Global
Energy
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.
Global
Transport
Rail • Greenhouse gas emissions: a decisive asset for rail?
Globally, rail is a mode of transport that does not emit much in the way of greenhous[...]
Country
Transport
India • Policies for low carbon pathway and the role of non-state actors
An efficient transport system is crucial for India as it witnesses risin[...]
Country
Land use
Ivory Coast • Winning back its forests
In the country’s Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), submitted in preparation for the COP [...]
Country
Energy
Portugal • A blazing energy transition hampered by the resilience of coal
Portugal, a country that is home to 10 million people, has become one o[...]
Country
Energy
The United States • Towards a bottom-up climate leadership?
The American power sector reveals the importance of non-state actors. We will conduct[...]
Country
Land use
France • The indispensable role of biomass and soils, concrete actions still being discussed
In 2016, in metropolitan France, the land sector was[...]
Country
Building
Canada • The energy intensity of the residential sector becomes more efficient
Canada is located in latitudes where climate change is particularl[...]
Country
Energy
Canada • The long road towards decarbonisation of the electricity mix
Canada needs to achieve total decarbonisation of its electricity production[...]
Country
Transport
South Africa • Making road transport a solid pillar in combating greenhouse gas emissions
Following the example of the international community in[...]
Country
Transport
Brazil • Stabilization of road transport emissions in the country of ethanol
This chapter analyses the factors explaining the evolution of emissi[...]
Country
Energy