Niklas Höhne presented on "Brown to Green Report 2018", at the "The Emissions Gap and the Brown to Green report – How do we enhance ambition and accelerate action?" side event at COP24 in December 2018.

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BROWN TO GREEN
The G20 transition to a low-carbon economy
Tuesday 4 December, COP24, EU Pavillon
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14 PARTNERS FROM G20 COUNTRIES
Funders (current and past)
Partners

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AMBITIOUS CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH
COUNTRY COMPARISONS
• 80 indicators on emissions, decarbonization,
policy, finance, vulnerability and just transition
• Most recent trends until 2017
• Reconciling international and national data

4. Where are we?
• In 15 of the G20 countries energy-
related CO2 emissions increased
again in 2017.
• 82% of the G20 energy supply still
comes from fossil fuels.
Where do we want to go?
• The G20 need to halve GHG
emissions by 2030 to stay below
1.5°C.
• Current climate targets would only
keep emissions at status quo. India‘s
climate target is the most ambitious.
• Most G20 countries have no or only
insufficient long-term emission
strategies.
MAIN FINDINGS 2018
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2018
2030
2050
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5. Power
Transport
Fossil fuel subsidies
Canada, France, Italy and the UK have coal phase-out plans.
14 countries need coal phase out plans, especially those
with the highest emission intensity (South Africa, Australia
and Indonesia).
France, Japan and the UK lead with phase-out plans for
fossil fuel cars.
Highest emitters are the US, Canada and Australia with
insufficient or no fuel efficiency standards.
Canada and France generate more revenues from carbon
pricing than spending on subsidies.
Subsidies per GDP are highest in Saudi Arabia, Italy,
Australia and Brazil.
MAIN FINDINGS 2018
How do we get there?
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G20 energy-related CO2 emissions increased by 60%
since 1990; in 15 countries increase in 2017

7. 82% of the G20 energy supply still comes from fossil
fuels
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9. G20 countries with the highest emission intensity in
the power sector lack action
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10. France, Japan and the United Kingdom lead transport
policy rating with phase out plans for fossil fuel cars
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11. Indonesia, Argentina and Brazil with highest forest loss
and no adequate action to reverse this trend
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12. Saudi Arabia, Italy, Australia and Brazil have highest
fossil fuel subsidies per GDP
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13. Only Canada and France generate more revenues from
carbon pricing than spending on subsidies
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