Production Gap Report

The 2019 Production Gap Report, produced by SEI and partners, identifies a significant gap between government fossil fuel production plans and the levels required to limit global warming to 1.5°C or 2°C. The report aims to shift climate discourse toward targeting both production and consumption, influencing policymakers in countries such as Norway and the United States.

• The world is currently on a trajectory to produce quantities of fossil fuels that exceed the levels consistent with limiting global warming to either 1.5°C or 2°C.
• The 'production gap' is defined as the difference between the production levels of fossil fuels planned by governments and the levels that would be consistent with global climate goals.
• Fossil fuels are primary drivers of climate change, contributing over 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions, yet they were not explicitly mentioned in the Paris Agreement.
• The report has influenced national political discourse, leading the Norwegian Parliament to question its Minister of Oil and Energy regarding the country's production gap and prompting discussions among US congressional delegations at COP25.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (2020). Production Gap Report. https://www.sei.org/features/production-gap-report-fossil-fuel-production-climate-policy-debate/

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. Production Gap Report. 2020. https://www.sei.org/features/production-gap-report-fossil-fuel-production-climate-policy-debate/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Stockholm Environment Institute |title=Production Gap Report |date=15 October 2020 |url=https://www.sei.org/features/production-gap-report-fossil-fuel-production-climate-policy-debate/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitute2020production, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{Production Gap Report}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, year = {2020}, month = oct, url = {https://www.sei.org/features/production-gap-report-fossil-fuel-production-climate-policy-debate/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }