Early insights from biennial transparency reports (BTRs) to enhance the next nationally determined contributions (NDCs): Focus on energy outcomes from the first global stocktake and finance

The first Global Stocktake (GST1) underscored current gaps in climate ambition and implementation, and issued calls to align efforts with 1.5°C pathways, in particular for the energy sector in paragraph 28 of the GST1 decision. This paper analyses new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and Biennial Transparency Reports (BTR1s) in relation...