State of Climate Action 2021
Summary
The State of Climate Action 2021 evaluates 40 sectoral indicators to measure progress toward a zero-carbon world, finding that none are currently on track to meet 2030 targets despite exponential growth in wind, solar, and electric vehicles.
Key insights
- None of the 40 indicators assessed in the report are currently on track to meet their 2030 targets.
- To align with a 1.5 degrees Celsius warming limit, the world needs to significantly accelerate specific actions: phasing out unabated coal electricity generation must happen five times faster, annual gross tree cover gain must increase three times faster, and crop productivity must boost nearly two times faster than current trends.
- Certain areas of climate mitigation have shown exponential growth that has exceeded analyst projections, specifically wind power, solar power, and electric vehicle sales since 2015.
Cite the original document
- APA
- NewClimate Institute (2021). State of Climate Action 2021. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2021
- Chicago
- NewClimate Institute. State of Climate Action 2021. 2021. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2021.
- Wikipedia
- {{cite report |author=NewClimate Institute |title=State of Climate Action 2021 |date=28 October 2021 |url=http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2021 |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}
- BibTeX
- @techreport{newclimateinstitute2021state, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{State of Climate Action 2021}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2021}, month = oct, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2021}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }
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