Scientific research for the design and evaluation of the architecture of climate alliances and their interfaces with other climate protection instruments, measures and initiatives

How can the dynamically growing landscape of climate alliances contribute to closing the ambition and implementation gaps of the Paris Climate Architecture? This question is at the heart of a long-term research and advisory project by the German Environment Agency (UBA), conducted by adelphi, INFRAS, Professor Dr. Christian Flachsland, and Dr. Marian Feist. They are developing an evaluation framework that enables policymakers to assess various alliances regarding their potential to complement the mitigation framework of the Paris Agreement.

The project systematically captures and evaluates the diverse landscape of international climate alliances concerning their contributions to closing ambition gaps and other key success dimensions. The aim is to develop a framework to design effective climate cooperation in the future. A particular focus is placed on carbon pricing instruments, including border adjustment mechanisms, the international harmonization of Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV), and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.