Explore our publications by our team of experts within the DDP network. Our publications advance knowledge and contribute to deep decarbonization from the perspectives of our in-country experts.
DDP-Initiative
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Report
2026
This final report presents the outcomes and key findings of the DDP-Senegal project, led by Enda Energie, supervised by the DDP secretariat at IDDRI, which was launched in 2021 by the Ministry of the Environment and Ecological Transition (METE) and the Ministry of Energy, Petroleum, and Mines (MEPM), and conducted within the framework of a partnership with the French Development Agency (AFD). This report describes model-based scenarios exploring how Senegal’s long-term development choices can support a transition toward a low-carbon and climate-resilient future. Built through a national co-construction process involving public institutions, researchers, civil society, and technical experts, it examines how energy transition pathways can align climate objectives with economic development, energy access, and national priorities through 2050.
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DDP-Initiative
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One-pager
2026
The DDP country one-pagers are a snapshot of full chapters from the 2025 report "A Decade of National Climate Action: Stocktake And The Road Ahead" This one-pager shows how Senegal's national pathways are shaping the transition to net zero
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DDP-Initiative
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Publication
2026
A global initiative under the DDP to co-develop realistic national pathways for decarbonizing passenger and freight transport, supporting countries in achieving net zero.
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DDP-Initiative
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Publication
2026
A joint initiative by IDDRI and the United Nations to strengthen international cooperation and accelerate “Avoid & Shift” strategies in freight, driving systemic changes in production, logistics, and trade toward low-carbon and resource-efficient transport systems.
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DDP-Initiative
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One-pager
2026
The DDP country one-pagers are a snapshot of full chapters from the 2025 report "A Decade of National Climate Action: Stocktake And The Road Ahead" This one-pager shows how United States’ national pathways are shaping the transition to net zero
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DDP-Initiative
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One-pager
2026
The DDP country one-pagers are a snapshot of full chapters from the 2025 report "A Decade of National Climate Action: Stocktake And The Road Ahead" This one-pager shows how India’s national pathways are shaping the transition to net zero
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DDP-Initiative
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One-pager
2026
The DDP country one-pagers are a snapshot of full chapters from the 2025 report "A Decade of National Climate Action: Stocktake And The Road Ahead" This one-pager shows how China’s national pathways are shaping the transition to net zero
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DDP-Initiative
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Synthesis
2026
Applying the DDP approach to seven large emerging economies, the study shows that while pathways differ according to national circumstances and socio-economic priorities, they share common transformations: reduced final energy demand, a steady phase-down of fossil fuels in favor of low-GHG energy sources, and enhanced carbon absorption through land use. To enable these transitions, the paper highlights three policy priorities: strengthening existing low-carbon solutions in key sectors (power, transport, land use), addressing structural inertias and avoiding carbon lock-ins through long-term planning, and integrating social and economic measures to manage the transition’s impacts and ensure it is both equitable and sustainable. This synthesis is an analysis based on the results of the Insights from Modelling and Analysis for Global Interactions and National Engagement (IMAGINE) project funded by the European Commission.
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DDP-Initiative
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Report
2025
Complementarily to globalheadlines, the report is grounded on a detailed analysis of climate action at the national level from DDP experts across 21 countries, representing a diversity of geographies, levels of development, and sizes (Argentina Brazil Canada, China, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, France, EU, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, United States).
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NDC-Aspects
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Brief
2024
A new Policy Brief by Isheeka Dasgupta (DLR) and Yann Briand (IDDRI) proposes that, after having shifted all possible private motorized mobility towards public transportation, going lighter and smaller is one of our best bets to satisfy mobility needs.
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NDC-Aspects
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Brief
2024
A new Policy Brief by Hilton Trollip (IDDRI), Nicolas Berghmans (IDDRI), and Gauri Khandekar (VUB) suggests that green iron imports rooted in comparative advantages of different geographies are technically achievable and economically sound.
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NDC-Aspects
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This guide was developed through close collaboration between the 2050 Pathways Platform and the Deep Decarbonization Pathways Initiative (DDP) at IDDRI. In order to help countries achieve alignment of short-term plans with the long-term systemic transformations needed to meet the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement, it provides a practical framework based on the premise that countries can fully understand how their NDCs align with the Paris Agreement only by viewing alignment through the lens of a Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS), which can highlight transformations and actions that might be overlooked in a short-term perspective, expanding the scope of the alignment process. It also also includes four country case studies (Chile, European Union, Morocco, India) presenting real examples of alignment.
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DDP-Initiative
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Report
2024
This 2024 report analyzes detailed scenarios from ten countries collectively representing nearly half of the world's population and a significant portion of global emissions: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, and the United States, based on in-country perspectives from local experts. The report's deep decarbonization scenarios showcase a variety of pathways to achieve carbon neutrality while maintaining economic growth and improving social well-being
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DDP-Initiative
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Article
2024
This paper analyses the role that AFOLU (agriculture, forest and other land use) plays in national deep decarbonization scenarios in Brazil, India and Indonesia between 2020 and 2050. It finds that the LULUCF (land use, land use change and forestry) subsector is important for medium-term mitigation (2020–2030) while continuing to contribute to mitigation over the long-term (2030–2050) in the three countries. Mitigation actions in LULUCF include drastically reducing deforestation (Brazil, Indonesia) and peat degradation (Indonesia), re-/afforestation (all), increased sequestration in standing forests (Brazil, Indonesia) and increasing soil carbon in agricultural lands (India).
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DDP-Initiative
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Report
2024
This report summarises the results of the Deep Decarbonisation Pathways Project in Nigeria. The DDP-Nigeria project is a national research and capacity-building project for the implementation of a Deep Decarbonisation Pathway (DDP) in Nigeria under the framework of the 2050 Facility funded by the Agence Française de Dévelopment (AFD) with the International Relation and Sustainable Development Institute (IDDRI) as the Programme Coordinator with contributions from the Centre International de Recherche sur l’Environnement et le Développement (CIRED) France. The project was done in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Environment, Nigeria, through the Department of Climate Change (DCC) and the National Council on Climate Change (NCCC).
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JETP
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Brief
2023
Indonesia has a climate goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2060 or sooner. Recent initiatives like the JETP, which focuses on decarbonizing the on-grid power sector with USD20 billion in public and private financing, have brought light on the importance of the alignment of key Indonesian energy-related decarbonization strategies such as LTS-LCCR, NDCs and other plans, for effective implementation and funding. Indeed, lack of coherence creates the risk of not reaching emission reduction goals. A National Dialogue on the Acceleration of Energy Decarbonization in Indonesia would be a key tool to help move forward the alignment and optimisation of implementation efforts. By doing it in the context of the Second NDC, alignment will make possible a clear milestone for 2035 of the path and ambition level of the country to credibly achieve the goal of net-zero emissions by 2060 or sooner.
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DDP-Initiative
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Report
2023
The diversity of global climate initiatives lack coordination, requiring a collective framework for effective integration of actions. Current efforts inadequately drive climate ambition, necessitating a new vision emphasizing creativity, context-specific strategies, and systemic transformations. African nations encounter obstacles meeting Paris Agreement targets. This report urges for enhanced cooperation focusing on environmental, transformative, and distributive outcomes -- an effort that COP28 could guide for improved international cooperation beyond UNFCCC.
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DDP-Initiative
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Report
2023
The report emphasizes the urgent need for swift and transformative action on climate change in line with the Paris Agreement’s temperature goals. Incremental changes won’t suffice; instead, a systemic transformation involving both technological and organizational shifts across all sectors and countries is essential. Download the report: Full report Chapters Iron & Steel Freight Transport AFOLU
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DDP-Initiative
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Report
2023
African countries have so far had a poor engagement in the Global Stocktake (GST) process due to a number of factors. This report tries to understand why that is the case and how we could improve on increasing their engagement.
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