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Some thoughts after the #LeadersClimateSummit on how we can transition from a target-setting era to an #accountability era in climate policy. THREAD https://www.sei.org/perspectives/climate-accountability-summit/
The #LeadersClimateSummit and the targets announced promise a 12-15% cut in the global emissions gap. Some way towards the #ParisAgreement targets, but a massive increase in ambition is still needed, let’s be clear.
https://climateactiontracker.org/press/new-momentum-reduces-emissions-gap-but-huge-gap-remains-analysis/
https://climateactiontracker.org/press/new-momentum-reduces-emissions-gap-but-huge-gap-remains-analysis/
With time running short, there is a need to prepare for a shift in focus: from ‘climate ambition’ to ‘climate accountability’ as a mobilizing concept. At the end of the day, the climate does not care about targets; it cares about results. https://public.wmo.int/en/media/press-release/climate-change-indicators-and-impacts-worsened-2020
How can future climate summits – and keep them as virtual as possible! 
– be designed so that climate results and accountability takes centre stage? How can the reward system be reprogrammed? From an Olympics in target-setting, to an Olympics in results. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/analysing-options-online-climate-negotiations/
– be designed so that climate results and accountability takes centre stage? How can the reward system be reprogrammed? From an Olympics in target-setting, to an Olympics in results. https://www.sei.org/perspectives/analysing-options-online-climate-negotiations/
For sure, we are heading in this direction, with the Global Stocktake in 2023 and the transparency framework being finalized. The demand for results reporting is only growing – in the regime and externally - civil society, investors, voters.
https://bit.ly/3aKBk9V
https://bit.ly/3aKBk9V
But much can be done also on the supply side.
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Science can help advance metrics, methods, data and policy evaluation studies, Effective communication is needed to convert technical reporting to actionable knowledge.
