Introduction The concept of Loss and Damage (L&D) is a generic term defined as ‘the consequences of climate change that go beyond what people can adapt to on their own or when options exist but a community does not have the resources to access them’. The term has been in vogue since formation of the...
Introduction For Post 54 Climate Scorecard asked our Country Managers to analyze the impact of the most important event affecting emissions in their countries since January of this year. The event could or could not be policy related, but needed to have an impact on the current or future level of emissions in your country....
Introduction Climate Scorecard is embarking on an exercise to develop proxy measures that can reflect the status of country-level emissions. As most of you know, the goal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% has been endorsed by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and by UNFCCC; and yet there is a lack of...
Introduction In Post 52 we asked Climate Scorecard Country Managers to gather information and report on the views of youth towards climate change issues in their countries. We asked them to focus on the extent of similarities and differences between the climate voices of youth and those of adults, and variations of opinion within the...
Introduction Post 51 focuses on the theme of natural gas usage and its implications for greenhouse gas emissions. We asked our Country Managers to answer the following related questions: How much natural gas does my country use each year? Has this amount increased, decreased, stayed the same over the past decade? Is there any correlation...
Introduction For Post 50 we examine the different ways in which Russia’s invasion of Ukraine affected the climate policies and practices of leading greenhouse gas emitting countries. Did the Ukraine crisis have a positive or negative effect on efforts to reduce emissions? Almost uniformly the answers to these questions were that the Ukraine crisis has...
Introduction The goals for countries to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 50% by 2030 and become carbon neutral by 2050 have been endorsed by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and by UNFCCC. And yet there is a lack of agreement on how to measure this progress and what indicators to use. This is...
Introduction In Post 48 Climate Scorecard Country Managers identified the leading climate justice issues facing their countries. Who is affected and why? What makes them vulnerable to the impact of climate change? What types of policies and programs have countries put in place to address the needs of at-risk populations? Have these policies been effective?...
Introduction In this report we asked our Country Managers in leading greenhouse gas emitting countries to identify up to 3 game changing events that affected the level of emissions (up or down) in their countries in 2021. These events could include the development of new policies, the ending of existing policies, a new program, new...
Introduction For Post 46, Climate Scorecard asked our Country Managers to propose a strategy for what their countries need to do to reach the goal of reducing emissions by 50% by the year 2030. The following table highlights our recommendations for each country. Detailed Country Reports are provided below. Country Climate Mitigation Strategic Priorities Australia...
