🏃We need to go faster🏃‍♀️
Yes, policy is increasing in quality and quantity. But we are still far off. The plot below show the change in ambition, stringency, implementation, and comprehensiveness since 2020. The further out, the better. We are inching up, but need to speed up.

🌏 The engine of climate policy is shifting east and south 🌍
Three-quarters of policies in the last year were adopted outside of North America and Europe. Moreover, in some policy domains the average level of ambition in Africa, Latin America, and Asia is HIGHER.

📈 Climate policy is growing and getting stronger📈
New rules continue to be added at a fast pace. More importantly, our detailed assessment allows us to measure their quality. Ambition has risen significantly since 2020, and a bit less (but still some) since 2024.

The dominant narrative is that the world is rolling back climate policy. But what does the data say?

The latest Oxford Climate Policy Monitor Annual Review from the Oxford Climate Policy Hub tells three key stories.
bsg.ox.ac.uk/news/climate...

Is the world retreating from climate action? We need to look at evidence to separate trends from vibes. Next week we drop a detailed look at what countries are doing. The results might surprise you.
Join us in Sao Paulo: luma.com/gzbzi7s7

With all the noise on climate @netzerotracker.bsky.social's Stock Take is the signal.

The finding that sticks in my head:

🇺🇸US corporate net zero targets grew 9% over last 12 months, 279 ➡️ 304

Yes, some are blowing with the political wind. But more are stepping up.
zerotracker.net/analysis/net...

If you're at @apsa.bsky.social this week, come to this discussion on "Long Problems and Political Science" Fri (Sep 12th) 8am VCC East 18 w/
@ofioretos.bsky.social David Victor @leahstokes.bsky.social
@greenprofgreen.bsky.social @helenebenveniste.bsky.social @agazmararian.bsky.social #APSA2025

Interesting insight from Khalid Waleed at SGAIN conference at Univerisity of Bath: huge growth of household solar in Pakistan (made possible by cheap panels from China) is reducing demand for grid power and turning Chinese-backed coal plants in Pakistan into stranded assets sgain.org

Striking that #COP30 President's vision for Belem includes a major role for non-state actors, including for "'high leverage points' where small changes can result in large impacts on complex systems." They will appoint special envoys to mobilize various sectors, building a "movement of movements."

❓When are changes in climate policy (pro or con) meaningful, and when are they just 'vibes'?

❓How do we measure implementation toward climate targets?

The Oxford Climate Policy Monitor is a new, granular tool that drills into the substance of what policies actually do. Have a look!

The good folks at the University of Maryland estimated that maximal federal + non-federal action could get the US to 66% reduction by 2035 (about what the US put in its NDC). But they calculate that even with varying levels of federal action 54-62% is possible.