Overview
- The State of Climate Action 2025 concludes that none of 45 tracked indicators are on pace for the Paris 1.5°C goal as global emissions keep rising.
- Global coal consumption reached a record high in 2024, and staying on track would require a tenfold faster phaseout—roughly 360 average coal plants retired each year with all planned projects halted.
- Clean technology is advancing fast—with solar labeled the fastest‑growing power source ever and about one in five new cars now electric—yet overall progress remains insufficient and EV sales slowed in some markets.
- Nature and finance are lagging: more than 8 million hectares of forest were permanently lost in 2024 and protection must speed up ninefold, while private climate finance improved but public funding still falls far short.
- A separate assessment warns warm‑water coral reefs have crossed a tipping point, focusing attention on COP30 in Belém, where new NDCs and Brazil’s proposed Tropical Forest Forever Facility will be tested.