State of climate action 2021: systems transformations required to limit global warming to 1.5°C
Boehm, Sophie ; Lebling, Katie ; Levin, Kelly ; Fekete, Hanna ; Jaeger, Joel ; Nilsson, Anna ; Wilson, Ryan ; Geiges, Andreas ; Schumer, Clea
World Resources Institute, Washington, DC
WRI - Washington, DC
2021
240 p.
climate change ; decarbonization ; environmental policy ; plan of action
Environment
https://doi.org/10.46830/wrirpt.21.00048
English
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"Limiting global warming to 1.5°C requires far-reaching transformations across power generation, buildings, industry, transport, land use, coastal zone management, and agriculture, as well as the immediate scale-up of technological carbon removal and climate finance. This report translates these transitions into 40 targets for 2030 and 2050, with measurable indicators.
Transformations, particularly those driven by new technology adoption, often unfold slowly before accelerating after crossing a tipping point. Nearly a quarter of indicators assessed new technology adoption, with some already growing exponentially. This report considers such nonlinear change in its methodology.
This report also identifies underlying conditions that enable change -supportive policies, innovations, strong institutions, leadership, and shifts in social norms. Finance for climate action, for example, must increase nearly 13-fold to meet the estimated need in 2030."
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