New community documentation portal released
The Model Documentation and Transparency working group has released a rebuilt documentation portal, with a common structure for describing model scope, versions and assumptions.
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The State of Climate Action – just released by ClimateWorks and the World Resources
In order to meet limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius – the number agreed as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement – countries will need drop their emissions by half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. A new report from ClimateWorks and World Resources sought to understand whether the world
In order to meet limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius – the number agreed as part of the 2015 Paris Agreement – countries will need drop their emissions by half by 2030 and reach net-zero by 2050. A new report from ClimateWorks and World Resources sought to understand whether the world was on track to meet these looming targets and discovered progress is happening too slowly – and in some cases, going in entirely the wrong direction.
The State of Climate Action, found that while progress is being made across many sectors, for a large majority of them the rate of change is much too slow for the world to cut greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030 and reach net zero emissions by mid-century, which is necessary to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement.
More news from the community
Overshoot Conference 2026: Launch of Call for Abstracts
When? November 24 – 25, 2026 Where? Beijing, China Hosted by Tsinghua University and International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) Submission Deadline: August 21, 2026 We’re pleased to share that abstract submissions are open for the Overshoot Conference 2026. Following the success of the inaugural Overshoot Conference in Laxenburg, Austria
Scenario submissions open for the seventh assessment cycle
The community scenario database is accepting submissions for the seventh assessment cycle. The reporting template and validation tools have been updated.