Tallying up the climate pledges: How close are current INDCs to reaching the 2-degree goal?

The UN has made general recommendations for the climate agreement. But these are not binding. The success of the global agreement depends on each nation’s ambition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
By September 4, 57 countries had submitted their “intended nationally determined contributions” (INDCs), including 95 percent of developed countries. But altogether, these countries are responsible for only around 62. percent of global emissions.
According to experts from Climate Analytics, one of the organizations that make up the CAT consortium, most governments that have submitted their pledges so far need to strengthen them. Those who are yet to pledge must aim to reduce carbon emissions as much as possible. Otherwise, Climate Analytics warns, the target of keeping global warming below 2 degrees Celsius will be missed.

 

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