These Nations Have Given Up On Climate

A paper recently published in the “The Production Gap 2025” report by the SEI, titled “Climate Analytics,” shows that, taken together, the large nations that account for about three-quarters of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have started to abandon their climate goals. 

To lower fossil fuel production, countries need detailed plans to decrease and then stop extracting fossil fuels by around 2050. This approach would help nations meet their commitments under the Paris Agreement. It would also allow the world to achieve “net zero” goals, in which any emissions are balanced out by removing an equivalent amount from the atmosphere. 

20 Major Nations

The report looked at the  latest climate goals and the plans, perspectives, and policies for fossil fuel production in 20 major countries: These are  Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Germany, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Nigeria, Norway, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 

The great majority  of these countries are planning to produce fossil fuels at levels that don’t meet  their net zero climate goals, and, therefore, their actions aren’t matching their promises to fight climate change.