The Climate Scorecard Report covers new and noteworthy climate change events in  leading greenhouse gas emitting countries during the period July-September 2019.  During this time, many countries (Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Russia, Turkey and  Spain) endured extreme weather events, mainly droughts and fires; some countries  (China, India) initiated or strengthened important climate mitigation policies, while others  (France, Germany) issued reports indicating their efforts to reach mitigation targets are  falling short.