Case studies and Trends in action

The Observatory publishes, alongside its annual reports, a series of case studies and trends in action, of countries, cities and regions, at the crossroads of national policies and non-state actions, to provide a qualitative analysis of the evolution of greenhouse gas emissions.

Country
Industries

Sustainability • Status of the french fashion industry

A first study, conducted by Paris Good Fashion x Climate Chance, on the strategies and act[...]

2023
Global

Finance • Regulation: From China to Europe, taxonomies are increasing the transparency of financia...

To guide investment decisions and capital a[...]

2022
City

Local Action • Between harmonisation of practices and methodological innovations, the emission acc...

Emissions inventory and reporting practices[...]

2022
Global
Decentralised Coop...
Governance
Industries

Finance • As it surges ahead, the ESG market seeks to standardise transparency norms

Financial institutions increasingly focus on their environme[...]

2022
Global
Governance

Local Action • European Regions Illustrate the Central Role of Local and Subnational Governments i...

Regional and local governments around the w[...]

2022
Global

Finance • Authorities are using stress tests to assess financial actors’ exposure to climate risks...

To assess the climate risks financial act[...]

2022
Global
Waste

Waste • In the absence of circularity, the dustbins of the Global North spill over into the South

The bans on waste imports by Asian countries si[...]

2022
City
Decentralised Coop...
Governance

Local Action • International governance of networks and cooperation initiatives on climate issues

Local climate actors are organized around a con[...]

2022
Country
Energy
Transport

Mobility for Africa • Promoting access to sustainable electric mobility in rural areas to empower ...

In Zimbabwe, the lack of transport infrastr[...]

2022
Global
Land use

Land Use • Rights of nature as a bastion against the destruction of natural ecosystems

Millions of hectares of forests are being lost, rivers pol[...]

2022
Global
Waste

Waste • From illegal flows to local recycling, waste treatment is being reorganized

The bans on plastic waste imports to Asia have had the effect[...]

2022
Global

Offsets • The Net Zero Target: The Voluntary Carbon Market Enters a New Dimension

This “special feature” of the 2022 Global Synthesis Report on C[...]

2022
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