and business, but more must follow to realise ‘ambition loops’ that can accelerate the transition Quality-geared Net Zero Tracker reveals major target-setting momentum...
