The Climate Action Monitor 2025 The Climate Action Monitor2025 This work is published under the responsibility of the Secretary-General of the OECD. The opinions expressed andarguments employed herein do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Member countries of the OECD. This document, as well as any data and map included herein, are without prejudice to the status of or sovereignty overany territory, to the delimitation of international frontiers and boundaries and to the name of any territory, city or area. The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use ofsuch data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements inthe West Bank under the terms of international law. Note by the Republic of Türkiye The information in this document with reference to “Cyprus” relates to the southern part of the Island. There is no singleauthority representing both Turkish and Greek Cypriot people on the Island. Türkiye recognises the Turkish Republic ofNorthern Cyprus (TRNC). Until a lasting and equitable solution is found within the context of the United Nations, Türkiyeshall preserve its position concerning the “Cyprus issue”. Note by all the European Union Member States of the OECD and the European UnionThe Republic of Cyprus is recognised by all members of the United Nations with the exception of Türkiye. Theinformation in this document relates to the area under the effective control of the Government of the Republic of Cyprus. ISBN 978-92-64-78127-6 (print)ISBN 978-92-64-69342-5 (PDF)ISBN 978-92-64-76624-2 (HTML) The Climate Action MonitorISSN 2958-1591 (online) Photo credits:Cover © weerastudio/Shutterstock.com. Corrigenda to OECD publications may be found at: https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/support/corrigenda.html.© OECD 2025 Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence. By using this work, you accept to be bound by the terms of this licence(https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Attribution– you must cite the work.Translations– you must cite the original work, identify changes to the original and add the following text:In the event of any discrepancy between the original work and thetranslation, only the text of the original work should be considered valid.Adaptations– you must cite the original work and add the following text:This is an adaptation of an original work by the OECD. The opinions expressed and arguments employed inthis adaptation should not be reported as representing the official views of the OECD or of its Member countries.Third-party material– the licence does not apply to third-party material in the work. If using such material, you are responsible for obtaining permission from the third party and forany claims of infringement.You must not use the OECD logo, visual identity or cover image without express permission or suggest the OECD endorses your use of the work.Any dispute arising under this licence shall be settled by arbitration in accordance with the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Arbitration Rules 2012. The seat of arbitration shallbe Paris (France). The number of arbitrators shall be one. Preface This yearis an important onefor global climate action. Under the Paris Agreement, countries are expectedto submitupdatedNationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)with targetsfor 2035.These updatesprovidean opportunity to realign national efforts with the level of ambition necessary to meet agreedclimategoals.Yet, the emission reductionpledgesfor 2030remain insufficient.Significant gapspersistbetweencommitments,national actions and the emission reductionsneededto place the world on atrackto meet Paris Agreementobjectives. According tothe OECDClimate Actions and Policies Measurement Framework,global climate actionexpanded by just1% in 2024–confirmingaslowdownin progressobserved since 2021. This loss ofmomentum can no longer be attributedsolelytodisruptions fromthe COVID-19 pandemic or economicshocks.It reflects deeperstructural barriers toimplementationand pressures on climate commitments inmany countries.Persistentdisparities in action across countriesrisk heighteningcompetitivenessconcernsandcarbon leakage,ultimatelyunderminingtheoverallprogressofglobalmitigation efforts. Building on the OECD’s multidisciplinary expertise, theInternational Programme for Action on Climatesupportscountries in strengthening climate action through comparable,harmonised data andevidence-based policy analysis.TheClimate Action Monitordraws on these data to assess progress,identify good practices and help governmentsdesign and implement more effective strategies to acceleratealignment withthe ParisAgreementgoals. Bystrengthening implementation, improving policy coherenceand deepening international co-operation,we can raisetheambition in global climate ac