COP26 recorded the continued shortfall against the $100 billion climate-finance goal
Dated 13 November 2021: COP26 recorded the continued shortfall against the $100 billion climate-finance goal. In the causal graph this event weakens Climate-Finance Availability, a driver that strengthens Renewable share of global electricity generation — a worsening welfare path.
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What changed
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- FactCOP26 recorded the continued shortfall against the $100 billion climate-finance goal
- weakensDriverClimate-Finance Availability
- strengthensIndicators (2)Renewable share of global electricity generation
provisional weight · verified
Strengthens · 50% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
30% of electricity generation · 11 above the normal line (2023)
Better than normal6 readings, 2000–2023: rose from 18.9% of electricity generation to 30% of electricity generation.
Above normal = better
Weakens · 40% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year · 2.43 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 4.71 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2023) and 4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2024).
20232024 Above normal = worse
Causal path
How this event connects to drivers and indicators in the graph.
- FactCOP26 recorded the continued shortfall against the $100 billion climate-finance goal
- weakensDriverClimate-Finance Availability
- strengthensIndicatorRenewable share of global electricity generation
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Factrail. (2026). COP26 recorded the continued shortfall against the $100 billion climate-finance goal. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/cop26-records-continued-shortfall-against-100-billion-climate-finance-goal
https://factrail.ai/facts/cop26-records-continued-shortfall-against-100-billion-climate-finance-goal
Accessed 15 October 2026.
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