Niklas Höhne presented the Emissions Gap Report 2018 at COP24 in December 2018.

1. Emissions Gap Report 2018

2. Strengthening NDCs
Niklas Höhne
Founding Partner,
NewClimate Institute

3. Strengthening NDCs
Countries can bridge the
emissions gap:
• NDCs can be strengthened in
many ways
• Technical potential is available to
close the gap entirely
• Coverage and effectiveness of
national policies can be increased,
roll out of good practices would
narrow the gap considerably
• Most climate actions have
significant sustainable
development benefits

4. Strengthening NDCs

5. Technical potential is available

6. National policies
Coverage and effectiveness of national policies could
be increased
• Successful policies:
• Support renewable energy, phase out coal
• Industrial efficiency
• Standards for heating, cooling, appliances
• Support for electric vehicles, standards freight
• Replication could reduce global emissions
considerably beyond current NDCs (reaching 42–
49 GtCO2e/year in 2030), close to the 2°C pathway

7. Sustainable development
Most climate actions have significant sustainable
development benefits
• economic development
• reduced air pollution
• employment
• energy security
(The New Climate Economy report, 2018; McCollum et
al., 2018; IEA World Energy Outlook 2018, IPCC
special report on 1.5°C, 2018)

8. Strengthening NDCs
Countries can bridge the
emissions gap:
• NDCs can be strengthened in
many ways
• Technical potential is available to
close the gap entirely
• Coverage and effectiveness of
national policies can be increased,
roll out of good practices would
narrow the gap considerably
• Most climate actions have
significant sustainable
development benefits