The 2016 Food, Water, Energy and Climate Outlookcontinues a process, started in 2012 by the MIT Joint Program, of providing an annual update on the direction the planet is heading in terms of economic growth and its implications for resource use and the environment.

The emissions path under COP21 will result in atmospheric greenhouse gas levels that far exceed those consistent with the 2°C goal. How much we need to do immediately depends on the availability of low‑cost, low‑carbon options in the future.

https://globalchange.mit.edu/publications/signature/2016-food-water-energy-climate-outlook