“Transparency Pipelines”: From non-State actor accountability to meeting national objectives

2025 will see the submission of the next round of countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement. What role can non-state actors, especially the private sector, play in increasing the ambition of national objectives? How can accountability drive action?

“Transparency pipelines, from non-state actor accountability to meeting national objectives”: Our new analysis of the Blog of the Observatory is out!

The note reviews the discussions held at the Bonn Conference on Climate Change 2024 during our side-event with CDP, CISL and Net Zero Tracker where we highlighted the importance of regulatory scrutiny both in harmonising disclosures and driving transparency, as well as in tracking implementation progress over time. Companies’ transition plans can be truly effective when they go beyond reporting exercises to being a steering and monitoring tool for transition …