Introduction

Leaving finer points aside, the international community has already been working on the climate change agenda the last 30 years, and we are seeing some concerning shortcomings, and thus the need to identify key elements for course correction.

There are just too many partial though disquieting signals that suggest that the world is unlikely going to meet the international targets in the Paris Agreement on climate change.
The latest global climate report , already paints a grim picture. The world warmed faster in 2023 and 2024, with greenhouse gases, air and ocean temperatures, and sea-level rise all hitting dangerous new records. But it also reaffirms that global temperature goals aren't yet out of reach.

Moreover, the UN's 2024 Emissions Gap Report  issues a clear warning: Current policies and national climate commitments fall well short of what is needed to rein in climate change.

Calls for pushing harder or blanket condemnations, hardly constitute meaningful guides for effective action. In the absence of interim targets to reliably track progress towards internationally agreed goals, a more focused and issues-oriented approach stands a better chance for timely corrective actions. This would help shorten feedback loops to help achieve better and timely results; earlier learning from experience; greater recognition for policy, technical and management changes needed to achieve intended outcomes.