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  • 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.