Publications

CONCITO and partners support the Brazilian G20 Presidency with a focus on financing for climate and development.

Globally, the textile and clothing industry has a significant impact on the climate and environment. However, measurements of the textile industry’s greenhouse gas emissions are associated with great uncertainty, with estimates ranging from 2-10 percent of the global greenhouse gas emissions.

The world is constantly changing. In recent years, we have repeatedly experienced the consequences of the more extreme weather that comes with changes in the global climate, where drought, precipitation and storm surges have had major consequences in different parts of Denmark.

With The Big Climate Database, CONCITO provides companies, authorities and citizens with free access to life cycle assessments of the climate impact of 503 of the most widespread foods. This background report describes the methodology, development, results and potential applications of the climate database.

In 2020-2023 the Department of Sociology at the University of Copenhagen and CONCITO have carried out a research and practice project on social driving forces and barriers for climate-friendly diets among young people. This report summarizes the most important research results and impressions from the green conversation dinners.

In recent years, municipalities and cities around the world have increasingly adopted local climate action plans that systematise their contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to the consequences of climate change. This is also the case in a Danish context, where almost all municipalities are expected to have adopted a climate action plan in accordance with the Paris Agreement by the end of 2023.

Broken Record - Temperatures hit new highs, yet world fails to cut emissions (again)

How national experiences and new digital technologies can strengthen the Transparency effort of non-state actors

New EU requirements for sustainability in value chains serve as an essential tool for securing financial streams towards the green transition in the Global South. At the same time, it can help build trust between Africa and Europe. However, this can only happen if the new regulations, as the ones we are now seeing from the EU, are followed by targeted efforts to help countries meet value chain requirements.

97 of the 98 municipalities in Denmark have developed, or are developing, a C40-approved climate action plan compatible with the Paris Agreement. In this report, Ea Energianalyse analyses the 92 climate action plans developed so far.