"In a last-ditch call to heads of government summoned to New York by the UN secretary general this week, Simon Stiell, the executive secretary of the UN framework convention on climate change, said governments would almost certainly fail to come up with the climate commitments needed to fulfil the Paris agreement before a deadline this month, but they could still reset their economies to reap the advantages of low-carbon growth."
"The deadline for the plans, which cover the next crucial decade of greenhouse gas emissions, was meant to be February this year, but in the midst of Trump taking office and global political upheaval, Stiell extended it to the end of this month. At that point, the UN will assess the NDCs and judge whether they fulfil the Paris aims."
Cleaning up industry and the global economy can produce massive economic dividends, with China cited as an example. Governments are likely to miss the Paris-linked deadline for updated nationally determined contributions this month, yet can still reset economies for low-carbon growth. Progress toward a low-carbon economy exists but remains too slow and insufficiently deep, requiring acceleration via all available policy and investment levers. World leaders are being urged on the sidelines of the UN general assembly to submit NDCs ahead of COP30 in Brazil. The UN will assess whether submitted NDCs meet the Paris 1.5C aims, with many expected to fall short.
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