World still on track for 2.7 Celsius temperature rise on current climate plans: UN
24 Jan 2025
NEW YORK: The present commitments to cut greenhouse gas emissions will still put the planet on track for an average 2.7 degrees Celsius temperature, a new report by the UN Environment Program (UNEP) has warned.
The Emissions Gap Report 2021 shows that updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – the efforts by each country to reduce national emissions, as well as other commitments made for 2030 but not yet officially submitted – would only lead to an additional 7.5 per cent reduction in annual greenhouse emissions in 2030, compared to previous commitments.
According to the...
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