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Introduction For Post 85, we provide descriptions and analysis of the amount and type of public transport used on a daily basis by citizens of leading greenhouse emitting countries. We are referring mainly to buses and trains, with special attention paid to trends in automated transport. The analysis includes the number and types of automated...

Introduction For Post 84 our Climate Scorecard Country Managers provided an analysis of their country’s use of electric vehicles (EVs) and chargers. Their analysis includes a description of the number of EVs currently in use, the numbers in use five years ago, and the numbers predicted to be in use five and ten years into...

Introduction For Post 83 we asked our Country Managers to nominate a person in their countries for a Climate Scorecard 2024 Climate Country Leader Award. We asked them to describe this person, their current title, professional and social background, and the contributions they have made to mitigating the effect of climate change in their country....

Introduction For Post 82 we asked our Country Managers to describe the impact of a technology innovation on efforts to mitigate climate change in their countries. We asked them to list the name of the technology; where it was produced; who made it; and how much does it cost (per unit), how is it being...

Introduction In many countries there are groups of citizens, for various reasons, that are reluctant to support the use of renewable energy, and many don’t believe in climate change. Climate Scorecard Country Managers were asked to address this issue in Report 81 through the following questions: What group(s) of citizens are most reluctant to accept...

Introduction For Post 80 we asked our Country Managers to provide a description and analysis of the forest cover in their countries and its impact on climate change. Post 80 provides detailed Country Reports that describe: how much of each country’s land is covered by forests? What is the composition of the trees in each...

Introduction The NDC Partnership is a network of over 120 countries, facilitated by UNFCCC, that is dedicated to helping each other strengthen their Paris Agreement Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) emission reduction Pledges. For more about the Partnership see their website: https://ndcpartnership.org The Partnership has just released Version 3.0 of the NDC Navigator—an interactive tool that...

Introduction For Post #78 we asked our reporters to provide a description, supported with data, on the amount of energy provided by renewables (wind, solar, biomass) versus that provided by fossil fuels. The description includes trend lines in renewables versus fossil fuel use that have taken place over the last 10 years and that are...