Global Climate Efforts Falter As 95 Of Nations Miss Un Deadline For

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... The Schkopau coal-fired power plant operates near wind turbines in Teutschenthal, near Halle, eastern Germany, Oct.

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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. UNITED NATIONS, Feb 11 (Alliance News): Nearly all nations failed to meet a United Nations deadline on Monday for submitting updated targets to cut carbon emissions, raising concerns about global climate commitments amid geopolitical... Of nearly 200 countries required under the Paris Agreement to submit revised climate plans by February 10, only 10 met the deadline, according to a UN database. The updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) are meant to outline steeper emission cuts by 2035, crucial to halving global emissions by the end of the decade. Despite the urgency, major economies such as China, India, and the European Union missed the deadline.

Among G20 nations, only the United States, Britain, and Brazil—this year’s UN climate summit host—submitted their targets. However, the US pledge remains largely symbolic, having been made before former President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement. 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. Nearly all nations missed a UN deadline Monday to submit new targets for slashing carbon emissions, including major economies under pressure to show leadership following the U.S. retreat on climate change. Just 10 of nearly 200 countries required under the Paris Agreement to deliver fresh climate plans by Feb. 10 did so on time, according to a UN database tracking the submissions.

Under the climate accord, each country is supposed to provide a steeper headline figure for cutting heat-trapping emissions by 2035, and a detailed blueprint for how to achieve this. Global emissions have been rising but need to almost halve by the end of the decade to limit global warming to levels agreed under the Paris deal. UN climate chief Simon Stiell has called this latest round of national pledges "the most important policy documents of this century." 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...

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