Beyond ambition: increase transparency, coherence and applicability of nationally determined contributions, NDC’s

This article by W. Pieter Pauw & Richard JT Klein in Taylor and Francis On Line presents a summary of the path followed by the NDC’s and their crucial importance this year 2020 for the United Nations climate negotiations. The eight documents in this special issue offer important insights from the first round of NDCs that could serve as the basis for future updates that are more transparent, consistent, and applicable.