Our Projects

We collaborate with our members and partners on innovative research initiatives focused on climate policy. Our projects generate recommendations for policymakers and other key decision-makers on how to expedite climate action in the pursuit of net-zero emissions.

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Just Transitions in Motion

Backed by the COP30 Presidency and the German government, Just Transitions in Motion fosters global collaboration to co-create a practical Just Transition Taxonomy—turning high-level climate commitments into justice-focused, scalable strategies for implementation.

KCI Case Study: Econometric Analysis of Brazil’s Plano Safra

Assessing Brazil’s rural credit mechanism as a response measure to climate change with impacts on climate mitigation, economic diversification, and Just Transitions.

NEWPATHWAYS

NEWPATHWAYS is developing and analysing next-generation Paris-aligned global and national low-emission pathways for the next global stocktake in 2028.

Augures!

Augures! is a strategic service that aims to equip decision-makers and farming stakeholders with the knowledge needed to understand and react to the consequences of climate change on the agricultural sector.

Prosperity Post Fossil Fuels

There is an emerging consensus on the need for a “just” transition; but how to achieve it is not always clear. Countries face a complex set of trade-offs as they seek to balance short and long term objectives. This dialogue is designed to support decision makers as they consider these dilemmas

Co-CREATE

The Co-CREATE project seeks to develop principles and guidelines for a possible governance framework on solar radiation modification research.

Just Transition Planning Masterclass

The Just Transition Planning Masterclass supports decisionmakers navigating transitions to achieve equitable and fair outcomes.

C-SINK

The C- SINK project aims to establish the foundations for a standardized and transparent European Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR) market.

South to South Just Transitions

This initiative brings together research institutions across nine countries in the Global South – Colombia, Ghana, Indonesia, Argentina, Bangladesh, Kenya, Laos, Malawi and Vietnam – in a new approach to develop tailored just transition strategies.

ELEVATE – Enabling and leveraging climate action towards net-zero emissions

ELEVATE is delivering transformative new scientific insights to support policymakers in preparing new NDCs and national climate policies.

The pulling power of Paris (PullP): Unpacking the role of ‘pledge & review’ in climate governance

This project assesses the effects of the Paris Agreement’s pledge and review (P&R) system on states’ climate policy ambitions.

Russian Energy & Climate Policy

Evidence-based insights on developments in Russian energy and climate policy due to international sanctions.

Initiative for Coal Regions in Transition in the EU

The Initiative, established in 2017 as Platform for Coal Regions in Transition, helps European countries, regions, communities and workers to take on the challenge of diversifying the economy while boosting the clean energy transition.

Advanced Carbon Capture for steel industries integrated in CCUS Clusters (C4U)

Funded by the EU H2020 programme, C4U is an interdisciplinary project aiming for full integration of CO2 capture in the iron and steel industry, looking at two highly efficient CO2 capture technologies. It has a detailed consideration of the safety, environmental, societal, policy and business aspects for successful incorporation into the North Sea Port CCUS industrial cluster in Belgium and the Netherlands.

Flexible Demand to Integrate Intermittent Renewables

The project aimed at assisting China in meeting international commitments to become carbon neutral by 2060, and provided timely inputs and recommendations to Chinese policy makers for the formulation of the 14th Five Year Plan (FYP), and subsequent industry-specific plans and policies.