"Recently drafted climate plans from scores of countries fall drastically short of what is needed to stave off the worst effects of climate breakdown, analysis has shown. More than 60 countries have so far submitted national plans on greenhouse gas emissions to the UN, setting out how they will curb carbon for the next decade. Taken together, these plans would cut carbon by only about 10% by 2035 compared with 2019 levels."
"Simon Stiell, the UN's top climate official, said: Countries are making progress and laying out clear stepping stones towards net zero emissions. We also know that change is not linear, and some countries have a history of overdelivering. But progress was not happening fast enough, he added. We have a serious need for more speed and for helping countries take stronger climate actions. That acceleration must start now."
"China's pledge to cut its carbon output by between 7% and 10% of its peak by 2035 was widely denounced as too weak, while the EU has been squabbling over its commitment to a possible range of 62% to 72.5% within the decade. Stiell's estimate of a 10% reduction included China and the EU, though the formal assessment did not."
More than 60 countries have submitted nationally determined contributions (NDCs) setting out emissions reductions for the next decade. Taken together, those NDCs would reduce global carbon emissions by about 10% by 2035 compared with 2019 levels, roughly one-sixth of the reduction needed to limit warming to 1.5°C. Several significant emitters, including China and the EU, have not finalized detailed NDCs. China's pledge to cut carbon output 7–10% from its peak by 2035 was widely criticized as weak. An NDC submitted by the US late in the prior administration may not be implemented. The UN synthesis report did not include a projected global temperature outcome.
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