Climate Action Tracker

Climate Action Tracker
AbbreviationCAT
Formation2009 [1]
Websiteclimateactiontracker.org

Climate Action Tracker (CAT) is an independent scientific project[2][3] with the aim of monitoring government action to achieve their reduction of greenhouse gas emissions with regard to international agreements – specifically the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of "holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C.".[4][5] It is tracking climate action[6] in 39 countries and the EU responsible for over 85% of global emissions.[7] The CAT is the product of two organisations: NewClimate Institute [1] and Climate Analytics [2].

The actions it tracks are: - Effect of climate policies and action on emissions. - Impact of pledges, targets and NDCs on national emissions over the time period to 2030, and where possible beyond. - Comparability of effort against countries' fair share and modelled domestic pathways.

  1. ^ "Climate Action Tracker Data Portal". Green Policy Platform. Climate Analytics, Ecofys, NewClimate Institute. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
  2. ^ "How climate targets compare against a common baseline". The Economist. 2021-08-07. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. ^ "Climate Action Tracker- About". climateactiontracker.org. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  4. ^ "Disaster-struck Turkey faces toll of climate change". France 24. 2021-08-10. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ^ "Leader: A message for the planet". www.newstatesman.com. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  6. ^ Fuso Nerini, Francesco; Fawcett, Tina; Parag, Yael; Ekins, Paul (2021-08-16). "Personal carbon allowances revisited". Nature Sustainability. 4 (12): 1025–1031. Bibcode:2021NatSu...4.1025F. doi:10.1038/s41893-021-00756-w. ISSN 2398-9629.
  7. ^ "The Climate Action Tracker".