The Climate Action Pathways outline the sectoral visions for a 1.5-degree climate-resilient world by 2050 and set out actions needed to achieve that future. Under the leadership of the High-Level Champions, these documents were developed by the coalitions and initiatives of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action and the Champions Team. These Pathways provide an overview of the transformational actions and milestones needed for system transformations within sectors, as well as the synergies and interlinkages across the thematic and cross-cutting areas that assist all actors to take an integrated approach.

The High-Level Champions endeavor to provide solutions and evidence on how to strive for a 1.5-degree climate-resilience future by 2050, with sectoral specificity and scientific rigor. These Pathways will help all actors (policymakers (national, subnational and local levels), businesses and service providers, financial institutions, technology providers and innovators and civil society) to identify what actions to take by 2021, 2025, 2030 and 2040, understand the exponential nature of the systemic change that drives transformation, and find initiatives and coalitions who could support them in this endeavor.

The Climate Action Pathways complement the Yearbook of Global Climate Action and the Global Climate Action Portal (NAZCA), which track, report and recognize climate action, by presenting forward-looking actions towards fully implementing the Paris Agreement. They consolidate the work, outcomes and recommendations throughout the year of the Marrakech Partnership and related forums. As such, they will be living documents that will be updated periodically with the latest information and lessons learned as the state of climate action evolves. In the next iteration foreseen in 2021, the Champions will guide to further enhance the Pathways by strengthening aspects of just transition, gender-responsiveness, resilience and circular economy, which also further deepens the alignment and synergies of actions across the Pathways. Specific topic area, such as the role of CCUS, will also be further developed, and a new pathway for Finance is being explored.
‘Climate Action Pathways’ report, which provides an overview of the transformational actions needed for systemic transformations within sectors, and highlights synergies and interlinkages across the thematic and cross-cutting areas to enable an integrated approach.

Some of the key findings and outcomes include:
Climate and health: the launch of Pathfinder Initiative to map healthy climate solutions;
Industry: a commitment by leading multi-stakeholder groups, producers, and brands in the fashion industry to produce a shared decarbonization roadmap;
Transport: a blueprint for large-scale demonstration projects to reach zero-emission shipping by 2030;
Built environment and cities and regions: a partnership by C40 Cities, CDP, and the Global Covenant of Mayors, in collaboration with the Science-Based Target for Cities, to mobilize 1,000 cities to join the Race to Zero in time for the Glasgow Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in 2021;
Energy: the launch by the CA100+ investor initiative of a consultation on a strategy for decarbonizing the power sector;
Water: a commitment by Water UK and Aguas Andinas, Chile’s largest water utility, to cut their emissions to net zero by 2030;
Oceans and coastal zones: the launch by the Blue Climate Initiative of the Innovation Challenge, a prize to promote innovative solutions in the nexus of oceans and climate;
Nature-based solutions and land use: the launch of the Green Gigaton Challenge, a global initiative to enhance the contribution from forests to close the emission gap, ensure biodiversity conservation and a green recovery from COVID-19, and deliver its first gigaton of high-quality emission reductions by COP 26; and
Finance: a renewed commitment by 38 banks, convened in the Principles for Responsible Banking’s Collective

Commitment to Climate Action, to issue tangible, scenario-based targets within the next 24 months to align their portfolios to limit global warming to well below 2°C.