State of Climate Action 2022

The report finds that none of the 40 indicators of systems change are on track to reach their 2030 targets, with current national commitments leading to projected warming of 2.4°C to 2.8°C. To align with the 1.5°C goal, the report argues for an enormous acceleration in effort, specifically noting that unabated coal phase-out must be six times faster and cement production carbon intensity improvements must increase by more than 10 times.

• An assessment of 40 indicators of systems change reveals that not a single one is currently on track to meet its 2030 target. The progress varies: 6 indicators are moving at a promising but insufficient speed, 21 are moving in the right direction but well below the required pace, 5 are moving in the wrong direction, and 8 lack sufficient data for evaluation.
• Current national 2030 climate commitments are insufficient to limit warming to 1.5°C; if fully implemented, they would result in warming of approximately 2.4°C to 2.8°C.
• Achieving 2030 targets requires drastic acceleration in specific sectors: the phase-out of unabated coal in electricity generation must be six times faster than recent global rates, cement production carbon intensity improvements must increase by more than a factor of 10, and the reduction of annual deforestation rates must accelerate 2.5 times faster.

APA

NewClimate Institute (2022). State of Climate Action 2022. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2022

Chicago

NewClimate Institute. State of Climate Action 2022. 2022. http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2022.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{newclimateinstitute2022state, author = {{NewClimate Institute}}, title = {{State of Climate Action 2022}}, institution = {NewClimate Institute}, year = {2022}, month = oct, url = {http://www.newclimate.org/resources/publications/state-of-climate-action-2022}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }