PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating D (Falling Behind) Saudi Arabia’s emissions have been increasing in the last two years,...
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Nigeria’s New Government Has Yet to Prioritize Climate Change
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2023 Rating DThe first half of 2023 in Nigeria was focused on the...

Mexico has Good New Policies, But Data on Impact is Missing
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2003 B RatingData about CO2 and other GHG emissions in Mexico for 2023...

Japan’s National Greenhouse Gas Emissions Removals for the Fiscal Year 2021
COUNTRY PROGRESS in the First Half of 2023 C Rating On 23rd April 2023, The Ministry of the Environment and...

Indonesia’s Land-Use Emissions Rate Might be Slipping
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2023 Rating – D Falling Behind Is there reliable data available? We are...

India Country Progress Report on Emissions: Mid-way to 2023
India has made significant progress in renewable energy capacity installation, ranking fourth globally in 2022. The Indian government has implemented...

Lack of Available Data but Promising New Policies in France
COUNTRY PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating-C (Standing Still) Emissions indicators are relatively sparse; most are reported annually, making it difficult...

Implementation of Green Deal Industrial Plan and Fit for 55 Package Demonstrate EU’s Progress in Decreasing Emissions
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2003 Rating: A-Significant Progress The most recent EU emissions data come from Eurostat...

China’s Emissions at a Standstill During 1st Half of 2023, but Promising New Policies Have Been Introduced
China Progress Report: Midway 2023 Rating: CChina’s decarbonization efforts stagnate as the country must balance between economic recovery, energy security,...

Canada Releases Array of New Emissions Reduction Policies
Climate Progress in the First Half of 2023 B Rating Canada’s progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GGEs) over the...

UN Panel Says That Brazil’s NDC Targets Are Too Low
Progress Report Mid-Way 2023 Rating D (Falling Behind) Brazilian emissions of greenhouse gases have grown by 40% since the year...

Promising New Policies in Australia, such as Safeguard Mechanism Amendment Bill, but Will They Be Introduced on Time?
PROGRESS REPORTS/ MID-WAY 2023 Rating: C (Standing Still) Australian reporting on greenhouse gas emissions is publicly available on the Australian...

Natural Resources Defense Council’s Efforts to Phase Out Hydrofluorocarbons Gets Results with Congress
There have been recent advances in climate legislation in the United States. This has required the support of a wide...

Climate Earth’s Campaign to Get the UK Government to Improve its Net Zero Strategy
The Climate Change Act commits the UK government by law to reducing greenhouse gas emissions by at least 100% of...

Turkey’s Efforts to Combat and Prevent Forest Fires
Disasters have been defined by United Nations (UN) as natural events that disrupt the socio-economic and socio-cultural activities of the...

South African Government Uses Widespread Consultative Process to Develop a National Climate Change Policy
The national climate change policy of South Africa was developed as a result of a collaboration between researchers and policymakers....

The Saudi Green Initiative
The Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) is an ambitious environmental policy launched by Saudi Arabia to achieve a greener future and...

The Women Environmental Programme Helps Communities Better Manage Drainage to Adapt to Climate Change
The route from advocacy to policy best practice may be both difficult and gratifying in the complicated tapestry of government,...

Mexico’s Emissions Reduction Initiative
This post describes a best practice example from Mexico that begins with an effort to advocate for a policy change,...

Indonesia’s ProKlim Project Supports its NDC Commitments by Coordinating National Climate-Related Targets With Local-Level Actions
Program Overview Through the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, the Government of Indonesia initiated a program in 2012 termed ‘The...

The Energy Research Institute (TERI) Influences National Climate Policy in India
Since the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment (also known as the Stockholm Conference) was held in Stockholm in...