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This brief takes a look at industry transition measures in the latest round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The assessment focuses on the progress made in raising industry transition ambition levels in NDCs and the extent to which parties are proposing detailed decarbonization plans for their heavy industries.
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In 2019, the Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) Secretariat undertook an assessment of industry transition measures captured in the first round of nationally determined contributions (NDCs) using our NDC Industry Scorecard and analysis method (Figure 1). We found a lack of concrete transition plans.
As parties have been submitting the latest updates to their NDCs in the run-up to COP26, we have taken the opportunity to conduct a second analysis of industry transition measures. Using the same method, we assessed 94 updated NDCs submitted up to 30 September 2021. Our assessment allows us to evaluate the progress made in raising industry transition ambition levels in NDCs and the extent to which parties are proposing detailed decarbonization plans for their heavy industries.
The latest iterations of NDCs will frame the start of a crucial decade for industry transition and climate action. Global emissions need to halve by 2030 and the severe impacts of climate change are increasingly being felt across the world. As the global climate agenda shifts its focus from negotiations to implementation, the commitments in NDCs will play a critical role in sending clear signals of support to industries needing to transform their business models.
Figure 1. NDC Industry Scorecard and analysis method. Graphic: Mia Shu / SEI.
Project / The Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) aims to enable the transition of heavy industry towards net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Feature / A special issue of Climate Policy edited by SEI’s Richard Klein and Pieter Pauw identified three dimensions of making NDCs more effective.
Feature / The Industry Transition Tracker gathers different countries' and sectors' pathways to net-zero emissions. SEI's Zoha Shawoo what users can do with it.
Feature / The Green Steel Tracker gathers public announcements on low-carbon investments in the steel industry and presents them transparently in one place.
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