Research Seminar: Climate policy portfolios - are they effective? are they sufficient?
How do national climate policy portfolios compare across different countries? What types of portfolios are associated with faster reductions in CO2 emissions? What other factors can strengthen or compromise the effectiveness of climate action on a national level? Join us for this lunch seminar for a discussion of these questions, based on two recently published papers in Nature.
Time: Tue 2026-03-03 12.00 - 13.00
Location: KTH Climate Action Centre, Teknikringen 43
Language: English
Participating: Charlie Wilson
Using data on 3,917 policy instruments across 43 OECD and major emerging economies from 2000-2022, we show that national climate policy portfolios specialising on certain instrument types and sectors are associated with faster reductions in CO2 emissions. We also provide both quantitative evidence and country profiles showing the effectiveness of climate policy portfolios is amplified by the presence of long-term emission reduction targets and governmental bodies including dedicated ministries and intergovernmental organisations. Our findings identify what type of climate policy portfolios are best at driving down emissions in line with Paris Agreement goals. We also argue that accumulating stocks of climate policy are part of an irreversible momentum on climate action alongside electrification, multi-level governance, and climate litigation.
This seminar is primarily for researchers. It is based on two recently published papers:
Climate Policy Portfolios That Accelerate Emission Reductions
Irreversibility in Climate Action
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