Climate Action Tracker (abbreviated CAT) is a research group with the aim of monitoring government action to achieve their reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions
Greenhouse gas emissions from human activities strengthen the greenhouse effect, contributing to climate change. Most is carbon dioxide from burning fossil fuels: coal, oil, and natural gas. The largest emitters include coal in China and lar ...
with regard to international agreements. It is tracking climate action
in 32 countries responsible for over 80% of global emissions.
COP26
Toward the end of the
COP26
The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, more commonly referred to as COP26, was the 26th United Nations Climate Change conference, held at the SEC Centre in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, from 31 October to 13 November 2021. The ...
climate conference, CAT produced a report concluding that the current "wave of netzero emission goals
renot matched by action on the ground" and that the world is likely headed for more than 2.4°C of warming by the end of the century.
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External links
Climate Action Tracker website
Scientific organizations established in 2009
Greenhouse gas emissions
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