The science is clear about how to prevent increasingly dangerous and irreversible climate change impacts: Limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 degrees F), which means cutting GHG emissions in half by 2030 and reaching net-zero CO2 emissions by mid-century.

While countries, companies, cities and investors have announced some encouraging commitments to help achieve this global goal, they’re far short of what’s needed. Worse still, new research shows the world’s highest-emitting sectors — power, buildings, industry, transport, forests and land, and food and agriculture — aren’t acting anywhere near fast enough.

The State of Climate Action 2022 report analyzed progress across 40 indicators of action needed by 2030 and 2050 to limit warming to 1.5 degrees C, everything from increasing renewable energy uptake to halting deforestation to shifting to more sustainable diets. We found that none of the 40 indicators assessed are on track to achieve 2030 targets.

While most indicators (27) are heading in the right direction, they’re moving far too slowly to cut GHG emissions in half by 2030, and are categorized as “off track” or “well off track” accordingly. Of the remaining indicators, five are heading in the wrong direction entirely and another eight lack sufficient data to assess progress. READ further from the source above