Carbon Neutrality Coalition

The Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC) is a group of countries, cities and organisations which have committed to take concrete and ambitious action to achieve the aims of the Paris Agreement.[2][3][4]

Carbon Neutrality Coalition
Formation12 December 2017 (2017-12-12):[1]
TypeInternational environmental organization
Region served
Worldwide
Membership
www.carbon-neutrality.global/members/
Websitewww.carbon-neutrality.global

History

The Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC) was founded in 2017 by 16 countries and 32 cities,[1] inspired by Bhutan.[5] In December, New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw said "The Coalition is a perfect fit with our goal of becoming a net zero emission economy by 2050"[6]

In September 2018 the Coalition held its first meeting at the UN General Assembly[3] and 4 new countries joined: the UK; Canada; Denmark and Spain.[7][8][4][9][10][11]

In September 2019 at the UN Climate Summit, it was announced that 5 new countries were joining the coalition: Austria, Chile, Italy, Japan and Timor-Leste.[12]

Benefits

The coalition aims to achieve benefits in 3 key areas:[3]

  • Socioeconomic benefits
  • Climate-resilient economies
  • Accelerating global climate action

Plan of Action

Coalition members agree to

  • Develop and share their de-carbonisation strategies, experiences, data and tools before 2020[2]
  • Promote increased ambition from all countries globally on reducing emissions[2]

Criticism

In July 2019 a World Economic Forum blog said a number of member nations haven't made any substantial carbon neutrality steps.[13]

Members

The country members of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition are[14]

References
  1. "One Planet Summit: Transformational Commitments". 2017-12-14. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. "Carbon Neutrality Coalition for net-zero emissions expands to 19 countries". 2018-09-28. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. "Carbon Neutrality Coalition Convenes Inaugural Meeting, Welcomes New Members". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. "Policy & regulation UK joins worldwide coalition for 'net zero' emissions target". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  5. "Bhutan, the world's only carbon negative country". HS Insider. Los Angeles Times. 10 January 2020.
  6. "Clear message on clean energy at OnePlanet Summit". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  7. "19 countries team up to go carbon neutral". 2018-09-28. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  8. "Net Zero: UK joins global 'carbon neutral' drive". 2018-09-27. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  9. "Pedro Sánchez announces that Spain will sign up to the carbon neutrality coalition as expression of its commitment in fight against climate change". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  10. "UK commits to Carbon Neutrality Coalition to deliver net-zero emissions". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  11. "What does 1.5C mean in a warming world?". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. "UN climate summit, day #2". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  13. "Zero by 2050: How the world's economy has planned to battle climate change". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  14. "Members of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition". Retrieved 21 January 2020.
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