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This analysis shows that tripling renewables, doubling energy efficiency and cutting methane by 2030 and beyond would cut warming rate by a third in ten years, and halve it by 2040.

Each year, the Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI), co-published by Germanwatch, NewClimate Institute and CAN International, assesses the progress made by the largest emitters. The CCPI 2026 paints the same ambivalent picture seen in recent editions.

Ten years after the Paris Agreement, Climate Action Tracker’s warming projections show little to no measurable progress for the fourth consecutive year.

This is the 2025 edition of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report, which tracks progress in limiting global warming well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

To support governments in raising ambition ahead of COP30, the CAT has produced seven country-focused reports: six on major emitters that have not yet submitted updated NDCs (China, India, the European Union, Indonesia, South Africa, and Australia) and one on the COP30 host country, Brazil

This report estimates how 20 countries plan to meet net-zero targets, revealing significant residual emissions and misalignment with short-term policies. It highlights the reliance on carbon removal and emphasizes the need for faster emissions reductions and credible strategies to close the gap.

The Climate Change Performance Index monitors climate mitigation progress of 63 countries and the European Union, together responsible for more than 90% of global emissions.

Despite an escalating climate crisis marked by unprecedented wildfires, storms, floods, and droughts, our annual global temperature update shows global warming projections for 2100 are flatlining, with no improvement since 2021. The aggregate effect of current policies set the world on a path toward 2.7°C of warming.

This is the 2024 edition of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Emissions Gap Report series, which tracks our progress in limiting global warming well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement.

This technical note describes the State of Climate Action series’ methodology for identifying sectors that must transform, translating these transformations into global mitigation targets primarily for 2030, 2035 and 2050 and selecting indicators with datasets to monitor annual change.

Deutschland und der Verkehrssektor in Deutschland insbesondere hinken beim Klimaschutz hinterher. Je länger Reduktionen verzögert werden, desto dringender und disruptiver werden die Maßnahmen, wenn gesetzte Ziele immer noch erreicht werden sollen.

The CAT released its "Guide to a good 2035 target" at the climate talks in Bonn, Germany today, setting out a detailed, four-point recipe of key elements governments need to include in their next round of climate targets (Nationally Determined Contributions or NDCs), to be submitted to the UNFCCC from November this year.

National and international climate policy advances in many areas but also faces substantial domestic hurdles in others. In this publication, we outline critical national and international climate policy developments from 2023.

We estimate that of the total emissions savings that could be achieved by the pledges, around a quarter is already included in government NDCs, around a quarter is additional and achievable, and around half is unlikely to be achieved without further action to improve the initiatives.

The Climate Change Performance Index monitors climate mitigation progress of 63 countries and the European Union, together responsible for more than 90% of global emissions.