2021 Production Gap Report launch

Leading experts will present the findings of the 2021 Production Gap Report.

Past editions of the Production Gap Report have shown that governments across the world plan on extracting fossil fuels at a rate inconsistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C.

The third edition of the Production Gap Report presents the first comprehensive update of the production gap analysis since our 2019 assessment. The report also contrasts net-zero commitments and fossil fuel production plans, and explores how governments worldwide are supporting fossil fuel production through their policies, investments, COVID recovery measures and other mechanisms, as well as how some are beginning to discuss and enact policies towards a managed and equitable transition away from fossil fuel production. This year’s report features individual country profiles for 15 major fossil fuel-producing countries, and a special chapter on the role of transparency in helping to address the production gap.

Learn about all this and more in a special event highlighting this year’s key findings with the lead authors and global climate experts. A Q&A will follow.

This event is hosted by the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), ODI, E3G, and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

Agenda:

Opening remarks: Niklas Hagelberg, Senior Programme Officer, UNEP

Panel

Moderator: Annika Flensburg, Lead Press Officer, SEI

• The Production Gap: Peter Erickson, Senior Scientist, SEI

• Government support and policies for fossil fuel production: Lucile Dufour, Senior Policy Advisor, IISD

• Fossil fuel production and policies in 15 key countries: Miquel Muñoz Cabré, Senior Scientist, SEI

• The critical role of transparency in addressing the production gap: Harro van Asselt, professor of climate law and policy, University of Eastern Finland Law School

Discussion: Andrea Guerrero García, UN Secretary General’s Climate Action Team

Q&A

This event will be recorded.

**If this event is at capacity when you register, please catch the live stream at the SEI YouTube channel. For any questions, contact SEI communications officer Lynsi Burton at lynsi.burton@sei.org.

View past editions of the Production Gap Report.