The UN suggests that while the deadline for countries to submit vital climate action plans approaches, the focus should be on producing high-quality documents rather than meeting dates. Current emissions targets are inadequate, calling for urgent new plans to cut carbon emissions by half relative to 1990 levels in order to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Poor nations call for swift actions from major economies responsible for 80% of emissions, urging G20 countries to lead with ambitious plans and tangible progress.
Because these national plans are among the most important policy documents governments will produce this century, their quality should be the paramount consideration.
New national plans on emissions cuts are urgently needed because current targets are dangerously inadequate.
It is essential that the G20 and other large emitters exhibit their leadership with new national plans that show ambitions and tangible progress.
The world must cut carbon by about half this decade, relative to 1990 levels, to have a chance of limiting temperature rises to 1.5C.
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