43%
of the world’s electricity was clean in 2025, a record
Ember, Global Electricity Review 2026
CLIMATE PROGRESS
How close are we to solving climate change?
48%
of the warming gap closed since Paris
Climate Action Tracker, Nov 2025 · How we measure it
We are here
0%
No change100%
1.5°C · Paris goal
No change100%
1.5°C · Paris goal
Progress by sector
A different measure from the 48%: how much of each sector’s full potential is already built today, from Project Drawdown’s 40 top-rated solutions. The rest is where the next decade of work, and careers, will go.
Signals from the world
The good news is real. So is the gap.
34 vs 33
Renewables (34%) passed coal (33%) for the first time in a century
Ember, Global Electricity Review 2026
1 in 4
new cars sold worldwide in 2025 were electric
IEA, Global EV Outlook 2026
0 of 45
climate indicators are on track for 2030. Most are moving the right way, just too slowly.
Systems Change Lab, State of Climate Action 2025
Why track climate progress?
The whole world is fighting climate change. Hundreds of countries. Thousands of cities. Millions of activists, scientists, policymakers, leaders and citizens. Yet few people know how close we actually are to solving it. Do you?
We’re setting out to answer: how close are we to a sustainable future, how far is left, and what needs to happen to get there?
How we measure it
Using Project Drawdown data on solutions from seaweed and silvopasture to concentrated solar and cement, we show which solutions are driving progress and where the biggest openings remain. Read the full methodology →
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