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UNEP: New climate pledges need ‘quantum leap’ in ambition to deliver Paris goals

 There is a “massive gap between rhetoric and reality” that must be
closed by new climate pledges being drafted under the Paris Agreement, the
UN Environment Programme (UNEP) says.

In the 15th edition of its annual
“emissions gap” report, the UNEP calls for “no more hot air” as
countries approach the February 2025 deadline to submit their next
nationally determined contributions (NDCs) setting mitigation targets for
2035.

These NDCs “must deliver a quantum leap in ambition in tandem with
accelerated mitigation action in this decade”, the report says. The
report charts the “gap” between where emissions are headed under
current policies and commitments over the coming decade, compared to what
is needed to meet the Paris goal of limiting global warming to “well
below” 2C and pursuing efforts to stay under 1.5C.

It highlights that
greenhouse gas emissions reached record levels in 2023, up 1.3% from 2022,
and rising notably faster than the average over the past decade.

 Carbon Brief 24th Oct 2024,
https://www.carbonbrief.org/unep-new-climate-pledges-need-quantum-leap-in-ambition-to-deliver-paris-goals/

October 28, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized