Production Gap Report 2021

On 20th October 2021, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released the Production Gap Report 2021.

The Production Gap Report — first launched in 2019 — tracks the discrepancy between governments’ planned fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C.

Key Highlights

  • Production Gap: Governments plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C. The production gap has remained largely unchanged since first analysis in 2019.
  • The production gap is widest for coal in 2030: Governments’ production plans and projections would lead ....
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