Emissions Gap Report 2026

The UNEP Emissions Gap Report (EGR) series tracks our progress in limiting global warming well below 2°C and pursuing 1.5°C in line with the Paris Agreement. Since 2010, it has provided an annual science-based assessment of the gap between estimated future global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if countries implement their climate mitigation pledges, and where they should be to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Each year, the report also highlights key opportunities to bridge the emissions gap, tackling a specific issue of interest. With the aim to inform the climate negotiations among UN Member States, the EGR is launched every year ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP). The EGR is co-produced by UNEP, the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC) and partners.

United Nations Environment Programme (2026). Emissions Gap Report 2026: The point of return – Urgent emissions cuts needed to come back from overshoot of 1.5°C. Olhoff, A. (chief ed.), Lamb, W., Kuramochi, T., Rogelj, J., Pelz, S., Khanna, T., Boehm, S., den Elzen, M., Jeffery, L., Minx, J., Muûls, M., Pachauri, S., Pathak, M., Riahi, K. and Sudharmma Vishwanathan, S. (eds). Nairobi