Cop26 is creating false hope for a 1.5C rise – the stark reality is very different| Bill Hare and Niklas Höhne

Our climate analysis shows there's a nearly 1C difference between countries' 2030 commitments and their 2050 targets

• Bill Hare and Niklas Hohne are collaborators on the Climate Action Tracker project

Since the Paris agreement in 2015, countries around the world have promised ambitious action on climate change. Six years later, it is clear that they haven't followed through on that promise. In the latest analysis carried out by Climate Action Tracker, published today, we find that the vast majority of states' proposed 2030 actions and targets to reduce emissions are inconsistent with their longer-term net zero goals.

There is a nearly one degree gap between governments' current policies and what would be required to actually achieve their stated 2050 targets.