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.

City
Economic transition (sustainable supply-chains,circular economy, employment)
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Izmir • Progress rewarded at regional level

Achieving the objectives of the 2014-2023 regional plan established by the Izmir Development Agency r[...]

2018
City
Economic transition (sustainable supply-chains,circular economy, employment)
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Helsinki • Major progress undermined by heating needs

With a 24% reduction in overall emissions in 2017 and a 42% reduction in emissions/capita f[...]

2018
City
Education - Awareness-raising
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Freiburg im Breisgau • An action plan to renew?

The implementation of its "Klimaschutzkonzept", mainly focused on the building and transport sect[...]

2018
City
Adaptation - Resilience
Education - Awareness-raising
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Dakar • A first step taken to mobilize civil society

Dakar is the second most polluted capital in Africa with a level of fine particles seven tim[...]

2018
City
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Copenhague • To become the first carbon neutral city

In 2012, the city council adopted its climate plan, the CPH Climate Plan 2025. This plan, wh[...]

2018
City
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Calgary • An integrated, multi-level climate plan

Despite a decline since 2014, Calgary's emissions are 16.5% higher than in 2005 and reach 18.5 [...]

2018
City
Adaptation - Resilience
Climate negociations
Territorial planning and territorial management

Accra • Towards carbon neutrality by 2050

Accra's GHG emissions were about 2.57 MtCO2 in 2015, or less than one tonne per capita, well below the [...]

2018
Region
Energy
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Hong Kong • Gasification of the electric mix

With the ambition to reduce its carbon intensity by 50% in 2020 compared to 2005, HK is tackling its[...]

2018
Region
Economic transition (sustainable supply-chains,circular economy, employment)
Mobility - Transport
Territorial planning and territorial management

Québec • The Cap-and-Trade emissions allowances system at the heart of the strategy

The Canadian province of Quebec is now seeing its efforts in[...]

2018
Global

Aviation • Efforts are still in the state of experimentation

This paper presents air transport's two major characteristics: a strong growth in em[...]

2018
Global

Maritime • New initiatives in international maritime transport

Rapidly evolving over the past decade, international maritime transport contribute[...]

2018
Global
Energy

Carbon capture and sequestration • A solution that is struggling to materialise

Carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) prevents the release of gr[...]

2018
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