Current climate pledges still fall way short on Paris goals, UN body says


  • World
  • Monday, 28 Oct 2024

FILE PHOTO: Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, talks to the press on the sidelines of the Copenhagen Climate Ministerial, in Helsingor, Denmark March 21, 2024. REUTERS/Ali Withers/File Photo

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - National pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions still fall far short of what is needed to limit catastrophic global warming, the United Nations said on Monday as countries prepare for the next round of climate change negotiations in November.

The "nationally determined contributions" (NDCs) already submitted by countries to the U.N. are enough to cut global emissions by 2.6% from 2019 to 2030, up from 2% last year, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) said in its annual assessment.

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