95% of Countries Miss UN Climate Pledge Deadline: What Does This Mean for Global Emissions?

A staggering 95% of countries have failed to meet the UN’s deadline for submitting new climate pledges for 2035. Only 10 out of 195 parties to the Paris Agreement have published their updated emissions-cutting plans, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), by the 10 February deadline. These countries represent just 17% of global emissions and 20% of the world’s economy. The missed deadline by the majority of nations, which account for 83% of global emissions and nearly 80% of the world’s economy, raises concerns about the global effort to combat climate change. The UN climate chief, Simon Stiell, has urged countries to submit their plans by September at the latest to be included in the UN’s next global synthesis assessment ahead of the COP30 summit in Brazil. The Paris Agreement, adopted in 2015, aims to keep global temperature rise well below 2°C, with efforts to limit it to 1.5°C. However, the current trajectory suggests that countries are still off track, with the need for a significant increase in ambition to meet these goals.

Source: www.carbonbrief.org