Alliance Statement

The ACT2025 Alliance Statement outlines a comprehensive 'Ambition, Solidarity, and Prosperity' package for COP26. It calls for major emitters to align NDCs with the 1.5°C goal, demands that developed countries meet and exceed the $100 billion annual climate finance pledge, and advocates for the operationalization of the Global Goal on Adaptation and the establishment of Loss and Damage as a permanent agenda item. The consortium emphasizes the need for a reformed financial system that prioritizes grants over loans and the adoption of a common five-year time frame for NDCs to ensure near-term accountability.

• The current gap between existing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and the 1.5°C goal is significant; of 191 countries that ratified the Paris Agreement, only 67 of the submitted NDCs included a reduction in total emissions, and only 52 parties have communicated net-zero commitments.
• Developed countries have failed to meet the $100 billion annual climate finance goal. While the OECD reported $78.9 billion for 2017–18, Oxfam estimates net public climate-specific flows were actually between $19 billion and $22.5 billion per year for that period.
• Climate finance is disproportionately allocated, with only 14 percent reaching least developed countries and 2 percent reaching small island developing states. Furthermore, the ratio of loans to grants is approximately 80/20, which exacerbates debt distress in vulnerable nations.
• The consortium recommends that developed countries provide a roadmap to deliver at least $500 billion between 2020 and 2024 to rebuild trust and meet overdue financial commitments.
• There is a critical lack of clear guidance and metrics to track progress toward the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA). The document proposes that the IPCC develop guidelines and a special report on adaptation progress to facilitate monitoring.
• Loss and Damage should be established as a permanent agenda item under the subsidiary bodies to ensure it remains a formal point of discussion and to facilitate technical dialogues.
• The Santiago Network for Loss and Damage (SNLD) is currently insufficient as a web-based tool; it needs to be operationalized as an active network or mechanism to deliver technical assistance to vulnerable countries.
• To maintain environmental integrity and prevent the 'watering down' of ambition, the consortium argues for a resolution on Article 6 that prevents double counting and limits the influx of Kyoto Protocol credits.
• The document advocates for a common five-year time frame for NDCs starting in 2025, arguing that shorter time frames focus attention on the urgent near-term actions required to keep 1.5°C within reach.
• COVID-19 recovery spending has shown a lack of climate alignment, with only 34 percent of energy recovery funding going to clean energy compared to 42 percent for fossil fuels.

APA

Adow, M., Bynoe, M., Dagnet, Y., Holt, M., Huq, S., La Viña, T., Okereke, C., Vallejo, M. L. R., & Warszawski, N. (n.d.). Alliance Statement. World Resources Institute. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2021-09/act2025-alliance-statement.pdf

Chicago

Adow, Mohamed, Mark Bynoe, Yamide Dagnet, Mima Holt, Saleemul Huq, Tony La Viña, Chukwumerije Okereke, María Laura Rojas Vallejo, and Nataniel Warszawski. Alliance Statement. World Resources Institute, n.d. https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2021-09/act2025-alliance-statement.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{adowndalliance, author = {Adow, Mohamed and Bynoe, Mark and Dagnet, Yamide and Holt, Mima and Huq, Saleemul and La Viña, Tony and Okereke, Chukwumerije and Vallejo, María Laura Rojas and Warszawski, Nataniel}, title = {{Alliance Statement}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://files.wri.org/d8/s3fs-public/2021-09/act2025-alliance-statement.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }