Under2 Coalition fifth anniversary: celebrating five years of climate leadership

From 2005, The Climate Group’s States & Regions Alliance brought together leaders from around the world to take collective action on climate. Their efforts and achievements paved the way for the Under2 Coalition, which began life as a shared vision between California and Baden-Württemberg to unite those states and regions willing to reduce their emissions and support the global fight against climate change.

Today, the Coalition includes more than 220 governments representing over 1.3 billion people and 43% of the global economy. This includes individual state and regional  signatories to the Under2 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as well as national government endorsers and other supporters. They are supported by The Climate Group, which acts as Secretariat. Its mission is to accelerate climate action by focusing on the greatest global opportunities for change.

Five years of highlights from the Under2 Coalition

• Growing from 12 to 220 members across the world
• 15% of member states and regions now have net-zero targets
• 1.3 billion people represented in our membership
• Delivering major global projects with states and regions in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America and South America
• The Coalition has a cumulative emissions reduction potential of 4.6 to 5.0 gigatons CO2e emissions per year by 2030 - around 15% of annual global emissions

What states and regions can do in the climate decade

• Demonstrate global leadership by halving emissions in 10 years
• Develop long-term pathways to net-zero emissions with interim targets
• Create and implement climate policies for more resilient and sustainable systems
• Measure progress through comprehensive disclosure of climate data
• Push for greater action at a global level