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by Sarah Heck, Sofia Gonzales-Zuniga, Ana Missirliu & Janna HoppeThe world has been repeatedly shaken by fossil fuel price spikes, supply disruptions, and geopolitical crises that show how dangerous fossil fuel dependence has become for both the climate and energy security. This current moment - linked to the closure of read more...

by Michael Petroni & Finn HossfeldIn October 2025, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) failed to adopt the Net Zero Framework (NZF) measures agreed earlier that year, instead postponing the decision to April 2026 following pressure from the US and Saudi Arabia.The NZF would have marked a major milestone in decarbonising read more...

By Dr Nandini Das, CAT country lead, IndiaFor over three decades, every major global energy shock – from the 2003 Gulf War to the 2008 oil price spike and now renewed crisis in the Middle East which disrupting around 20% of global energy supply – has exposed the same structural read more...

At this press conference during COP30 in Belém, the Climate Action Tracker team released the latest update of our global warming projections.Date: 13 November 2025Time: 09:00 am Belém timeLocation: Press conference room 2 (COP30) or online

The Climate Action Tracker hosted a virtual event on decarbonising the power sector on 21 May 2025 titled: “Plugging into progress: Evaluating power sector decarbonisation for 1.5°C”. At COP28 in late 2023, governments committed to triple renewables capacity in line with 1.5°C by 2030. This year, they are presenting their read more...

by Michael Petroni, Mia Moisio & Sarah HeckThe EU is at risk of weakening its climate leadership, and its pathway to limit warming to 1.5˚C is in question, as its 2035 NDC is still missing and political divisions threaten to adopt a 2040 commitment that is less ambitious than the read more...

The Chilean government released its draft 2035 NDC for public consultation on 17 January, 2025. The proposed target would be rated "Insufficient" - a downgrade from the CAT's rating for its previous target, as it would widen the gap toward a 1.5˚C pathway.In this draft, the Chilean government proposes to:Limit read more...

By Michael PetroniThe International Maritime Organisation (IMO) is currently negotiating measures to help reduce emissions from the shipping industry in the medium term, as part of the 83rd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC83), taking place in London this week.The most important items under discussion include a global read more...

By Sofia Gonzales-Zuniga, Danial Riaz and Mia MoisioIn November 2023 at COP28, governments agreed to “transition away” from fossil fuels in the energy sector and reconfirmed this decision at the UN General Assembly in September 2024.But several countries’ actions are inconsistent with these agreements: particularly around the issue of fossil read more...

By Sophie Boehm, Clea Schumer, Kelly Levin, Joel Jaeger, Judit Hecke, Danial Riaz, Raychel Santo, Katie Lebling, Anna Nilsson, Emily Daly, Marie-Charlotte Geffray, Neil Grant, Louise Jeffery, and Michelle Sims under the Systems Change Lab project The UN’s most recent Emissions Gap Report issues a clear warning: Current policies and read more...