Article 5EPWV CO2 emissions: nations' pledges 'far away' from Paris target, says UN

CO2 emissions: nations' pledges 'far away' from Paris target, says UN

by
Fiona Harvey Environment correspondent
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5EPWV)

Secretary general Antonio Guterres says first assessment of promises amounts to red alert for our planet'

The first assessment of countries' pledges to cut their greenhouse gas emissions in the next decade, a vital component of the Paris climate agreement, has found they are only a fraction of the effort needed to avoid climate breakdown.

If all of the national pledges submitted so far were fulfilled, global emissions would be reduced by only 1% by 2030, compared with 2010 levels. Scientists have said a 45% reduction is needed in the next 10 years to keep global heating to no more than 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, in line with the Paris agreement.

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