A decade after the Paris Climate Agreement (2015), in which the world’s countries committed to concrete climate policy objectives, aimed to mobilizing halt or even reverse the trend of global warming, a new study by the Tahadhari Center (Brussels) headed by me and Mark Causon, poses the question: Whether countries in the Mediterranean region that have acted following their agenda and their commitments agreed in the Paris convention are in a better climate situation in 2026?

This article presents the preliminary findings as of early 2026. Generally, Mediterranean countries that have potently implemented their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the above Paris Agreement are in a relatively better climate policy position, but all face severe, worsening climate impacts, with the region warming 20% faster than the global average.

While Northern countries that were examined (France, Italy, Greece) generally show more advanced policy frameworks and higher renewable energy shares, Southern countries (Morocco, Tunisia, Jordan and Israel) are rapidly enhancing their........

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