As the Paris Agreement turns 10, one of its most transformative innovations deserves a spotlight: long-term low-emissions development strategies (LT-LEDS). What began as voluntary tools for a handful of countries has evolved into a cornerstone of global climate planning, helping nations worldwide navigate complex decisions...
From Commitments to Action: Bridging Climate, Development, and Finance captures strategic insights from the 2025 LT-LEDS Global Convening held in Berlin on 9-10 June 2025. The document captures highlights from the discussions, aiming to provide actionable insights that can help inform COP30, strengthen NDC 3.0,...
This briefing note captures insights from the 2050 Pathways Platform’s regional convening held in Jakarta in September 2024, as part of the IKI-funded “2050 Is Now” project. Bringing together government representatives, experts, and development partners from Asia, Latin America, and Africa, the event focused on strengthening...
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...
Long-Term Strategies (LTS) are a crucial part of the global response to climate change, acting as comprehensive frameworks that guide nations in their transition to net-zero emissions. However, the path to net-zero by 2050 is complex, filled with uncertainties that make planning and decision-making challenging. To...
Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategies (LT-LEDS) are crucial frameworks that guide countries in aligning their developmental goals with the Paris Agreement's objective to limit global warming to well below 2°C. These strategies provide a roadmap for transitioning national economies towards sustainable, low-carbon models by mid-century,...
Countries use climate finance strategies to assess fiscal needs and guide public and private finances to achieve mitigation goals and meet adaptation challenges. They make it possible to identify the barriers to financing for these purposes and mechanisms to overcome them, such as counter incentives,...
Are development and decarbonization conflicting or complementary goals? This report, published by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and with support from the 2050 Pathways Platform, demonstrates how Latin America and the Caribbean can improve socioeconomic and development outcomes while also reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions...
This report, published by New Climate Institute and commissioned by the 2050 Pathways Platform, systematically assesses these 17 LTS to identify commonalities, opportunities for international cooperation, and gaps that can be addressed in future LTS submissions. New Climate Institute chose to analyse G20 members as...
This briefing note, published by négaWatt, aims to demonstrate the potential of sufficiency as a key lever for making economies climate neutral and resilient. This is illustrated by the CLEVER scenario, a collaborative Low Energy Vision for Europe towards net zero emissions by 2050 at...