Mohamed Noby

Document Type

Research Project

Publication Date

9-25-2025

Abstract

The first Global Stocktake (GST) has confirmed that the world is off-track; where current Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are far from sufficient to meet the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target. Despite decades of climate negotiations, an ambition gap, implementation deficit, and climate finance shortfall continue to hinder meaningful progress; driven largely by a focus on securing commitments rather than ensuring their implementation and real-world impact. This policy paper identifies the governance gap at the heart of these failures and proposes a new framework: The Climate League. which aims to transform climate action into a dynamic competitive process by ranking countries based on standardized mitigation performance metrics. The League seeks to motivate governments to scale up ambition and delivery of NDC 3.0. At the same time, it introduces reputational pressure and eligibility restrictions for persistent underperformance. Aligned with the priorities of COP30 - including equity, accountability, and whole-of-society engagement. The Climate League presents a novel and inclusive governance model to shift global climate policy from static pledges to measurable, motivating, competitive progress.

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