Climate Action Tracker Global Update: Governments still showing little sign of stepping up

The Climate Action Tracker reports that current pledges put the world on track for 2.8°C of warming by 2100, while real-world actions suggest 3°C. Despite a 75% shrinkage in the coal pipeline since 2015, coal capacity increased by 63 GW in that period, and natural gas demand continues to grow rapidly. Conversely, renewable capacity is projected to increase by 1,200 GW over the next five years, driven primarily by solar PV and onshore wind.

• Current global pledges are projected to lead to a temperature increase of 2.8°C by the end of the century, whereas actual real-world actions are estimated to result in a 3°C rise. An optimistic projection that includes planned additional actions still results in 2.8°C of warming.
• There is a lack of updated Paris Agreement pledges as of December 2019, with only the Marshall Islands submitting an updated NDC and Chile publishing a draft.
• Global coal capacity saw a net increase of 63 GW between 2015 and 2019, although the pipeline for coal expansion decreased by nearly 75% during the same period. China, Japan, and South Korea continue to fund offshore coal, exemplified by the proposed Chinese-funded Lamu coal-fired power station in Kenya.
• Natural gas demand grew by 5% from 2017 to 2018, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the increase in CO2 emissions from fossil fuel combustion. To align with the Paris Agreement without CCS, gas in power generation must peak before 2030 and be halved by 2040 relative to 2010 levels.
• Renewable power capacity is expected to grow by approximately 1,200 GW (a 50% increase) over the next five years, with solar PV and onshore wind contributing 60% and 25% of new installations, respectively.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2019). Climate Action Tracker Global Update: Governments still showing little sign of stepping up. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-action-tracker-global-update-governments-still-showing-little-sign

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. Climate Action Tracker Global Update: Governments still showing little sign of stepping up. 2019. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-action-tracker-global-update-governments-still-showing-little-sign.

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@techreport{newclimateinstitute2019climate, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{Climate Action Tracker Global Update: Governments still showing little sign of stepping up}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2019}, month = dec, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/climate-action-tracker-global-update-governments-still-showing-little-sign}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }