Climate Action Platform

Projects

The challengeShipping is central to the movement of goods around the world and a driver for global trade. Although it is considered one of the lowest emitting means of transportation, the industry accounts for 2-3% of...

Accelerating clean energy transitions is a global imperative for the world to address the climate emergency. The decarbonization of energy production and use will require trillions of dollars to be invested in the dep...

ContextThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a stark picture for the future of our planet. Upcoming regulations will force companies to act on their commitments to net zero to secure their licens...

Countries representing approximately 70% of the global economy have committed to net-zero emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. To deliver on these ambitious commitments, ecosystems such as industrial clusters, ...

Conserving, restoring and growing 1 trillion trees by 2030 is achievable Trees and forests are a critical part of the solution to the climate crisis and biodiversity collapse. That’s why we aim to mobilize, connect, a...

The Clean Skies for Tomorrow Coalition provides a crucial global mechanism for top executives and public leaders, across and beyond the aviation value chain, to align on a transition to sustainable aviation fuels as p...

The ChallengeDemand for road freight is expected to triple by 2050, while the sector must almost entirely decarbonize in the same timeframe, to meet the Paris Climate Agreement. Given the fragmented market, asset life...

The contextPublic and private actors are showing great interest in green trade topics. The urgency of environmental challenges is driving a re-think of our production and consumption networks. Supply chain sustainabil...

With the engagement of 100 plus global organizations and 250 executives – the Circular Cars Initiative (CCI) launched at Davos 2020 – is rapidly accelerating the transformation of circular manufacturing and business m...

A corporate movement for clean air to accelerate climate action and create healthy communities around the worldAir pollution and climate change are two of the greatest challenges of our time but they are also an oppor...

The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders a global community of Chief Executive Officers who continue to set the bar higher and catalyse action across all sectors and engage policymakers to help deliver the transition to a ...

Latest newsDuring the 2022 Annual Meeting the Food Action Alliance released the executive summary of the report with Harvard Kennedy School “Food Systems Leadership in Action: Three critical pathways to respond to cri...

The Mission Possible Partnership is a coalition of public and private partners working on the industry transition to set heavy industry and mobility sectors on the pathway towards net-zero emissions by mid-century.It ...

The urgent need to address the climate emergency requires governments and business to accelerate the transition to a new economic model that is consistent with the 2018 recommendations of the Intergovernmental Panel o...

8 million tonnes of plastic waste leaks into the ocean each year. By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean—if we do not take urgent, collective action. Co-founded by partners across the public and pri...

In order to avert a catastrophic climate disaster, global clean energy investments of approximately $4-5 trillion are required annually by 2030 – a more than threefold increase from existing investment levels. Breakth...

Hydrogen is increasingly identified as a critical success factor for the transition to a net-zero world by 2050. However, clean hydrogen is currently not scaling fast enough to deliver on that promise. Because of the ...

Net Zero Carbon Cities’ mission is to create an enabling environment for clean electrification and circularity, resulting in urban decarbonization and resilience. The program aims to do this by fostering public-privat...

The Nature Action Agenda (NAA) is a multi-sector movement catalyzing economic action to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and enable humans to live in harmony with nature.

The ChallengeScope 3 decarbonization presents a complex challenge for companies, as these indirect emissions can comprise the largest share of a company’s carbon footprint but are the most difficult to quantify and in...

In a nutshellThe Global New Mobility Coalition (GNMC), curated by the World Economic Forum, is an active and diverse community of over 200 globally renowned experts, NGOs and companies for accelerating the shift to Sh...

In 2018, the World Economic Forum created the Ocean Action Agenda as a project that would support a range of initiatives to ensure the long-term sustainable use of the ocean. The Ocean Action Agenda, in partnership wi...