We estimate that approximately 53% of residents in the US live either in a state that has adopted goals in line with Paris Climate Agreement or in a city that has. Together these cities and states generate about 40% of US CO2 emissions. On June 1st President Trump announced the US withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement. The days since […]
Want to See US Climate Progress? Support City and State Leaders and the Grassroots Groups Who Hold Them Accountable
Less than a week after President Trump announced the United States’ withdrawal from the Paris Climate Agreement, cities and states across the US have adopted the goals of the agreement as their own. Supporting those cities and states (and the grassroots coalitions that hold them accountable) provides a significant opportunity for progress on climate change […]
Analysis: U.S. Role in the Paris Agreement
By Ellie Johnston, Andrew Jones, Lori Siegel, and John Sterman President Trump is about to decide whether to withdraw from the historic Paris climate agreement or even take the US out of the UN climate negotiation process (UNFCCC). The implications of this decision will be momentous for the US and for the world. To explore […]
Climate Scoreboard Update: National Plans Lead to 3.3°C
Updated Result for National Plans Scenario We have updated the Climate Scoreboard to reflect the impact of the latest plans countries have communicated to the United Nations to address climate change. This update includes the long-term strategies (or mid-century strategies) that countries have started to submit, which indicate the emissions pathway countries aspire to follow out […]
The New York Times Employs Climate Interactive Data to Chart Out “How Trump Can Influence Climate Change”
Jasmine Lee and Adam Pearce of The New York Times created a digital story, “How Trump Can Influence Climate Change,” exploring what actions were intended to deliver upon the Paris pledge of the U.S., what actions could be lost, and where the U.S. fits globally. We provide the following notes on the various data sources behind the […]
RELEASE: Our Analysis—US, Mexico, and Canada Set 2050 Climate Goals
U.S., Mexico, and Canada 2050 Climate Targets are on Track to Limit Warming to 2°C, if Rest of World Acts to Cut Emissions. Developing countries would need support to reach peak emissions 2025-2035 and then cut at least 3% per year thereafter. Today the U.S., Canada, and Mexico announced their 2050 greenhouse gas emissions […]
After the US Election, Climate Interactive Is Fighting for Climate Protection with More Vigor Than Ever
The political landscape in the US has shifted with this week’s election, but the biophysics of the planet and the carbon math of climate protection haven’t changed. We remain determined to provide accessible, real-time tools and analysis that help people understand and act on climate and commit ourselves to the inner and outer work of addressing injustice in […]
MEDIA RELEASE: Deeper, Earlier Emissions Cuts Needed to Reach Paris Goals
For Immediate Release: Paris Agreement Pledges Must Be Strengthened in Next Few Years to Limit Warming to 2°C Nations need to significantly strengthen the Paris pledges for emissions reductions between now and 2030 in order to limit projected warming below 2°C (3.6°F), according to new analysis released from Climate Interactive and MIT Sloan. More than […]
Video: How Could Paris Climate Talks Ratchet Up To Success?
How could the UN climate talks in Paris next month ratchet up the national plans (INDCs) and succeed in limiting global warming? Drew Jones of Climate Interactive presents scenarios from the C-ROADS simulation and explores how far these contributions get us, and what more is needed to keep warming to within 2° Celsius (3.6°F) of temperature […]
Breaking Analysis: US-China Climate Deal to Avoid 640 Billion Tons of Carbon Pollution
New commitments from China and the US could keep a significant 640 gigatons of CO2 out of the atmosphere Today the world’s attention is turning to the announcement of new climate commitments by the US and China. Using our global climate simulation C-ROADS, we have calculated the impact of the new commitments on the climate. […]