Publications

A global initiative under the DDP to co-develop realistic national pathways for decarbonizing passenger and freight transport, supporting countries in achieving net zero.

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.

Ten years on from the Paris Agreement the report “A Decade of National Climate Action: Stocktake and the Road Ahead” analyzes what has been the real effect of the Paris Agreement on climate action. 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).

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.