Overview of climate change mitigation efforts in ASEM partner countries. With an outlook on circular economy transition.

This report aims to provide a detailed overview of climate change mitigation efforts in the 51 partner countries of the ASEM process and offer a set of policy recommendations to strengthen decarbonisation efforts towards net-zero ambitions. The report offers an in-depth analysis of GHG emissions in ASEM partner countries, studies national climate mitigation commitments via the assessment of Nationally Determined Contribution (NDCs) and the mapping of climate policy frameworks, and analyses implementation actions in key emitting sectors. Recognising climate mitigation efforts cannot be undertaken in a vacuum, the report also discusses climate adaptation needs and actions in the most vulnerable ASEM partner countries. In addition, as part of an ASEM-wide research on circular economy, the report establishes linkages to the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 on sustainable consumption and production (SCP) and reviews how countries link their net-zero commitments and ambitions with circular economy transformations.