Focus on Arts and Ecology

Dear colleagues,

ECN and NewClimate Institute are happy to present the May 2017 NDC Update Report [link]

Just six months after the Paris Agreement entered into force, we look at recent developments around NDC implementation and present the findings of a survey carried out among national experts and decision makers. Although it is early days, we observe optimism, confidence, and initiative. Further analysis and in-depth interviews however, give rise to a bit more caution: Is the action we see now enough to tackle the implementation challenge ahead? We believe it is it is too soon to know how the sum of the actions will turn outand important questions remain before we can be confident that the NDCs will be translated into credible sectoral actions

We identify two broad questions to guide future editions of the NDC Update Report and dig deeper to shed light on the status of NDC implementation and support: 1) whether and how are the Paris Agreement and the NDCs leading to increased action on the ground, and 2) which tools and competencies, and support, are needed to help governments in developing countries and emerging economies translate NDC ambition into implementation at the sectoral and sub-national level?

We hope you enjoy this first NDC Update Report,

On behalf of the Ambition to Action project team,

Frauke Roeser and Xander van Tilburg

Xander van Tilburg Coordinator low-carbon development
Global Sustainability, ECN Policy Studies
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