The world is on track for a 3°C temperature rise, which would mean sea-level rises that would engulf settlements that is home to millions of people; increase migration, impact food and water, significantly disrupt supply chains and massively dent the global economy. The Forum’s Global Risk Report 2021 found that climate change is considered one of the biggest and most likely risks.
The Paris Climate agreement commits countries to action that will limit global warming to well below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C. That can only be done by a rapid and major cut in greenhouse gas emissions.
The World Economic Forum is uniquely placed to bring together governments, businesses, scientists, innovators, and communities to take that action.
The Climate Action Platform takes a three-pronged approach to help deliver a future that puts people, nature and the climate first:
In all this work, we draw on the Forum’s 1,000+ business partners that span heavy industry, energy, land use, consumer goods, financial markets and more; mobilize our 1,000+ stakeholders from civil society, entrepreneurs, youth and technology pioneers; collaborate with key government leaders driving climate action; and spark engagement from the 60,000+ members of TopLink (the Forum’s digital collaboration platform), 27,000 digital subscribers and 25 million social media followers.
Conserving and restoring degraded forest landscapes is essential to combating global climate change and preventing biodiversity loss. A number of companies have pledged to help grow 1 tri...
A return flight from London to New York emits more carbon emissions than the average person in 56 countries would produce in an entire year. As airlines search for ways to reduce their im...
From drones that detect illegal fishing and robots that sort plastic waste, to sustainable solutions for the world’s forests and remote learning tools for students struggling during the C...
Countries representing approximately 70% of the global economy have committed to net-zero emissions in line with the Paris Agreement. To deliver on these ambitious commitments, ecosystems...
A corporate movement for clean air to accelerate climate action and create healthy communities around the worldAir pollution and climate change are two of the greatest challenges of our t...
Hydrogen is increasingly identified as a critical success factor for the transition to a net-zero world by 2050. However, clean hydrogen is currently not scaling fast enough to deliver on...
Catalysing public-private action towards a shared & decarbonised urban mobility future According to current trends, emissions from mobility will double by 2050. Passenger vehicles acc...
The challengeShipping is central to the movement of goods around the world and a driver for global trade. Although it is considered one of the lowest emitting means of transportation, the...
Since 2002, more than 60 million hectares of primary forest have been lost in the tropics, equivalent to an area the size of France. In 2021 alone, the tropics lost 11.1 million hectares ...
Accelerating clean energy transitions is a global imperative for the world to address the climate emergency. The decarbonization of energy production and use will require trillions of dol...
Net Zero Carbon Cities’ mission is to create an enabling environment for clean electrification and circularity, resulting in urban decarbonization and resilience. The program aims to do t...
Conserving, restoring and growing 1 trillion trees by 2030 is achievableTrees and forests are a critical part of the solution to the climate crisis and biodiversity collapse. That’s why w...
The Nature Action Agenda (NAA) is a multi-sector movement catalyzing economic action to halt biodiversity loss by 2030 and enable humans to live in harmony with nature.
Latest newsDuring the 2022 Annual Meeting the Food Action Alliance released the executive summary of the report with Harvard Kennedy School “Food Systems Leadership in Action: Three criti...
The ChallengeDemand for road freight is expected to triple by 2050, while the sector must almost entirely decarbonize in the same timeframe, to meet the Paris Climate Agreement. Given the...
With the engagement of 100 plus global organizations and 250 executives – the Circular Cars Initiative (CCI) launched at Davos 2020 – is rapidly accelerating the transformation of circula...
8 million tonnes of plastic waste leaks into the ocean each year. By 2050 there will be more plastic than fish in the ocean—if we do not take urgent, collective action. Co-founded by part...
The Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders a global community of Chief Executive Officers who continue to set the bar higher and catalyse action across all sectors and engage policymakers to hel...
Public and private actors are showing great interest in green trade topics. The urgency of environmental challenges is driving a re-think of our production and consumption networks. Suppl...
In order to avert a catastrophic climate disaster, global clean energy investments of approximately $4-5 trillion are required annually by 2030 – a more than threefold increase from exist...
Due to global population growth and expansion of the middle class, it is expected that demand for chemicals and materials will quadruple by 2050. At the same time, achievement of the Pari...
The ChallengeScope 3 decarbonization presents a complex challenge for companies, as these indirect emissions can comprise the largest share of a company’s carbon footprint but are the mos...
The urgent need to address the climate emergency requires governments and business to accelerate the transition to a new economic model that is consistent with the 2018 recommendations of...
ContextThe Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) paints a stark picture for the future of our planet. Upcoming regulations will force companies to act on their commitments to n...
In collaboration with Deloitte
To meet the goals of the Paris agreement, a major shift to non-fossil technologies is necessary. As demand for green materials is expected to surpass supply, companies that take a leading...
As companies are becoming acutely aware of climate impacts on their business they need a framework for responsible action. This paper offers a clear framework while bridging the language ...
In collaboration with Deloitte
A Freshwater Future: Without Blue, There Is No Green Economy is a new briefing report produced in collaboration with Isle Utilities. The report spotlights how water can enable and acceler...
An increasing number of cities and mobility operators and providers report on annual carbon emissions to create better insight on their carbon footprint and to track their progress toward...
In Collaboration with McKinsey & Company
How can the chemical industry transition towards net-zero emissions?
This report, co-authored with Boston Consulting Group, is the second in our series for the Net-Zero Challenge. It showcases the opportunity that all companies have for huge climate impact...
Cities cover 3% of the earth’s land surface yet they create more than 70% of all carbon emissions. To keep global temperature increases to 1.5°C or below, cities have to achieve net-zero....
What is the World Economic Forum doing to help aviation meet net zero goals?
Climate change is visibly disrupting business. It is driving unprecedented physical impacts, such as rising sea levels and increased frequency of extreme weather events. At the same time,...
This briefing paper by the World Economic Forum and Bain & Company provides insight into the critical challenges delaying the voluntary carbon market from achieving scale. It also rec...
