Announcements

The 2050 Pathways Platform was mentioned in the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué. This year, the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting took place on April 15-16 in Sapporo, Japan, in conjunction with the G7 Summit. The communiqué was published following the two-day…

The 2050 Pathways Platform welcomes Andorra as its newest country member. Andorra has submitted the country’s Long-term Strategy on Energy and Climate Change 2020-2050 to the UNFCCC on 10 November 2021 during COP26 and looks forward to sharing lessons from the development of long-term pathways….

Jamaica has joined the 2050 Pathways Platform as a country member. The Platform will work with the Ministry of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment & Climate Change to support the development of the country’s long-term strategy. Jamaica is the 35th country member to the 2050 Pathways…

Updated Jan 2021 Around the December 12, UK-hosted Climate Ambition Summit, a number of countries submitted new long-term strategies to the UNFCCC, bringing the total number to 29. All of the newly submitted LTS target net zero emissions by 2050, if not sooner. The following…

Honduras has joined the 2050 Pathways Platform as a country member, Convener Laurence Tubiana announced this week. The Platform will work with the Presidential Office for Climate Change to support the development of a long-term, low-carbon development plan. Honduras is the 32nd country member to…

Finland submitted its long-term strategy to the UNFCCC, becoming the 19th country to do so thus far. Finland, a member of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition, has one of the most aggressive net zero targets in the world, and lays out several scenarios in its new…

South Africa became the 18th country to submit its long-term strategy to the UNFCCC. The strategy notes it is a is a living document, “the beginning of our journey towards ultimately reaching a net zero economy by 2050.” Read the full strategy here.

Argentina is the newest and 31st member country of the 2050 Pathways Platform, joining 3 September. The Platform will support the Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development in their efforts to develop the country’s long-term strategy.   Read more about some of the climate…

Turkey has joined the 2050 Pathways Platform as a member, Convener Laurence Tubiana announced this week. The Platform will support the Ministry of Environment and Urbanisation as they develop the country’s long-term strategy. Turkey is the 30th member country to the Platform after the Netherlands…

The Netherlands will become the 29th country member of the 2050 Pathways Platform, Convener Laurence Tubiana confirmed this week. The 2050 Pathways Platform will collaborate with the government of the Netherlands to support the development of the country’s long-term strategy.   The Netherlands has ambitious long-term climate goals under…

Three additional countries submitted long-term strategies to the UNFCCC in March, bringing the total to 17 submitted thus far. European Union The EU cemented its ‘climate neutrality’ by 2050 target into its long-term strategy, submitted on 6 March, 2o20. Read the full strategy here. Slovakia…

On Sunday, February 24, Costa Rica launched a plan to make Costa Rica one of the world’s first decarbonized countries at an event in San José with President Carlos Alvarado Quesada and former UNFCCC Executive Secretary Christiana Figueres.  The plan covers ten sectoral focus areas with policy…

The seventh C40 World Mayors Summit took place in Copenhagen from October 9th-12th. The summit was attended by 2,000 mayors, city officials, organisations, and businesses from across the world, and showcased innovative climate solutions and bold and urgent actions being taken to limit global temperature…

At the UN Climate Action Summit, decarbonization took center stage as countries and non-state actors alike stepped up to commit to carbon neutrality by 2050 or earlier. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres had made plans for carbon neutrality by 2050 one of his main asks for…

Days before the UN Climate Action Summit, Portugal submitted its long-term strategy to the UN Climate Change Secretariat, becoming the 13th city to do so. The strategy aims for carbon neutrality by 2050. João Pedro Matos Fernandes, Portugal’s Minister of the Environment and Energy Transition,…

On Wednesday, Japan became the 12th country officially submit its long-term strategy to the UNFCCC as called for under Article 4.19 of the Paris Agreement. Read the full strategy here.

             In Bonn at the UNFCCC intersessional, taking place from June 17-28, the 2050 Pathways Platform will be co-convening two side events on long-term strategies: Long-term strategies in the international political context When: Thursday, 20th June, 13:15-14:45 Where: Room Bonn…

Iceland is joining the 2050 Pathways Platform as a member, Convener Laurence Tubiana announced this week. The 2050 Pathways Platform will collaborate with the government of Iceland to support the development of the country’s long-term strategy. The island nation is the 28th member of the 2050 Pathways Platform.   Iceland…

Today, the UK’s chief advisory body on climate change, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), published its highly anticipated report on net zero to the government. The CCC recommends that the UK legislate to reduce emissions to net zero by 2050.   Other top lines recommendations from the report include:  …

This week, the Deep Decarbonization Pathways (DDP) network published a new paper, “A pathway design framework for national low greenhouse gas emission development strategies” in Nature Climate Change. The paper finds that while it is possible to achieve “deep decarbonization” in every country analyzed, governments…

Long-term strategies featured prominently at COP24 in Katowice, both at the national and non-state levels. Here are four key takeaways that emerged from the climate talks. 1. An increasing number of countries are elaborating long-term, net zero strategies.   Just two days before talks kicked…

At COP24 in Katowice, Poland from 2-14 December there will be several events focused on long-term strategies: Long-Term Strategy as an Opportunity for Raising Ambition on Indonesia’s NDC When: 4 Dec, 13:00-14:30 Where: Indonesia Pavilion Who: WRI Indonesia, WRI Climate, 2050 Pathways Platform Representatives from…

ClimateWorks Australia launched its new report, Horizon to Horizon on September 27th in NYC. This work, which was supported by the 2050 Pathways Platform, is a Pacific Island country guide to creating long-term climate resilience, net zero emissions development, and a sustainable future. Horizon to…

On September 24th during Climate Week NYC, the Marshall Islands launched its 2050 strategy, “Lighting the Way.” The Marshall Islands has published our 2050 Tile Til Eo “Lighting the Way” Climate Strategy to get us to net zero emissions & to help increase the ambition of…

The Low Emission Development Strategies Global Partnership (LEDS GP) has initiated an expert advisory service on long-term strategies as a contribution to the 2050 Pathways Platform.

In an event hosted by the French Ministry of Ecological and Inclusive Transition, in the context of the annual meeting of the 2050 Pathways Platform

The Platform will hold its first Annual Meeting on 24-25 April in Paris.

WRI launches a website on long-term strategies as a contribution to the 2050 Pathways Platform.

The Platform will hold its first Annual Meeting on 24-25 April in Paris.

The European Parliament adopted on 17 January its position on the EU’s Energy Union Governance Regulation. Whilst only a step in the legislative process of the EU, the Parliament’s vote lent strong political support to the development of an ambitious long-term decarbonisation pathway for the Union, which is the third largest emitter of GHG globally.

The Declaration builds on the work of the 2050 Pathways Platform and was signed by 16 developed and emerging countries, including 13 Platform member countries.

The 2050 Pathways Platform co-hosted a high-level event with the Fiji Presidency to discuss progress on long-term pathways and ambition, featuring the Marshall Islands, Germany, Ethiopia, New Zealand, Mexico, and Laurence Tubiana, founder of the 2050 Pathways Platform.

by Amal-Lee Amin and Richard Baron

David Levaï (IDDRI) and Richard Baron (2050 Pathways Platform) encourage negotiators to think ‘beyond targets’ and to adopt a broader lens to look at climate ambition.

“Building Momentum”: 2050 Pathways Platform
New York Climate Week
Thursday 21 September 2017 – 9:30 am – 4:00 pm
Instituto Cervantes, 211 E 49th St, New York, NY 10017, USA

Laurence Tubiana visited India in early September 2017 to attend the Business and Climate Summit and hold meetings to discuss the possibility for India to engage with the 2050 Pathways Platform.

The G20 countries have introduced a reference to the 2050 Pathways Platform in the G20 Climate and Energy Action Plan for Growth..

On 17th May 2017, during the Bonn UNFCCC Intersessional, the Pathways Platform held its first member meeting, after the Platform’s launch at COP22. The meeting was attended by nearly all members of the Platform as well as prospective members.

Partners to the 2050 Pathways platform met in Pocantico, New York, to discuss how to best support members in their endeavour to develop 2050 pathways. The meeting covered issues ranging from the need for a Handbook for 2050 pathways as well as developing a briefing to articulate with illustration the political case for development of 2050 pathways.