Global
Adaptation
Case studies and Trends in action
Throughout the year, the Observatory publishes case studies and trends in action, addressing issues of mitigation, adaptation, circularity, biodiversity, water and climate finance at the international, national, regional and local levels, and at the crossroads of national policies and non-state actions.
Global
Circularity
Mitigation
Waste Management
Waste • The relocation of treatment: still linear, but different circularity strategies emerge
After more than thirty years of exporting western [...]
Global
Mitigation
Energy
Emissions • Since the Paris Agreement, emissions have reached a record high despite transitions un...
At a time when most of the negotiation item[...]
Global
Mitigation
Energy
Industry
Industry • The promise of disruptive technologies doesn’t match the needs for industry to de...
After years of teething troubles, two techn[...]
Global
Mitigation
Mobility
Transport • The energy transition in the transport sector is struggling to keep up with the growin...
Global transport emissions, which were seve[...]
Global
Adaptation
Finance
Mitigation
Civil Society • From legal action to civil disobedience: the multifaceted conflicts of climate gov...
The extension of the repertoire of civil so[...]
Global
Mitigation
Companies • On the road to net zero, businesses have found the compass but not the map
In the space of a few years, carbon neutrality has become [...]
Global
Adaptation
Mitigation
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
Energy
Mobility
Local Governments • Commitment and action are advancing, but monitoring of progress lags behind
Even before the Paris Agreement, cities and regio[...]
Global
Biodiversity
Mitigation
Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)
Land Use • The tree that hides the forest: increasing commitments and a slowdown in deforestation ...
After reaching a peak in 2016, the loss of [...]
Global
Adaptation
Mitigation
Building
Buildings • Renovate the old, adapt the new, go all-electric: the three pillars of the building se...
Global built area growing faster than gains[...]
Global
Mitigation
Energy
Energy • In a market under pressure, soaring consumption is eclipsing the energy transition
Since 2015 the energy sector has been marked by fluct[...]
Country
Circularity
Industry
Waste Management