Germany - Insights on Climate Action Ten Years after the Paris Climate Agreement

Ten years on from the Paris Agreement the report "A Decade of National Climate Action: Stocktake and the Road Ahead" analyzes what has been the real effect of the Paris Agreement on climate action. Complementarily to globalheadlines, the report is grounded on a detailed analysis of climate action at the national level from DDP experts across 21 countries, representing a diversity of geographies, levels of development, and sizes (Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, Costa Rica, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominican Republic, France, EU, Germany, Guatemala, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Mexico, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Thailand, United States). The analysis reveals that the Paris Agreement has had a real impact, changing the way countries think and act and spurring new approaches to climate governance and policy in countries. At the same time, the report also highlights shortcomings that explain why global trends are still off track and identifies priorities for future action to accelerate national transitions in the coming decade. These lessons can guide national decisions and serve as a compass for international processes which can support stronger coordination mechanisms suited to help accelerate the needed transformations towards the long-term goals of the Paris Agreement.