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]

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. ^ a b "One Planet Summit: Transformational Commitments". 2017-12-14. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Carbon Neutrality Coalition for net-zero emissions expands to 19 countries". 2018-09-28. Retrieved 29 September 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Carbon Neutrality Coalition Convenes Inaugural Meeting, Welcomes New Members". Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b "Policy & regulation UK joins worldwide coalition for 'net zero' emissions target". October 2018. 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?". BBC News. 2 October 2018. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. ^ "UN climate summit, day #2". 24 September 2019. 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.