Climate action must progress far faster to achieve 1.5°C goal

Nov 23, 2020

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We need to address the rate in which we are reducing our climate-harmful emissions. Image: Greg Goebel/Wikimedia Commons

Katie Lebling

Associate II, Carbon Removal and Industrial Decarbonization, WRI

Johannes Friedrich

Senior Associate, World Resource Institute

Richard Waite

Associate, WRI’s Food Program.

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Crop yields are improving but deforestation is still headed in the wrong direction. Image: Katie Lebling, Kelly Levin, Louise Jeffery, Dan Plechaty, Mengpin Ge, Johannes Friedrich and Richard Waite

Renewable energy electricity generation share

The share of renewables has been rising steadily since 2007. Image: IEA

Residential buildings carbon intensity South Africa USA EU World China

Carbon intensity in buildings is on the fall. Image: Climate Action Tracker

Carbon intensity cement production 2030/50 targets

The carbon intensity of cement production is on the rise. Image: Climate Action Tracker (2020)

Global electric vehicles stock 2005 2019

Global electric vehicles stock have spiked since 2014. Image: IEA

Deforestation forest targets tropical primary forests

We are still a long way off targets for 2030 and 2050. Image: Global Forest Watch

GHG emissions for agricultural production is increasing steadily Image: FADSTAT

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