Prof. Dr. Niklas Höhne is an internationally renowned expert in climate policy with over 20 years of experience, participating in the international climate negotiations since 1995. He co-founded NewClimate Institute, where he oversees analysis on national and international climate policy and assumes various management roles. He also holds a professorship “mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions” at Wageningen University. He led and co-authored over 300 studies related to international and national climate policies, including three publications in Nature, contributions to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Assessment Reports of the IPCC since 2003 and all UNEP Emissions Gap Reports since 2010. He created the Climate Action Tracker that tracks commitments and actions of countries on climate change. He has advised many governments and organisations and participated as an expert in hearings of the European and German parliament. Prior to co-founding NewClimate Institute, Niklas worked at Ecofys, a climate and energy consultancy (2001 to 2014), and the UNFCCC secretariat (1998 to 2001).  


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The bridge to net zero matters more than the destination
Publication date 13 Dec 2024

Acknowledging that the world must reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions to limit climate change, countries have started setting their...

Climate Change Performance Index 2025
Publication date 20 Nov 2024

No fossil fuel phase-out yet despite rapid renewables growth Each year, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), co-authored by...

Climate Action Tracker Briefing: As the climate crisis worsens, the warming outlook stagnates
Publication date 14 Nov 2024

Despite an escalating climate crisis marked by unprecedented wildfires, storms, floods, and droughts, our annual global temperature...

The Emissions Gap Report 2024
Publication date 24 Oct 2024

This is the 2024 edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report series, which tracks our progress in...

Methodology Underpinning the State of Climate Action Series: 2024 Update
Publication date 21 Oct 2024

This technical note describes the State of Climate Action series’ methodology for identifying sectors that must transform, translating...

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