3 essentials to make climate action stick

The author asserts that while net-zero commitments are widespread, action is insufficient, particularly among G20 nations. To make climate action 'stick,' the document proposes three essentials: establishing credibility through transparency and verifiable progress, managing a just transition away from coal, and addressing climate injustice by shifting power and finance to frontline and Indigenous communities.

• Despite 83 countries, over 1,000 cities, and 750 companies having net-zero commitments, action is not occurring fast enough to meet the IPCC target of halving greenhouse gas emissions within eight years to limit warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius.
• Climate commitments lack credibility due to a lack of transparency and 'anemic' pledges. The author suggests that moving from voluntary to regulated climate-related risk and emissions disclosures, such as those proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, is necessary for verifiable progress.
• Phasing out coal is essential for the 1.5 C target, yet coal still provides 25 percent of global energy and employs over 7 million people. Transitioning is particularly challenging for major users like China, where 60 percent of electricity comes from coal, and India, where 70 percent comes from coal and energy storage costs are high.
• Climate impacts and responsibilities are unequally distributed, with 12 percent of the global population in the 23 richest countries responsible for half of historic global CO2 emissions. The document argues for shifting power and finance to frontline communities and Indigenous Peoples, who manage at least half of the world's land but have legal recognition for only 10 percent of it.
• Developed nations failed to meet the 2009 commitment to mobilize $100 billion annually by 2020 for climate action in developing nations, with very little of the provided funds reaching locally led initiatives.

APA

Dasgupta, A. (2022). 3 essentials to make climate action stick. World Economic Forum. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/3-essentials-climate-action/

Chicago

Dasgupta, Aniruddha. 3 essentials to make climate action stick. World Economic Forum, 2022. https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/3-essentials-climate-action/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{dasgupta2022essentials, author = {Dasgupta, Aniruddha}, title = {{3 essentials to make climate action stick}}, publisher = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2022}, month = may, url = {https://www.weforum.org/stories/climate-action/3-essentials-climate-action/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }