Other Initiatives

Delivery of the report "Integrity Matters: Net Zero Commitments by Businesses, Financial Institutions, Cities and Regions", with recommendations aimed at stopping greenwashing and net-zero pledges. Report | Article

Launch of "Net Zero Guidelines" by the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO). Guidelines | Article

Mia Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, set out a proposal for a new finance solution to the climate crisis with proposals summarised in the Bridgetown Agenda. Agenda | Article

Leaders of big business challenged corporates to halve value chain emissions by 2030. Article

Zero Emissions Vehicles Declaration first annual update confirmed that 214 new signatories have joined the declaration which will require them to develop plans to end the sale of light vehicles which are not zero-emission by 2035 in leading markets, and 2040 elsewhere. Article

Launch of a new initiative to step up cooperation between companies and governments in emerging markets to transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). Article

Global Methane Pledge grows to 150 nations. Article

UN unveils the Methane Alert and Response System (MARS) to track methane emissions from space. Article

Publication of 2022 edition of Bloomberg NEF's annual Climatescope survey indicating that 92% of developing countries have made public, time-bound renewable energy commitments but many have not made the key policy changes necessary to meet the targets. Report | Article

Launch of the Global Renewables Alliance which combines industry bodies and organisations for the wind, solar, hydropower, Green hydrogen, energy storage and geothermal sectors. Article

Launch of the African Cities Water Adaptation Fund (ACWA), a blended finance instrument, overseen by the World Resources Institute (WRI), aiming to implement at least 200 water adaptation projects across 100 African nations within a decade. ACWA information | WRI information

Report publication: "The Big Four: are major emitters downplaying their climate and clean energy progress?" by the Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) suggests that real-world evidence indicates that China, the EU and India will cut emissions faster than their headline targets indicate. Report | ECIU | Article

Publication of the annual Global Carbon Budget 2022 warning that the window to limit global average temperatures increases to 1.5C as envisioned under the Paris Agreement is closing rapidly. Report | Article

Launch of Climate TRACE, the world's most detailed inventory of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showing that the oil and gas sector is ‘significantly underestimating’ emissions. Climate TRACE | Article

Announcement by the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate (AIM for Climate / AIM4C) (a partnership between the US and the UAE) that its total investment for the 2021-25 period has been increased from USD 4bn to USD 8bn. AIM4c | Article

"We are all in declaration", convened through the We Mean Business coalition, signed by prominent corporate leaders from more than 200 businesses confirming that business and civil society is “all in” to deliver the Paris Agreement. Declaration | Article

Major deal between the US and Egypt to funnel more than $150m into adaptation and resiliency projects across Africa, with major nations collectively agreeing to more than $8bn in funding for sustainable agricultural practices across the continent. Article

Landmark Masdar report finds that Africa is primed to become global green hydrogen leader. Report | Article

The Breakthrough Agenda, launched at COP26, provided more information about how it will deliver its main aim of ensuring that low and zero-carbon technologies are affordable by the end of the decade. Breakthrough Agenda | Article

Publication of the 2022 Financial System Benchmark by the World Benchmarking Alliance which assesses the climate and societal impacts of 200 of the world's largest financial institutions. The results are poor. Report | Article

Announcement by the First Movers Coalition that members have pledged $12bn of cleantech investments. Coalition | Article

Commissioning of "Egypt Green", Africa's first integrated green hydrogen plant starts. Article

Formation of the Global Steel Climate Council (GSCC) by some of the world's largest steel manufacturers (14 members from the USA and eight from Europe). Website | Article

Release of the Green Shipping Corridors’ annual progress report and news that the UK, US, Norway and the Netherlands will be the first nations to commit to green shipping routes. Report

Brazil’s president-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva announced that the Amazon Fund will be re-started and  has reiterated his pledge for Brazil to create a new council of Indigenous peoples.

UK Export Finance to pause debt service payments for nations hit by natural disasters. Article

Launch of Nature for Cool Cities Challenge by the Cool Coalition, which encourages municipalities and governments to increase use of high-quality nature-based cooling solutions. Challenge

Launch of the final High-Quality Blue Carbon Principles and Guidance by a global coalition of ocean leaders to guide the development and purchasing of high-quality blue carbon projects and credits. Guidance | Coalition

Publishing of the World Economic Forum's five principles for scaling effective blue carbon solutions. Principles

Launch of the 123 Pledge by WRAP, WWF and Rabobank, encouraging organisations to commit to halving food loss and waste by 2030 in line with the UN's Sustainable Development Goal 12.3. Pledge

WWF  paper on Biodiversity Day warning that the Amazon rainforest may die by 2030, due to the impacts of the climate crisis and man-made deforestation. Paper