The report is accompanied by a Handbook to strategic national transition planning that contains supplementary guidance and examples. The two reports are designed to be read together.
Based on current policies, the world is significantly off-track in meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement. We need to accelerate action before the narrow window to halve emissions by 2030 closes. Given the fundamental transformation required, governments must play a decisive role at the centre of a whole-of-system response.
This report therefore develops a set of principles-based recommendations for strategic national transition planning – designed to steer, accelerate and coordinate whole-of-government and whole-of-economy action towards a fair transition, while advancing resilience to climate change impacts, sustainable development and energy security goals.