Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net zero pledges provide hope
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Charles Rotter
NEWS RELEASE 26-OCT-2021
UNEP Emissions Gap report: Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 summit fall far short, but net zero pledges provide hope
Latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report finds new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions only take 7.5% off predicted 2030 emissions; 55% is needed to meet the 1.5°C Paris goalReports and Proceedings
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C this century, according to the UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) latest Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On.
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