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SEI researchers have updated their database of fossil fuel production mentions in long-term, low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) and nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for every country.
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Fossil fuel production cannot continue at its current level if the long-term temperature goals of the Paris Agreement are to be achieved.
In recent years, dozens of fossil fuel-producing countries have submitted plans to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change outlining their long-term, low emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS) and their new or updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs). SEI scientists have incrementally identified and analysed the growing number of national plans addressing fossil fuel production and their potential implications for climate change.
This year, researchers have released a new dataset featuring updated NDCs and LT-LEDS submitted up to COP26 in Glasgow in November 2021. It contains each country’s LT-LEDS and their first- and second-round NDCs where applicable.
An academic paper including the analysis of the data set is under review at an academic journal. Please contact the authors for more information.
Initiative / The Carbon Lock-In Initiative seeks to uncover and address the barriers that uphold the fossil fuel-based economy.
Project / This database showcases ongoing research into Covid-19 recovery packages from a climate and energy perspective.
SEI working paper / This analysis finds that a growing number of countries are addressing fossil fuels as part of their climate mitigation activities.
Perspective / The Paris Agreement goals are still within our grasp if policymakers decisively act now, say SEI US Scientists Peter Erickson and Ploy Achakulwisut.
Other publication / The 2021 report reveals that countries' fossil fuel production plans remain dangerously out of sync with the limits consistent with the Paris Agreement.
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