The Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC) is a group of countries, cities and organisations which have committed to take concrete and ambitious action to achieve the aims of the Paris Agreement. History The Carbon Neutrality Coalition (CNC) was founded in 2017 by 16 countries and 32 cities, inspired by Bhutan. In December, New Zealand Climate Change Minister James Shaw said "The Coalition is a perfect fit with our goal of becoming a net zero emission economy by 2050" In September 2018 the Coalition held its first meeting at the UN General Assembly and 4 new countries joined: the UK; Canada; Denmark and Spain. In September 2019 at the UN Climate Summit, it was announced that 5 new countries were joining the coalition: Austria, Chile, Italy, Japan and Timor-Leste. Benefits The coalition aims to achieve benefits in 3 key areas: Socioeconomic benefits Climate-resilient economies Accelerating global climate action Plan of Action Coalition members agree to Develop and share their de-carbonisation strategies, experiences, data and tools before 2020 Promote increased ambition from all countries globally on reducing emissions Criticism In July 2019 a World Economic Forum blog said a number of member nations haven't made any substantial carbon neutrality steps. Members The country members of the Carbon Neutrality Coalition are References Coal phase-out Emissions reduction 2017 in the environment Low-carbon economy Energy policy