Why net-zero? Wouldn't it be enough to just reduce emissions? The short answer is no. Simplified, our atmosphere functions like a bathtub with limited capacity: Every year we let in 50 gigatons. If we reduce the water supply, the water level still continues to rise – just a bit slower. Only when we completely stop the water supply, does the water or temperature rise stop. (Source)

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The most important global study answering the question of which measures can stop global warming is the latest IPCC report. IPCC reports are issued by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and are considered the gold standard in climate questions. The latest report, which defines said climate solutions, is based on over 18,000 individual scientific papers and 60,000 comments from experts. The report was written by over 300 renowned scientists from all over the world. (Source)

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The largest survey ever conducted on climate change worldwide is a 2020 joint study by the University of Oxford and the United Nations. According to the study, 64% of people surveyed in more than 50 countries saw climate change as a global emergency. 59% wished that everything necessary is done as soon as possible to stop climate change. (Source)

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Many renowned climate scientists define 2050 as the absolute latest deadline for climate neutrality. By then, according to various climate models, greenhouse gas emissions must be reduced to net-zero if we want to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius and prevent the worst consequences. However, some scientists and NGOs consider 2050 too late – they demand net-zero by 2030 or 2040. Sad fact: Currently, not a single country is on track for 2050, let alone 2040 or 2030. If the situation does not change soon, we will definitely not be able to keep warming under 2 degrees. (Source)

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Why does the world need Climate Checklist? Although there is obviously a global majority that wants immediate climate-positive actions, this majority of people has not yet expressed their will politically. For many people within the climate majority, street protests are not an option for various reasons. These people prefer to limit themselves to individual emissions reductions in their private lives. But that won't get the world to net-zero. This goal can only be achieved through climate-positive actions by entire states and companies. The goal of the Climate Checklist is to give those members of the climate majority who have not yet engaged in climate politics a tool with which they can do so easily and effectively.

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