COP31: Yearbook of Global Climate Action charts ten years of climate progress and highlights priorities for faster action
09 November 2026 | By Climate High-Level Champions
Antalya, Türkiye, 10 November 2026 — As world leaders gather for COP31, the Yearbook of Global Climate Action 2026 shows climate solutions scaling across sectors – from energy and transport to nature and food – while highlighting where implementation must go further and faster.
Produced by the Climate High-Level Champions and UN Climate Change, this tenth edition tracks progress, gaps and practical approaches to implementing the Paris Agreement.
“Behind every number in this Yearbook is a family, a farmer or a city. Even as floods, heatwaves and droughts intensify, climate action is building resilience and driving innovative, tangible solutions. Now we must scale these solutions, so the benefits reach every community, everywhere,” said Samed Ağırbaş, COP31 Climate High-Level Champion.
Where progress is being made
Among the strongest climate action success stories:
Clean power is scaling: Renewable capacity grew 17 per cent to 5,149 GW in 2025, a record 108 GW of battery storage was added, and renewables overtook coal in electricity generation (33.8 compared to 33.0 per cent).
Transport is electrifying: Electric vehicles made up a quarter of light-duty sales in 2025, public charging points passed seven million, and zero-emission trucks rose from 1.8 to nine per cent of heavy goods vehicle sales.
Explicit fossil fuel subsidies are falling: These subsidies fell from USD 1.4 trillion in 2022 to USD 725 billion in 2024.
Forest and ocean protection are gaining ground: Deforestation fell by nearly 14 per cent in 2025, 11.8 million hectares are under active restoration (up from 10.6 million in 2024), and marine protected areas more than doubled in a decade, from 4.1 to 10 per cent of the ocean.
Food security is improving: Undernourishment fell from 9.1 to 7.8 per cent (2023–2025), and the share of people unable to afford a healthy diet fell from 37.4 to 32.7 per cent (2021–2025).
Cities and resilience planning are advancing: National climate plans with strong urban content doubled from 52 to 104 (2024–2026), countries with multi-hazard early warning systems rose from 108 to 119, and developing countries with updated National Adaptation Plans rose from 59 to 81.
Finance and jobs are growing: Climate finance passed USD 2 trillion in 2024, and renewable energy jobs reached 16.6 million.
From gaps to solutions
The Yearbook is equally clear that progress is uneven. Of the 96 global indicators it tracks, 44 show progress, 19 show no progress and 33 have insufficient data. Energy efficiency is improving by around one per cent a year, against the four per cent needed by 2030; oil and gas methane emissions are still rising; and adaptation finance fell from USD 81.5 billion in 2022 to USD 64.1 billion in 2024. Planning is also outpacing measurable improvements in physical resilience.
The Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action brings together cities, regions, businesses, investors and civil society to address these challenges and more. The 2026 Yearbook marks ten years of the Marrakech Partnership.
Since 2025, partners have been using Plans to Accelerate Solutions – practical, time-bound roadmaps – to fast-track progress by tackling the barriers that stop solutions from scaling, whether in markets, policy, finance, technical capacity or skills. 84% of Plans are reporting progress after one year.
Transparency is also growing. This year, 83 cooperative climate initiatives reported progress through the UN Climate Change’s Non-State Actors Zone for Climate Action portal (NAZCA), up from 48 in 2023.
“Ten years on, the Marrakech Partnership has moved from pledges to the implementation of solutions, led by pragmatists solving real problems, fostering sustainable socioeconomic development around the world, and leveraging a dedicated framework working 365 days a year, 24 hours per day. The path forward is speeding and scaling up what works, aligning capital, capacity and collaboration,” said Dan Ioschpe, COP30 Climate High-Level Champion.
Accelerating action in Antalya
Türkiye’s vision for COP31 puts it simply: “commitment is a declaration of intent, but implementation is trust.” Its 2035 implementation goals – including on electrification, zero waste, methane, resilient cities and green industrialization – are already helping accelerate many of the priorities the Yearbook identifies.
The Climate High-Level Champions call on governments, businesses, investors and communities to use the Yearbook as a resource for action: build on what works, address the barriers holding projects back, and report openly on results.
Over the coming two weeks, COP31 will showcase delivery across every thematic area, geography and sector. An updated Yearbook capturing that progress will be published as the conference closes.
