The role of states, regions, cities and businesses in global climate action has become more important than ever.
This year’s Global Climate Action from Cities, Regions and Businesses Report1 is the second global analysis of non-state climate action and builds on the previous report released prior to the Global Climate Action Summit in September 2018.
This 2019 assessment aims to inform the United Nations’ Climate Action Summit and Climate Week NYC, which calls on leaders from government, business, civil society and elsewhere to strengthen their commitments in line with a 1.5°C target.
The Under2 Coalition has again been named as one of the international partnerships with the highest potential for emissions reduction, with the ambition of members amounting to an emissions reduction potential of 4.6 to 5.0 GtCO2e/year by 2030 – more than the current annual emissions of the European Union.
The report also outlines that initiatives by industry and businesses have shown ambitious goals, such as adopting science-based targets in line with the Paris Agreement or supplying 100% of their electricity from renewable sources. The RE100 initiative – led by The Climate Group in partnership with CDP – has been recognized as having an emissions reduction potential in 2030 of 1.9 to 4.0 GtCO2e/year through its work with influential businesses committed to 100% renewable electricity.
The 17 high-performing international partnerships, including the Under2 Coalition and RE100, led by The Climate Group, analysed in the report could reduce emissions by 18-21 GtCO2e per year by 2030 beyond current government efforts.
These reductions equate to nearly one-third of global greenhouse gases and could keep the global temperature rise within 2°C, rather than the 3°C or more that national pledges under the Paris Agreement are on track to reach.
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