Today, at COP26 in Glasgow, the countries listed below launched the Breakthrough Agenda – a commitment to work together internationally this decade to accelerate the development and deployment of the clean technologies and sustainable solutions needed to meet our Paris Agreement goals, ensuring they are affordable and accessible for all.
The 2020s must be a decade of delivery across all major emitting sectors. While we acknowledge our different national circumstances, we will endeavour to work together in each sector, including through public-private collaboration and by mobilising finance at scale, to make the global transition to a clean economy faster, lower cost and easier for all, while making solutions to adaptation more affordable and inclusive.
This is essential to meeting the Paris Agreement goals, including holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2°C and pursuing efforts to limit it to 1.5°C, noting that the science shows further acceleration of efforts is needed if we are to collectively keep 1.5°C within reach, which will prevent the worst effects of climate change, especially for the most vulnerable countries.
The benefits of this Agenda go beyond tackling climate change alone. Our ambition is to catalyse the growth of markets, jobs and economic development globally for clean technologies and sustainable solutions, support the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, strengthen the climate resilience of our societies and realise multiple co benefits such as cleaner air, water and better health.
As a first step under this Agenda, we are launching the Glasgow Breakthroughs – global goals that aim to make clean technologies and sustainable solutions the most affordable, accessible and attractive option in each emitting sector globally before 2030.
We intend to discuss this Agenda in the future at relevant leader level events and consider how it could further support global efforts to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. To support this intention, starting in 2022, we invite responsible Ministers to review global progress, including at Mission Innovation and Clean Energy Ministerial meetings, informed by an annual report, led by the International Energy Agency, working in collaboration with IRENA, the United Nations High Level Climate Action Champions, and other institutions, bodies and industry leaders as appropriate.
We invite all other States to join the Breakthrough Agenda.
Endorsed by:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Cabo Verde
Chile
China
Denmark
Egypt
European Union
Finland
France
Germany
Guinea Bissau
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
North Macedonia
Norway
Malta
Mauritania
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Panama
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Senegal
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Arab Emirates United Kingdom
United States of America
The Glasgow Breakthroughs
POWER
Breakthrough: Clean power is the most affordable and reliable option for all countries to meet their power needs efficiently by 2030.
Global metrics: We invite the IEA, working in collaboration with IRENA and the United Nations High Level Climate Action Champions, and other institutions, bodies and industry leaders, to lead an assessment of global progress towards this breakthrough, including reporting on evidence of the following:
Leading initiatives for international collaboration: As well as working through relevant international institutions and region-specific initiatives, we note the importance of the following global initiatives to making progress towards and coordinating activities towards this breakthrough goal:
1 Proposed – subject to agreement of countries
We invite all relevant international initiatives to align with this breakthrough. Participants:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Chile
Denmark
Egypt
European Union
Finland
France
Germany
Guinea Bissau
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Lithuania
North Macedonia
Norway
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nigeria
Panama
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America
2 Proposed – subject to agreement of countries
ROAD TRANSPORT
Breakthrough: Zero emission vehicles are the new normal and accessible, affordable, and sustainable in all regions by 2030.
Global metrics: We invite the IEA, working in collaboration with IRENA and the United Nations High Level Climate Action Champions, and other institutions, bodies and industry leaders, to lead an assessment of global progress towards this breakthrough, including reporting on evidence of the following:
deployment of zero emission vehicles and of key components such as batteries. 4. Relative cost, affordability and accessibility of zero emission vehicles and of key components such as batteries (compared to alternatives).
Leading initiatives for international collaboration: As well as working through relevant international institutions and region-specific initiatives, we note the importance of the following global initiatives to making progress towards and coordinating activities towards this breakthrough goal:
We invite all relevant international initiatives to align with this breakthrough. Participants:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Egypt
European Union
Finland
France
Germany
Guinea Bissau
India
Ireland
Israel
Japan
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Norway
Malta
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Panama
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America
STEEL
Breakthrough: Near-zero emission steel is the preferred choice in global markets, with efficient use and near-zero emission steel production established and growing in every region by 2030.
Global metrics: We invite the IEA, working in collaboration with IRENA and the United Nations High Level Climate Action Champions, and other institutions, bodies and industry leaders, to lead an assessment of global progress towards this breakthrough, including reporting on evidence of the following:
Leading initiatives for international collaboration: As well as working through relevant international institutions and region-specific initiatives, we note the importance of the following global initiatives to making progress towards and coordinating activities towards this breakthrough goal:
We invite all relevant international initiatives to align with this breakthrough. Participants:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Denmark
Egypt
European Union
Finland
France
Germany
Guinea Bissau
India
Ireland
Israel
Japan
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Norway
Morocco
Namibia
New Zealand
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America
HYDROGEN
Breakthrough: Affordable renewable and low carbon hydrogen is globally available by 2030.
Global Metrics: We invite the IEA, working in collaboration with IRENA and the United Nations High Level Climate Action Champions, and other institutions, bodies and industry leaders, to lead an assessment of global progress towards this breakthrough, including reporting on evidence of the following:
Leading initiatives for international collaboration: As well as working through relevant international institutions and region-specific initiatives, we note the importance of the following global initiatives to making progress towards and coordinating activities towards this breakthrough goal:
We invite all relevant international initiatives to align with this breakthrough. Participants:
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Chile
China
Denmark
Egypt
European Union
Finland
France
Germany
Guinea Bissau
India
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Kenya
Lithuania
Norway
Mauritania
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Panama
Portugal
Republic of Korea
Slovakia
Spain
Sweden
Turkey
United Kingdom
United States of America
The G7 Summit in Hiroshima, 19-21 May, represents a pivotal moment for global cooperation and a commitment to building a resilient, equitable, and sustainable world for future generations.
Across the two weeks, non-State actors offered a wide range of actions, announcements, and events across thematic areas. This included the launch of the African Cities Water Adaptation Fund, an African-led insurance commitment to provide cover for up to USD 14 billion in climate losses, and the Sharm-El-Sheik Adaptation Agenda in partnership with the COP27 Presidency.
The new Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI), which was inaugurated today at CO27, aims to support the growth of carbon credit production and create jobs in Africa.
This Yearbook of Global Climate Action, the sixth of the series, reviews the state and scope of global climate action in 2022.
