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95 Of Countries Miss Un Deadline For 2035 Climate Pledges Raising

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95 of countries miss un deadline for 2035 climate pledges raising

Nearly 95% of countries have missed a UN deadline to submit new climate pledges for 2035, Carbon Brief analysis shows. Just 13 of the 195 parties signed up to the landmark Paris Agreement have published their new emissions-cutting plans, known as “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs), by the 10 February deadline. Countries missing the deadline represent 83% of global emissions and nearly 80% of the world’s economy, according to Carbon Brief analysis. The COP30 summit in Brazil this November is being billed as a key moment for countries to increase their efforts towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. In a 6 February speech, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the “vast majority of countries have indicated that they [will] submit new plans this year” and “taking a bit more time to ensure... Most countries have missed the UN deadline to submit their climate pledges, putting global goals at risk.

95% of countries have missed the UN deadline to submit their climate commitments for 2035, with only 10 nations meeting the deadline. This massive delay affects the main emitters of greenhouse gases, which account for 83% of global emissions and almost 80% of the world economy. Non-compliance weakens the Paris Agreement adjustment mechanism, designed to make each round of commitments more ambitious than the last. With COP30 on the horizon, delays put efforts to limit global warming to 1,5°C at risk. The UN deadline for updating climate commitments has been missed with massive non-compliance. Although countries were required to submit their new emissions reduction targets, only 10 nations met their deadlines.

These include the United States, the United Kingdom, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Switzerland and Uruguay. However, The contributions submitted do not always meet the objective of limiting warming to 1,5°C. The Climate Action Tracker assessed that only the UK's commitment is "compatible with 1,5°C", although it needs more climate finance to be effective. In contrast, The NDCs of Brazil, the United States, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates do not meet the necessary standards. Even in countries that have delivered, plans have been described as insufficient, raising questions about true global climate ambition. <picture fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-60869 img-responsive"> <source type="image/webp" srcset="https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-880x587.jpg.webp 880w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-1024x683.jpg.webp 1024w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-768x512.jpg.webp 768w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-1536x1024.jpg.webp 1536w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-1220x813.jpg.webp 1220w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-1600x1067.jpg.webp 1600w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-700x467.jpg.webp 700w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-400x267.jpg.webp 400w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-850x567.jpg.webp 850w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-212x141.jpg.webp 212w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-270x180.jpg.webp 270w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-220x146.jpg.webp 220w, https://i.bstr.es/drivingeco/2025/02/pexels-lukas-hartmann-304281-1276237-182x121.jpg.webp...

In a critical blow to global climate efforts, 95% of nations have failed to submit their updated Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) for 2035, missing the United Nations’ February 2025 deadline. According to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), only 10 out of 195 countries met the deadline, representing just 16.2% of global carbon dioxide emissions. This shortfall raises concerns about the world’s ability to meet the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The missed deadline underscores a lack of urgency in global climate governance, despite increasing warnings from scientists that time is running out. Among the few nations that met the deadline were: Meanwhile, China and the European Union have indicated they will submit their climate goals by mid-2025, while India has stated it will wait for more commitments from other major economies before finalizing its target.

Despite the widespread delay, UN Climate Chief Simon Stiell has urged nations to focus on the quality of their climate plans rather than just meeting deadlines. He encouraged governments to submit their targets by September 2025, so they can be included in the next UN Global Synthesis Report ahead of COP30 in Brazil. A Carbon Brief analysis revealed that approximately 95% of countries failed to meet the United Nations (UN) deadline for submitting new climate pledges for 2035. Only 10 out of the 195 parties to the Paris Agreement had published their updated emissions-cutting plans, known as nationally determined contributions (NDCs), by the February 10 deadline. The countries missing the deadline accounted for 83% of global emissions and nearly 80% of the world’s economy. The upcoming COP30 summit in Brazil this November was expected to be a critical moment for nations to strengthen their commitments toward achieving the Paris Agreement goals.

Adopted in 2015, the Paris Agreement set out to limit global temperature rise to “well below” 2°C above pre-industrial levels, with an ambition of keeping it at 1.5°C. Under this framework, countries committed to updating their climate action plans every five years and participating in a global stocktake to assess progress and adjust strategies accordingly. The so-called “ratchet mechanism”, designed to ensure each round of pledges was more ambitious than the last, had been a core principle of the Paris Agreement. However, analysis indicated that despite this approach, nations were still far from meeting their climate goals. The most recent UN Emissions Gap Report highlighted the urgent need for a “quantum leap in ambition” to have any chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Despite the urgency, only 10 nations had met the deadline: the US, the UK, Brazil, the United Arab Emirates, New Zealand, Switzerland, Uruguay, Andorra, Ecuador, and Saint Lucia.

Among major economies, only two members of the Group of Seven (G7) had submitted their updated climate plans. However, the US had finalized its NDC before the recent presidential inauguration, with new leadership already taking steps to withdraw the country from the Paris Agreement. Around 95% of countries have missed a UN deadline to submit new climate pledges for 2035, Carbon Brief analysis shows. Just 10 of the 195 parties signed up to the landmark Paris Agreement have published their new emissions-cutting plans, known as “nationally determined contributions” (NDCs), by the 10 February deadline. Countries missing the deadline represent 83% of global emissions and nearly 80% of the world’s economy, according to Carbon Brief analysis. The COP30 summit in Brazil this November is being billed as a key moment for countries to increase their efforts towards achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.

In a 6 February speech, UN climate chief Simon Stiell said the “vast majority of countries have indicated that they [will] submit new plans this year” and “taking a bit more time to ensure... The Schkopau coal-fired power plant operates near wind turbines in Teutschenthal, near Halle, eastern Germany, Oct. 15, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader, File) Wind turbines operate in a rural area near Canudos, Bahia state, Brazil, March 9, 2024. (AP Photo/Andre Penner, File)

A solar farm operates near a chemical plant on the outskirts of Weifang in eastern China’s Shandong province on March 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File) The Jeffrey Energy Center coal-fired power plant operates near Emmett, Kan., Jan. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) Pumpjacks operate in the foreground while wind turbines at the Buckeye Wind Energy wind farm rise in the distance, Sept.

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