According to the report, State of Climate Action 2021: Systems Transformations Required to Limit Global Warming to 1.5°C (249 pages, PDF), the transformations required to avoid the worst climate impacts span changes in power generation, buildings, industry, transportation, land use, coastal zone management, and agriculture, as well as the immediate scaling of carbon removal technology and climate finance. The report outlines forty targets for 2030 and 2050, with measurable indicators, as well as the necessary underlying conditions, including supportive policies, innovations, strong institutions, leadership, and shifts in social norms.

A joint effort of the High-Level Climate Champions, Climate Action Tracker, ClimateWorks Foundation, Bezos Earth Fund, and WRI, with additional support from the Center for Global Commons, Global Commons Alliance, Global Environment Facility, and Laudes Foundation, the report found that, of the forty indicators assessed, none are on track to reach 2030 targets. Eight of the indicators are moving in the right direction at a promising but insufficient rate; seventeen are headed in the right direction but at a rate well below the required pace; and three have seen progress stagnate. Three indicators are moving in the wrong direction entirely, while data were insufficient to evaluate the remaining nine.

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