International — policy in action
Connecting designers to country's Nationally Determined Contributions, industry advocacy groups, and how to participate
About
The frameworks, goals, and agreements below recognize historic achievements in response to climate change.
Such benchmarks guide the design of new policies to advance climate adaptation, mitigation, and restoration.
Begin with our overview of several major initiatives to gain a quick understanding of global climate governance.
Compare NDCs by country in our directory below to find the ones leading or needing climate legislation now.
Overview
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNFCCC aims to limit the harmful impacts of climate change.
- Paris Agreement commits to limiting global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
- Nationally Determined Contributions, NDCs embody each country’s effort to reduce their emissions and adapt to climate change.
- Conference Of the Parties, COP is the annual international conference to discuss and coordinate efforts to address climate change.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Report is the annual and frequently quoted scientific report prepared by the IPCC.
- UN Sustainable Development Goals the annual report on a shared blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet.
- European Green Deal is the EU's strategy for delivering on the commitments made under the Paris Agreement and its 2050 goals.
- Climate Justice explores the history of global climate justice, its timeline of key events and influence on international politics.
Attribution
We are very grateful for the data provided by Climate Watch and managed by the World Resources Institute. For a greater context, compare each country’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) with their global greenhouse gas emissions (GHG). Consider that the world’s top five emitters –– China, the United States, India, the European Union, and Russia –– produce over half of all GHG emissions worldwide.
