Methodology Underpinning the State of Climate Action Series

Abstract

This technical note accompanies the State of Climate Action series, part of Systems Change Lab. It describes our methods for identifying systems that must transform, translating these systemwide transformations into global mitigation targets for 2030 and 2050, and selecting indicators with accompanying datasets for us to use to monitor annual change. It also outlines our approach for assessing the world’s collective progress made toward near-term targets and categorizing recent efforts as on track, off track, well off track, headed in the wrong direction, or insufficient data. Finally, it details how we identify critical barriers to change and enabling conditions that can support transformations, as well as limitations to our methodology. Many of the methods underpinning this series remain unchanged from State of Climate Action 2021, although we identify small adjustments throughout. This technical note, then, serves as a companion document to State of Climate Action 2022 and to subsequent annual State of Climate Action reports, with updates made where applicable.

Implications of Climate Change on Wind Energy Potential

“…Figure 1 shows the carbon intensity in gCO 2 /kWh for the 20 countries with the highest electricity production in 2022. Furthermore, the Climate Action Tracker reported in its 2020 targets a carbon intensity of electricity generation of 50-125 gCO 2 /kWh in 2030, 5-25 gCO 2 /kWh in 2040, and almost zero in 2050 [31]. In contrast, wind energy is a form of renewable energy that has minimal greenhouse gas emissions related to its production (see Table 1).…”