The Global Climate Action Report provides an overview of the commitment of three types of non-state actors: companies, cities and regions. It first aggregates and analyzes the emission reduction and net-zero targets set by these players, before assessing their ambition in relation to the IPCC scenarios, and finally estimating the progress made in implementing them.
In all, the report covers :
The Global Climate Action Report is the fourth in a series of publications led by the Data-driven EnviroLab, an interdisciplinary group of researchers specializing in large-scale data analysis.
ā¢ Targets: 3,020 quantifiable emission targets have been set by local governments (cities and regions), 82% of them in Europe (EU + UK). 860 million people are covered by these targets, or 11.5% of the world’s population. 448 players have set more than one target. The number of committed players has been halved since 2020 and the pandemic. 70% of local governments that have set a quantifiable target have measured their emissions on at least one Scope. Less than 5% have reported their Scope 3 emissions by 2022. 592 companies have set a net zero target, and 3,224 local governments have set a Ā«Ā net zeroĀ Ā» or Ā«Ā zero emissionsĀ Ā» target. These are mainly players in the USA, Europe and Australia.
ā¢ Ambitions: 10% of local government targets in the Global North are considered Ā«Ā ambitiousĀ Ā», aligned with 1.5Ā°C or 2Ā°C trajectories based on IPCC scenarios. 70% of corporate targets are aligned with a 2Ā°C trajectory, and 45% with a 1.5Ā°C trajectory.
ā¢ Progress: Overall, 46% of local governments and 75% of companies are considered to be on track to achieve their targets.
