climate action The 10 percent of countries that produce almost two-thirds of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions barely increased by 1% in 2022. Lowest annual growth recorded since 2000According to a study conducted by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). This organization warns that climate action will slow “significantly” in 2022, Although concerns about weather events and energy security worsen same year.
The OECD published this announcement on: Slowdown in ambition to achieve Paris Climate Agreement targets With just a few days left until the start of the XXVIII UN Climate Summit (COP28), which will be held from 30 November to 12 December in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates).
According to the analysis of the adoption and seriousness of climate action policies of 50 countries, the situation is as follows: contradicts national climate policy action taken by countries between 2000 and 2021A period in which it increased by an average of 10 percent annually.
The 2023 ‘Climate Action and Policy Measurement Framework’ document shows that climate action varies widely between countries. This analysis is the most comprehensive data set on the fight for climate protection. The document concludes: Countries with stricter policies are showing faster increases in climate mitigation actions.
“More is needed to achieve results”
Furthermore, the ‘Climate Action Monitor 2023’ adds that the pace of adoption of market-based policy instruments, governance-related actions, international cooperation, climate targets and data is slowing.
OECD Secretary General Mathias Cormann emphasized that this year’s Climate Action Monitor shows that current greenhouse gas emissions targets fall far short of the reductions needed to reach the 1.5 temperature target.
“More is needed to turn ambition into real actions and results “We guarantee the effective implementation of national policies and there is no time to waste,” he emphasized.
Cormann praises the value of this report because “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” and that this International Climate Action Program provides “comparable and harmonized information to monitor national climate action and the global net zero trajectory.”
The report predicts extreme weather events as well as one in 2022. A sharp increase in the population exposed to extreme temperatures; from 24% to 46% in 1979leading to worsening agricultural droughts in most OECD and partner countries; An average 2.4 percent decrease in soil moisture over the last 20 years and a 48 percent increase in the exposure of urbanized areas to coastal flooding.
Reduce emissions by 30% more
The OECD considers it necessary to comply with the Paris Agreement with these data. would require partner countries to commit to additional emissions reductions of around 30 percent Against current national contribution (NDC) targets of at least 9,315 tonnes of CO2 in 2030.
Research shows that total 104 countries and the EU have agreed or proposed net zero emissions targetsHowever, only 26 countries and the EU (27 in total), representing 16% of global emissions, have included the targets in their laws.
The monitor analyzes all OECD countries, as well as partners of this organization (Brazil, People’s Republic of China, India, Indonesia, South Africa), possible members (Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Croatia, Peru, Romania), other countries. G20 (Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia) and Malta.
Climate Policy and Action Measurement Framework (CAPMF) New database developed by OECD The organization has been tracking national climate action since 1990. It is the largest dataset on national climate action, covering two-thirds of total greenhouse gas emissions. Specifically, it covers 56 key climate policies with 130 variables and has more than 300,000 data points from all OECD countries and partners except the United States.
Full report: https://www.oecd.org/climate-action/ipac/the-climate-action-monitor-2023-60e338a2/annex-d1e4058
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