Track Progress
to Net Zero
Ten objectives, 52 key results. See where momentum is building and where more urgency and ambition are needed.
1.0
Electrify Transportation
2.0
Decarbonize the Grid
3.0
Fix Food
4.0
Protect Nature
5.0
Clean Up Industry
6.0
Remove Carbon
7.0
Win Politics and Policy
8.0
Turn Movements into Action
9.0
Innovate!
10.0
Invest!
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
1.1
Cars
Description:
Increase the number of electric cars to 600 million by 2035, 2 billion by 2050
Status:
On Track
1.2
Trucks
Description:
Increase the number of net-zero trucks to 100 million by 2035, 250 million by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
1.3
Buses
Description:
Increase the number of electric buses to 2 million by 2035, 3.5 million by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
1.4
Two- and Three-Wheelers
Description:
Increase the number of electric two- and three-wheelers to 900 million by 2035, 1.5 billion by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
1.5
Planes
Description:
Produce 16 billion gallons of low-carbon aviation fuel by 2035, 170 billion by 2050
Status:
Failing
1.6
Ships
Description:
Increase zero-emissions fuels and technologies to 25% of energy used by shipping by 2035, 95% by 2050
Status:
Failing
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
2.1
Solar & Wind
Description:
Scale solar and wind generation to 30K TWh by 2035, 60K TWh by 2050
Status:
On Track
2.2
Storage
Description:
Build electricity storage capacity to 5 TWh by 2035, 15 TWh by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
2.3
24/7 Carbon-Free
Description:
Scale electricity from hydropower, nuclear, and geothermal to 10K TWh by 2035, 15k TWh by 2050
Status:
Failing
2.4
Methane
Description:
Reduce flaring, leaks, and venting from fossil fuel sites by 75% by 2035, 95% by 2050
Status:
Code Red
2.5
Buildings
Description:
Electrify and insulate buildings to reduce emissions by 30% by 2035, 85% by 2050
Status:
Code Red
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
3.1
Farming
Description:
Use cleaner alternatives and practices to cut emissions by 25% by 2035, 50% by 2050
Status:
Code Red
3.2
Meat
Description:
Cut emissions from livestock by 15% by 2035, 50% by 2050
Status:
Code Red
3.3
Food Waste
Description:
Cut food waste to 30% by 2035, 10% by 2050
Status:
Failing
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
5.1
Steel
Description:
Build or retrofit 700 zero-carbon steel facilities by 2035, 1,300 by 2050
Status:
Code Red
5.2
Cement
Description:
Build or retrofit 300 zero-carbon cement facilities by 2035, 3,300 by 2050
Status:
Failing
5.3
Chemicals & Plastics
Description:
Cut emissions from chemical and plastic production by 15% by 2035, 50% by 2050
Status:
Failing
5.4
Other Industries
Description:
Cut emissions from production of all other materials by 30% by 2035, 70% by 2050
Status:
Code Red
5.5
Fluorinated Gases
Description:
Phase down refrigerants, aerosols, and other F-gases by 80% by 2035, 90% by 2050
Status:
Failing
5.6
Industrial Waste
Description:
Cut emissions from industrial waste by 15% by 2035, 50% by 2050
Status:
Failing
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
6.1
Plants
Description:
Remove carbon through afforestation, healthier soils, and other nature-based methods by 2 gigatons by 2035, 10 gigatons by 2050
Status:
Code Red
6.2
Rocks
Description:
Remove carbon with enhanced rock weathering and other mineral-based methods by 0.5 gigatons by 2035, 2 gigatons by 2050
Status:
Failing
6.3
Machines
Description:
Remove carbon with direct air capture and other engineered methods by 0.3 gigatons by 2035, 1 gigaton by 2050
Status:
Failing
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
7.1
Pledges
Description:
The three power economies — China, EU, and U.S. — submit nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that align with net zero by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
7.2
Trajectory
Description:
China, EU, and U.S. are each on track to cut emissions by 50% by 2035
Status:
Failing
7.3
Power Grid
Description:
Countries build new lines and retrofit to double transmission and distribution capacity by 50 million miles by 2040
Status:
Failing
7.4
Transit
Description:
Countries build out public transit, cycling, walking, and charging infrastructure to reduce fossil fuel miles traveled by 95% by 2050
Status:
Failing
7.5
Lands & Oceans
Description:
Countries expand protected lands by 30% by 2035, 50% by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
7.5
Lands & Oceans
Description:
Countries expand protected oceans by 30% by 2035, 50% by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
7.6
Methane Price
Description:
Countries set a price on methane emissions at a minimum of $1,500/ton
Status:
Failing
7.7
Carbon Price
Description:
Countries set a price on carbon dioxide emissions for both domestic and imported products at a minimum of $75/ton
Status:
Failing
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
8.1
Voter Issue
Description:
The climate crisis becomes a top-five issue
Status:
Insufficient Progress
8.2
Business
Description:
100% of Fortune Global 500 companies commit to reach net zero across Scope 1, 2, and 3 by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
8.3
Scopes 1 & 2
Description:
Fortune Global 500 companies reduce their Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 60% by 2040, 100% by 2050
Status:
On Track
8.4
Air Pollution
Description:
The global average air quality index (AQI) drops below 50 by 2040
Status:
Insufficient Progress
8.5
Education
Description:
The world achieves universal education through ninth grade by 2050
Status:
Insufficient Progress
8.6
Jobs
Description:
Clean energy jobs outnumber fossil fuel jobs
Status:
Achieved
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
9.1
Electricity - Firm
Description:
The cost of zero-emissions firm power drops below 6 cents per kWh
Status:
On Track
9.1
Electricity - Variable
Description:
The cost of zero-emissions variable power drops below 2 cents per kWh
Status:
On Track
9.2
EVs
Description:
Mass market models achieve price parity with combustion cars
Status:
On Track
9.3
Industrial Heat
Description:
The price of clean industrial heat falls below $5.50 per gigajoule
Status:
Failing
9.4
Steel
Description:
The price of low-carbon steel falls below $500 per ton
Status:
Failing
9.5
Cement
Description:
The price of low-carbon cement falls below $110 per ton
Status:
Failing
9.6
Hydrogen
Description:
The cost of producing hydrogen from zero-emissions sources drops below $1 per kilogram
Status:
Failing
9.7
Jet Fuel
Description:
The cost of synthetic fuel drops below $2.40 per gallon
Status:
Failing
9.8
Carbon Removal
Description:
The cost of durable carbon dioxide removal falls below $50 per ton
Status:
Insufficient Progress
9.9
Fertilizers
Description:
The cost of green fertilizers drops below 25 cents per pound of delivered nitrogen
Status:
Insufficient Progress
Key Result:
Description:
Status:
10.1
Incentives
Description:
Governments incentivize the clean energy transition at a minimum of $600 billion per year, matching subsidies for the fossil fuel industry
Status:
Insufficient Progress
10.2
Government R&D
Description:
Government research and development for climate technology increases to $120 billion per year
Status:
Insufficient Progress
10.3
Venture Capital
Description:
Venture capital (early-stage) investment into climate technology startups totals $50 billion per year
Status:
Insufficient Progress
10.4
Deployment
Description:
Climate technology spending rises to $5 trillion per year
Status:
Insufficient Progress
10.5
Philanthropy
Description:
Climate giving grows to $30 billion per year
Status:
Insufficient Progress