State of Nature and Climate 2025

The report assesses the stability of the Earth system against nine planetary boundaries and evaluates corporate performance in climate and nature action. It finds that six of the nine planetary boundaries have been breached, while only 10% of analyzed corporations demonstrate tangible action to address these emergencies.

• Six of the nine planetary boundaries have already been breached, placing the stability of the Earth system in the "zone of increasing risk". The breached boundaries are biodiversity, land system change, freshwater change, biogeochemical flows, novel entities, and climate change.
• Planetary health deteriorated in 2024, with annual global warming reaching a record 1.54°C above pre-industrial levels. Ocean heat uptake is at an all-time high, and the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) shows signs of slowing, with a potential collapse this century.
• Corporate action is lagging, with only 10% of analyzed companies demonstrating tangible action and only 1% performing at the highest level (Level 4). While 93% of companies report Scope 1 and 2 emissions, only 55% disclose full value chain (Scope 3) emissions.
• Nature-related disclosures are limited compared to climate disclosures. Although water is a material issue for 75% of assessed companies, only 48% disclose data; for forests, which are material to 28% of companies, only 13% provide disclosures.
• Only 35% of companies globally are on track to meet their emissions targets, with Europe leading at 46%, followed by North America (33%), Asia (32%), Latin America and Oceania (27%), and Africa (25%). Companies on track have reduced average emissions by 2% per year since 2016.

APA

World Economic Forum (2025). State of Nature and Climate 2025. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_State_of_Nature_and_Climate_2025.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. State of Nature and Climate 2025. 2025. https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_State_of_Nature_and_Climate_2025.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2025state, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{State of Nature and Climate 2025}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://reports.weforum.org/docs/WEF_State_of_Nature_and_Climate_2025.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }