IPCC Special Report to the 1.5°C target- consortium project: transformative ambition increase - the contribution of effective policy instruments

The overarching objective of the research project was to generate peer-reviewed academic research in the context of "transformation pathways and climate protection" for the IPCC special report on the 1.5°C target. Against the backdrop of the Paris Agreement, the project team examined how market-based international climate policy instruments (e.g. crediting mechanisms) for emission reductions in developing countries may potentially contribute to the ambition increase of nationally determined contributions. Their relevance for transformation pathways of relevant sectors (energy, industry, forest protection) as well as negative emission technologies were assessed in light of the Paris Agreement.

• Project lead Axel Michaelowa
• Expert Stephan Hoch
• Expert Matthias Honegger
• Expert Cathrin Arenz
• Expert Anne-Kathrin Sacherer